I have an Excel spreadsheet like this:
DZA DZA Algeria
ARG ARG Argentina
BGD AUS Australia
BLZ AUT Austria
BEN BGD Bangladesh
BOL BEL Belgium
BLZ Belize
BEN Benin
BOL Bolivia
I want to delete all instances in the second and third column which do not appear in the first column. In other words, I need code or a command that will see that the first two rows are fine, but delete B3 and C3, replacing this data with B6 and C6, etc.
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Added thought - if you need instructions how to do this:
Press key combination Alt + F11
Select Insert - Module
When you see the blank window to the right, paste my above code there
Then, select your Excel sheet again, click on "Tools-Macro-Macros...
and highlight "delrows" from the list of macros in the window, then press "Run".
Hope this is helpful
Glenn
I think your goal might be to match up the country codes rather than merely to delete rows. If so, try this macro:
Sub MatchEm()
Dim cel As Range, celMatch As Range, rg As Range, rgLook As Range
Dim sCode As String, sCountry As String
Application.ScreenUpdating
Set rg = [B1] 'Start of country codes
Set rg = Range(rg, Cells(Rows.Count, rg.Column).End(xlUp))
Set rgLook = [A1] 'Start of country codes
Set rgLook = Range(rgLook, Cells(Rows.Count, rgLook.Column).End(xlUp))
For Each cel In rg
If cel <> cel.Offset(0, -1) Then
Set celMatch = rgLook.Find(cel)
If celMatch Is Nothing Then cel.Resize(1, 2).ClearContents
Set celMatch = rg.Find(cel.Offset(0, -1), lookat:=xlWhole, MatchCase:=False, LookIn:=xlValues)
If celMatch Is Nothing Then
cel.Resize(1, 2).Insert xlDown
Else
sCode = cel
sCountry = cel.Offset(0, 1)
cel.Resize(1, 2).Value = celMatch.Resize(1, 2).Value
celMatch.Resize(1, 2).Value = Array(sCode, sCountry)
End If
End If
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating
End Sub
Installation instructions are the same as Glenn provided.
Hoping to be helpful,
Brad
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by: gtglonerPosted on 2006-10-16 at 16:13:21ID: 17743591
Slow - try pasting this code into the VBA window:
Sub delrows()
Range("A1").Select
r = 1
While Not IsEmpty(Selection)
If ActiveCell.Value <> ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Value Then
ActiveCell.EntireRow.Delet
Else
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
End If
r = r + 1
Wend
End Sub