I get an error when I run this in a macro...what can I do.

' Convert account column
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Value = Right(Range("B:B").Value, 6)

I don't believe I have ever seen the Right function work on an entire column.
You will probably have to use a For ... Next statement and check one cell at
the time.

"S Himmelrich" wrote:

I get an error when I run this in a macro...what can I do.

' Convert account column
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Value = Right(Range("B:B").Value, 6)

You need to loop through the cells if you want to use right().

dim myCell as range
dim myRng as range
with worksheets("somesheetnamehere")
set myrng = .range("B1", .cells(.rows.count,"B").end(xlup))
end with
for each mycell in myrng.cells
mycell.value = right(mycell.value,6)
next mycell

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You may want to record a macro when you:
select column B
data|Text to columns|Fixed width
and draw a line after the 6th character
and do not import the field(s) to the right of that line



S Himmelrich wrote:

I get an error when I run this in a macro...what can I do.

' Convert account column
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Value = Right(Range("B:B").Value, 6)

--

Dave Peterson

I'm getting invalid command error on line:
set myrng = .range("B1", .cells(.rows.count,"B").end(xlup))



On Dec 12, 11:34 am, Dave Peterson wrote:
You need to loop through the cells if you want to use right().

dim myCell as range
dim myRng as range
with worksheets("somesheetnamehere")

end with
for each mycell in myrng.cells
mycell.value = right(mycell.value,6)
next mycell

=========
You may want to record a macro when you:
select column B
data|Text to columns|Fixed width
and draw a line after the 6th character
and do not import the field(s) to the right of that line

S Himmelrich wrote:

I get an error when I run this in a macro...what can I do.

' Convert account column
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Value = Right(Range("B:B").Value, 6)

--

Dave Peterson

Hi S,

Can try:

Dim rngCells As Range
With ActiveSheet
For Each rngCells In Range(Cells(1, 2), Cells(.UsedRange.Rows.Count, 2))
rngCells.Value = Right(rngCells.Value, 6)
Next
End With


Sean.

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"S Himmelrich" wrote:

I get an error when I run this in a macro...what can I do.

' Convert account column
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Value = Right(Range("B:B").Value, 6)

We got closer with this one, but I'm getting some rows replacing with
less characters. Basically I should be searching B3 to last cell in
column be and replacing with last six characters.....I'm not that good
with VB so I'm not clear on what I'd change in this statement "For
Each rngCells In Range(Cells(1, 2), Cells(.UsedRange.Rows.Count, 2))"




On Dec 12, 11:41 am, SeanC UK
wrote:
Hi S,

Can try:

Dim rngCells As Range
With ActiveSheet
For Each rngCells In Range(Cells(1, 2), Cells(.UsedRange.Rows.Count, 2))
rngCells.Value = Right(rngCells.Value, 6)
Next
End With

Sean.

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"S Himmelrich" wrote:
I get an error when I run this in a macro...what can I do.

' Convert account column
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Value = Right(Range("B:B").Value, 6)- Hide quoted text -

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Hi,

the reference:

Range(Cells(1, 2), Cells(.UsedRange.Rows.Count, 2))

can be seen as:

Range(TopLeftCell,BottomRightCell)

where I have defined the top left and bottom right cells using:

Cells(Row Number, Column Number)

So to start from Row 3 Column B to the last cell in column B change the code
to:

Range(Cells(3, 2), Cells(.UsedRange.Rows.Count, 2))

The code you used - Right(Text,6) will replace all the cells with just the
last 6 characters in each cell.

I hope this helps,

Sean.



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"S Himmelrich" wrote:

We got closer with this one, but I'm getting some rows replacing with
less characters. Basically I should be searching B3 to last cell in
column be and replacing with last six characters.....I'm not that good
with VB so I'm not clear on what I'd change in this statement "For
Each rngCells In Range(Cells(1, 2), Cells(.UsedRange.Rows.Count, 2))"




On Dec 12, 11:41 am, SeanC UK
wrote:
Hi S,

Can try:

Dim rngCells As Range
With ActiveSheet
For Each rngCells In Range(Cells(1, 2), Cells(.UsedRange.Rows.Count, 2))
rngCells.Value = Right(rngCells.Value, 6)
Next
End With

Sean.

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"S Himmelrich" wrote:
I get an error when I run this in a macro...what can I do.

' Convert account column
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Value = Right(Range("B:B").Value, 6)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -