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help locating first empty cell in a column
I am looking for a function that will search column A and return th address of the first blank cell. I have been trying to do this with a Address & Match combo as follows: =ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A)+1,1) Alone this formula works great. However, when I put it in a macro, i doesn't work. Here is my macro: ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="ABC", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(""EML*"",Sheet1!C6 ,0),6)),0,-5,COUNTIF(Sheet1!C6,LEFT(""EML*"",5)),COUNTA(Sheet 1!R4))" ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="EMPTY", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,Sheet1!R1C1) + 1,1,4)" Range("ABC").Select Selection.Copy Sheets("Sheet2").Select Range("A4").Select ActiveSheet.paste Range("EMPTY").Select Basically the macro is taking "ABC" which is a specific chunk o accounting data in a much larger pool of data from Sheet1 an copy/pasting it to Sheet2. What I was hoping the macro would do i then select the first empty cell in Column A under what I just pasted. Visual Basic doesn't seem to like my "Empty" reference. The Debugge pops up at Range("EMPTY").Select. Anyone have any advice. Any help is much appreciated!! -- Cel ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Celt's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=1941 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=46835 |
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If you know that A1 and A2 contain data, you can use the following:
Cells(Range("A1").End(xlDown).Row + 1, "A").Select To cover the cases where A1 or A2 might be empty you need to add more logic. You can test individual cells using the IsEmpty function: If IsEmpty(Range("A1")) Then Range("A1").Select ElseIf IsEmpty(Range("A2")) Then Range("A2").Select Else Cells(Range("A1").End(xlDown).Row + 1, "A").Select End If John Green - Excel MVP "Celt" wrote in message ... I am looking for a function that will search column A and return the address of the first blank cell. I have been trying to do this with an Address & Match combo as follows: =ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A)+1,1) Alone this formula works great. However, when I put it in a macro, it doesn't work. Here is my macro: ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="ABC", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(""EML*"",Sheet1!C6 ,0),6)),0,-5,COUNTIF(Sheet1!C6,LEFT(""EML*"",5)),COUNTA(Sheet 1!R4))" ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="EMPTY", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,Sheet1!R1C1) + 1,1,4)" Range("ABC").Select Selection.Copy Sheets("Sheet2").Select Range("A4").Select ActiveSheet.paste Range("EMPTY").Select Basically the macro is taking "ABC" which is a specific chunk of accounting data in a much larger pool of data from Sheet1 and copy/pasting it to Sheet2. What I was hoping the macro would do is then select the first empty cell in Column A under what I just pasted. Visual Basic doesn't seem to like my "Empty" reference. The Debugger pops up at Range("EMPTY").Select. Anyone have any advice. Any help is much appreciated!!! -- Celt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Celt's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=19413 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=468355 |
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Hi John
Good to see you in the newsgroup Maybe this Sub test() On Error GoTo BodemUp Columns("A").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks). Cells(1).Select Exit Sub BodemUp: Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp)(2).Select End Sub -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl "John Green" <greenj@nospam wrote in message ... If you know that A1 and A2 contain data, you can use the following: Cells(Range("A1").End(xlDown).Row + 1, "A").Select To cover the cases where A1 or A2 might be empty you need to add more logic. You can test individual cells using the IsEmpty function: If IsEmpty(Range("A1")) Then Range("A1").Select ElseIf IsEmpty(Range("A2")) Then Range("A2").Select Else Cells(Range("A1").End(xlDown).Row + 1, "A").Select End If John Green - Excel MVP "Celt" wrote in message ... I am looking for a function that will search column A and return the address of the first blank cell. I have been trying to do this with an Address & Match combo as follows: =ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A)+1,1) Alone this formula works great. However, when I put it in a macro, it doesn't work. Here is my macro: ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="ABC", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(""EML*"",Sheet1!C6 ,0),6)),0,-5,COUNTIF(Sheet1!C6,LEFT(""EML*"",5)),COUNTA(Sheet 1!R4))" ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="EMPTY", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,Sheet1!R1C1) + 1,1,4)" Range("ABC").Select Selection.Copy Sheets("Sheet2").Select Range("A4").Select ActiveSheet.paste Range("EMPTY").Select Basically the macro is taking "ABC" which is a specific chunk of accounting data in a much larger pool of data from Sheet1 and copy/pasting it to Sheet2. What I was hoping the macro would do is then select the first empty cell in Column A under what I just pasted. Visual Basic doesn't seem to like my "Empty" reference. The Debugger pops up at Range("EMPTY").Select. Anyone have any advice. Any help is much appreciated!!! -- Celt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Celt's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=19413 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=468355 |
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Thanks Ron - I see I'm getting out of touch with the current thinking<g.
