Hi
just try the macro: I just forgot to rename the procedure name. Though
it stated 'Delete...' it just adds a character to your data :-)

--
Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany


JBL wrote:
Thanks Frank,

This is the version of the routine I am using to insert a new blank
row and copy the data from above down to this blank row, but I don't
want to remove duplicates, I want to change the value of one cell in
each row by adding the "P" to the string in the cell.

Maybe I am dense, but this looks like it will go through all rows
that have been used on the sheet at any given time by the UsedRange
command.

Doesn't VB considers a cell used even if the contents and formatting
have been erased; however, VB I understand does resets the used
range to after the file has been saved. In this case I am not saving
the file before the execution of all macros.

I must admit you have turned on a switch in my pitiful brain since I
can used the Concatenate Function from the work sheet and step
through each row by the Offset comand till I reach a blank field.

Any other ideas?

Jeremy


"Frank Kabel" wrote in message
...
Hi
see the following site as a starting point:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/deleti...eDuplicateRows

In your case you may use the following code:
Public Sub DeleteDuplicateRows()
'
' This macro deletes duplicate rows in the selection. Duplicates are
' counted in the COLUMN of the active cell.

Dim Col As Integer
Dim r As Long
Dim C As Range
Dim N As Long
Dim V As Variant
Dim Rng As Range

On Error GoTo EndMacro
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual

Col = ActiveCell.Column

If Selection.Rows.Count 1 Then
Set Rng = Selection
Else
Set Rng = ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows
End If

N = 0
For r = Rng.Rows.Count To 1 Step -1
V = Rng.Cells(r, 1).Value
If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(Rng.Columns( 1), V) 1
Then
Rng.Cells(r, 1).Value = Rng.Cells(r, 1).Value & "P"
N = N + 1
End If
Next r

EndMacro:

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic

End Sub




--
Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany


JBL wrote:
Hello,

I am working in Excel 2002 VBA and have built a macro from a
userform to take and insert a blank row under each existing row
that has data (4 columns) to the end of the rows that have data.

I then copy the data immediatley above the newly inserted blank row
to the new blank row. So far so good by using Do and Loop commands
and an If argument to End the routine at the end of the row.

I now need to take one column and find duplicate cell contents (all
text format) and to each second occurence I need to add a trailing
letter "P"

All the data in each cell in the range ( column2) is 6 characters
and is mixed content but each original row of data has a unique
field untill I run the macro to insert a row and copy the
preceeding row.

Assuming that the data is correct from my import routine (it comes
from a delimited file and this 6 digit alpha numeric text is the
key
field) then I could start at a selected cell since I know the next
cell below is a duplicate and simply add a string "Y" to every
Offset (2, 0) cell till end of row?

My mind is blank on how to accomplish this since VBA does not use
concanate and I have little experience in modifying strings. I
tried
Union, but to no avail and I need to do this and I am running out
of
patience.

Help!!!!!

Jeremy