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Description and VBA macro codes on sheets, cells and ranges, workbooks, columns, rows, errors, files, settings, arrays, dictionaries, collections
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Activate Cell
Range(“B3”).Activate Cells(3,2).Activate
Select Range
Range(“a1:a3”).Select Range(Range(“a1”), Range(“a3”)).Select Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(3, 1)).Select
Resize Range(“B3”).Resize(2, 2).Select
Offset Range(“B3”).Offset(2, 2).Select
Copy Range(“A1:B3”).Copy Range(“D1”)
Cut Range(“A1:B3”).Cut Range(“D1”)
Delete Range(“A1:B3”).Delete Range(“A1:B3”).Delete shift:=xlShiftToLeft
Clear
Range(“A1:A3”).Clear Range(“A1:A3”).ClearContents Range(“A1:A3”).ClearFormat
Count Range(“A1:A3”).Count
Set to Variable Dim rng as Range Set rng = Range(“A1”)
Merge/UnMerge Range(“A1:A3”).Merge Range(“A1:A3”).UnMerge
Loop Through Cells
Dim cell As Range
For Each cell In Range(“A1:C3”) MsgBox cell.Value Next cell
CELLS & RANGES
Activate by Tab Name Sheets(“Input”).Activate
Activate by VBA Code Name Sheet1.Activate
Activate by Index Position Sheets(1).Activate
Next Sheet ActiveSheet.Next.Activate
Get ActiveSheet MsgBox ActiveSheet.Name
Select Sheet Sheets(“Input”).Select
Set to Variable Dim ws as Worksheet Set ws = ActiveSheet
Name / Rename ActiveSheet.Name = “NewName”
Add Sheet Sheets.Add
Add Sheet and Name Sheets.Add.Name = “NewSheet”
Add Sheet to Variable
Dim ws As Worksheet Set ws = Sheets.Add
Copy Sheet
Sheets(“Sheet1”).Copy Before:=Sheets(“Sheet2”)
Hide Sheet
Sheets(“Sheet1”).visible = False or Sheets(“Sheet1”).visible = xlSheetHidden
Unhide Sheet
Sheets(“Sheet1”).Visible = True or Sheets(“Sheet1”).Visible = xlSheetVisible
Very Hide Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
Delete Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Delete
Clear Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Cells.Clear
Unprotect (No Password)
Sheets(“Sheet1”).Unprotect
Unprotect (Pass- word)
Sheets(“Sheet1”).Unprotect “Password”
Protect (No Password)
Sheets(“Sheet1”).Protect
Protect (Pass- word)
Sheets(“Sheet1”).Protect “Password”
Protect but Allow VBA Access
Sheets(“Sheet1”).Protect UserInterfaceOnly:=True
Activate Workbooks(“Book1”).Activate
Activate First Opened
Workbooks(1).Activate
Activate Last Opened
Workbooks(Workbooks.Count).Activate
Get activate Workbook MsgBox ActiveWorkbook.Name
Get ThisWorkbook (containing VBA Code)
MsgBox ThisWorkbook.Name
Add Workbooks.Add
Add to Variable
Dim wb As Workbook Set wb = Workbooks.Add
Open Workbooks.Open(“C:\example.xlsm”)
Open to Variable
Dim wb As Workbook Set wb = Workbooks.Open(“C:\example. xlsm”)
Close
Workbooks(“Book1”).Close SaveChanges:=False Workbooks(“Book1”).Close SaveChanges:=True
Save Workbooks(“Book1”).Save
Save As Workbooks(“Book1”).SaveAs strFileName
Protect/ Unprotect
Workbooks(1).Protect “password” Workbooks(1).Unprotect “password”
Set to Variable
Dim wb as Workbook Set wb = Workbooks(“Book1”)
Loop Through All Workbook in Workbooks
Dim wb As Workbook
For Each wb In Workbooks MsgBox wb.Name Next wb
Check Exists
If Dir(“C:\Book1.xlsx”) = “” Then MsgBox “File does not exist.” EndIf
Copy Closed FileCopy “C:\file1.xlsx”,”C:\file2.xlsx”
SHEETS WORKBOOKS
Activate
Rows(1).Activate Rows(“1:1”).Activate Range(“a1”).EntireRow.Activate
Height / Width Range(“A1”).EntireRow.RowHeight = 30
Delete Range(“A1”).EntireRow.Delete
Count Range(“A1”).Rows.Count
Insert Range(“A1”).EntireRow.Inser
Last
dim lRow as long lRow = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp). Row
Copy Range(“1:1”).Copy Range(“5:5”)
Insert Range(“1:1”).Copy Range(“5:5”).Insert
ROWS
Activate
Columns(1).Activate Columns(“a:a”).Activate Range(“a1”).EntireColumn.Activate
Height / Width
Range(“A1”).EntireColumn. ColumnWidth = 30 Delete Range(“A1”).EntireColumn.Delete
Count Range(“A1”).Columns.Count
Insert Range(“A1”).EntireColumn.Insert
Last
dim lCol as long lCol = Cells(1, Columns.Count).End (xlToLeft).Column
Copy Range(“A:A”).Copy Range(“E:E”)
Insert
Range(“A:A”).Copy Range(“E:E”).Insert
On Error – Stop code and display error
On Error Goto 0
On Error – Skip error and continue running
On Error Resume Next
On Error – Go to a line of code [Label]
On Error Goto [Label]
Clears (Resets) Error
On Error GoTo –
Show Error number
MsgBox Err.Number
Show Description of error
MsgBox Err.Description
Function to gen- erate own error
Err.Raise
COLUMNS
ERRORS
Copy File
FileCopy “C:\test\test_old.xlsx”, “C:\test
test_new.xlsx”
Delete File Kill “C:\test\example.xlsx”
Make Folder MkDir “C:\test\”
Delete All Files From Folder
Kill “C:\test\” & “.”