"Ron de Bruin" wrote in message ... Hi John Good to see you in the newsgroup Maybe this Sub test() On Error GoTo BodemUp Columns("A").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks). Cells(1).Select Exit Sub BodemUp: Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp)(2).Select End Sub -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl "John Green" <greenj@nospam wrote in message ... If you know that A1 and A2 contain data, you can use the following: Cells(Range("A1").End(xlDown).Row + 1, "A").Select To cover the cases where A1 or A2 might be empty you need to add more logic. You can test individual cells using the IsEmpty function: If IsEmpty(Range("A1")) Then Range("A1").Select ElseIf IsEmpty(Range("A2")) Then Range("A2").Select Else Cells(Range("A1").End(xlDown).Row + 1, "A").Select End If John Green - Excel MVP "Celt" wrote in message ... I am looking for a function that will search column A and return the address of the first blank cell. I have been trying to do this with an Address & Match combo as follows: =ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A)+1,1) Alone this formula works great. However, when I put it in a macro, it doesn't work. Here is my macro: ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="ABC", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(""EML*"",Sheet1!C6 ,0),6)),0,-5,COUNTIF(Sheet1!C6,LEFT(""EML*"",5)),COUNTA(Sheet 1!R4))" ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="EMPTY", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,Sheet1!R1C1) + 1,1,4)" Range("ABC").Select Selection.Copy Sheets("Sheet2").Select Range("A4").Select ActiveSheet.paste Range("EMPTY").Select Basically the macro is taking "ABC" which is a specific chunk of accounting data in a much larger pool of data from Sheet1 and copy/pasting it to Sheet2. What I was hoping the macro would do is then select the first empty cell in Column A under what I just pasted. Visual Basic doesn't seem to like my "Empty" reference. The Debugger pops up at Range("EMPTY").Select. Anyone have any advice. Any help is much appreciated!!! -- Celt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Celt's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=19413 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=468355 |
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Sub test()
Dim rngFirstEmpty As Range Dim wks As Worksheet Set wks = ActiveSheet 'or whatever sheet you want Set rngFirstEmpty = wks.Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0) MsgBox "The first empty cell is in address " & rngFirstEmpty.Address 'rngFirstEmpty.Select 'Uncomment this to select this cell End Sub -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Celt" wrote: I am looking for a function that will search column A and return the address of the first blank cell. I have been trying to do this with an Address & Match combo as follows: =ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A)+1,1) Alone this formula works great. However, when I put it in a macro, it doesn't work. Here is my macro: ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="ABC", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(""EML*"",Sheet1!C6 ,0),6)),0,-5,COUNTIF(Sheet1!C6,LEFT(""EML*"",5)),COUNTA(Sheet 1!R4))" ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="EMPTY", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=ADDRESS(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,Sheet1!R1C1) + 1,1,4)" Range("ABC").Select Selection.Copy Sheets("Sheet2").Select Range("A4").Select ActiveSheet.paste Range("EMPTY").Select Basically the macro is taking "ABC" which is a specific chunk of accounting data in a much larger pool of data from Sheet1 and copy/pasting it to Sheet2. What I was hoping the macro would do is then select the first empty cell in Column A under what I just pasted. Visual Basic doesn't seem to like my "Empty" reference. The Debugger pops up at Range("EMPTY").Select. Anyone have any advice. Any help is much appreciated!!! -- Celt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Celt's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=19413 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=468355 |
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Thanks guys!! These are working great!! Very Very much appreciated! -- Celt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Celt's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=19413 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=468355 |
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