Delete Folder Kill “C:\test\” & “.” RmDir “C:\test\”
Current Directory strPath = CurDir()
ThisWorkbook Path
strPath = ThisWorkbook.Path
Loop Through All Files in Folder
strFile = Dir(“C:\test” & “*”)
Do While Len(strFile) > 0 Debug.Print strFile strFile = Dir Loop
FILES
Create
Dim arr(1 To 3) As Variant arr(1) = “one” arr(2) = “two” arr(3) = “three”
Create From Excel
Dim arr(1 To 3) As Variant Dim cell As Range, i As Integer i = LBound(arr) For Each cell In Range(“A1:A3”) i = i + 1 arr(i) = cell.value Next cell
Read All Items
Dim i as Long Fori = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr) MsgBox arr(i) Next i
Erase Erase arr
Array to String Dim sName As String sName = Join(arr, “:”)
Increase Size ReDim Preserve arr(0 To 100)
Set Value arr(1) = 22
ARRAYS
Screen Updating Application.ScreenUpdating = False Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Display Alerts Application.DisplayAlerts = False Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Events Application.EnableEvents = False Application.EnableEvents = True
Enable Cancel Key
Application.EnableCancelKey = xlDisabled Application.EnableCancelKey = xlInterrupt
Text Compare – Ignore Case Option Compare Text
Require Variable Declaration Option Explicit
Automatic Calcu- lations
Application.Calculation = xlManual Application.Calculation = xlAutomatic
Background Error Checking
Application.ErrorCheckingOptions. BackgroundChecking = False Application.ErrorCheckingOptions. BackgroundChecking = True
Display Formula Bar
Application.DisplayFormulaBar = False Application.DisplayFormulaBar = True
Freeze Panes ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = False ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True
Full Screen View Application.DisplayFullScreen = False Application.DisplayFullScreen = True
PageBreak Preview
ActiveWindow.View = xlPageBreakPreview ActiveWindow.View = xlNormalView
Display Scroll Bars
With ActiveWindow .DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = False .DisplayVerticalScrollBar = False End WithWith ActiveWindow .DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = True .DisplayVerticalScrollBar = True End With
Display Status Bar
Application.DisplayStatusBar = False Application.DisplayStatusBar = True
Status Bar Contents
Application.StatusBar = “I’m working Now!!!” Application.StatusBar = False
Display Work- book Tabs
ActiveWindow.DisplayWorkbookTabs = False ActiveWindow.DisplayWorkbookTabs = True
UserName Application.UserName = “AutomateExcel. com”
App Caption Application.Caption = “AutomateExcel Model”
Zoom ActiveWindow.Zoom = 80
Required Reference
Tools > References > Microsoft Scripting Runtime
Create
Dim dict As New Scripting.Dictionary dict.Add “” dict.Add “”
Create From Excel
Dim dict As New Scripting.Dictionary Dim cell As Range Dim key As Integer For Each cell In Range(“A1:A10”) key = key + 1 dict.Add key, cell.value Next cell
Add Item dict.Add “Key”, “Value”
Change Value dict(“Key”) = “Value”
Get Value MsgBox dict(“Key”)
Check For Value
If dict.Exists(“Key”) Then MsgBox “Exists” End If
Remove Item dict.Remove (“Key”)
Remove All Items dict.RemoveAll
Loop Through Items
Dim key As Variant For Each key In dict.Keys MsgBox key, dict(key) Next key
Count Items dict.Count
Make Key Case Sensitive
dict.CompareMode = vbBinaryCompare
Make Key Case Insensitive
dict.CompareMode = vbTextCompare
SETTINGS DICTIONARIES
Create
Dim coll As New Collection coll.Add “one” coll.Add “two”
Create From Excel
Dim coll As New Collection Dim cell As Range For Each cell In Range(“A1:A2”) coll.Add cell.value Next cell
Add Item coll.Add “Value”
Add Item Before coll.Add “Value”, Before:=
Add Item After coll.Add “Value”, After:=
Read Item MsgBox coll (1)
Count Items coll.Count
Read All Items
Dim item As Variant For Each item In coll MsgBox item Next item Remove Item coll.Remove (1) Remove All Items Set coll = New Collection
COLLECTIONS