Easy: Copy names from one sheet to another. (EXCEL)

unless you have two excel objects open, your going to have to store the data in a temp variable...or possibly look into programmatically saving the data to the clipboard

~b

i don't understand? it's one excel app one with 2 sheets.  copy data from one sheet and move it to the other. that code right there works except the logic is incorrect.

Hi can you explain again what you are after... maybe with before and after examples

thanks

scott

Sub CopyTraders()
    Dim Trader As String
    Dim Traders As Range
    Dim r As Integer
    Dim r2 As Integer
    Dim ColCount As Integer
    Dim rng As Range
   
    Set rng = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Report").UsedRange
    ColCount = 1
    For r = 1 To rng.Rows.Count
        Debug.Print rng.Cells(r, 1).Value
       
        If rng.Cells(r, 1).Value <> "" Then
            r2 = r2 + 1
            Trader = rng.Cells(r, 1).Value
        End If
        ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Layout").Cells(r2, 1) = Trader
        ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Layout").Cells(r2, ColCount + 1) = rng.Cells(r, 2)
        ColCount = (ColCount + 1) Mod 4
    Next r
End Sub

Scott,

thanks for reading my post.  let me explain. if you scroll up to the first post, you'll see names in one column and data in other columns.  i want to copy ONLY the names which are in the first column.  Although, the names don't follow one by one (row by row).  From the example at the top, "John Smith" is on row 1 and "Paul Rucks" is on row 3.

Once you copy all the names, I want them to be displayed in Sheet2, one after another.
ie.
John Smith
Paul Rucks
Steve Parker

but there are a lot of names, 50 total and I want to display them in 4 columns, names per column.  (i know the last column will only have 5.)

Hi there

I dont think I totally understand what you mean by  I want to display them in 4 columns, names per column.  (i know the last column will only have 5.)

Anyway the code below will go needs you to specify the start and end rows to search it will then go through each row in sheet1 checking the value in column A.
If the value is not empty then it is moved to sheet2

Give it ago and if i have missed something (which i think i have) then let me know :)

Regards

Scott

 Sub get_Names()

  Dim int_Start_Cell
  Dim int_Stop_Cell

  int_Start_Cell = 1
  int_Stop_Cell = 8

  ' Select cell A1 on sheet2
  Sheets("Sheet2").Select
  Range("A1").Select

  ' Loop from the starting cell to the end cell
  For int_Current_Cell = int_Start_Cell To int_Stop_Cell
     ' If the value in the cell is not empty
     If Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A" & int_Current_Cell).Value <> "" Then
       ' Output the name to Sheet2
       ActiveCell.Value = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A" & int_Current_Cell).Value
       ' Move to the next cell
       ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
     End If
  Next

End Sub

Colosseo,

You don't have int_Current_Cell defined.
when i sent int_start_cell = 4 and int_current_cell =4 it still doesn't go into the loop. not sure why.
For int_Current_Cell = int_Start_Cell To int_Stop_Cell ??

hi

try

int_Start_Cell = 4
int_Stop_Cell = 5

int_Current_Cell id defined in the for statement

For int_Current_Cell = int_Start_Cell To int_Stop_Cell

Scott

scott,

how can you define the id like that?  i received an error saying,  variable not defined

Grahman Scam, your code worked. i had to make some modifications but it's working correctly.

Hi efarhat

sorry about that thats my fault, you're one of those crazy people who uses Option Explicit :)

try this code instead... with Option Explicit you have to Dimensionalise(spelling) every variable which is good for error checking and is good practise

Sub get_Names()
 
  Dim int_Current_Cell
  Dim int_Start_Cell
  Dim int_Stop_Cell

  int_Start_Cell = 1
  int_Stop_Cell = 8

  ' Select cell A1 on sheet2
  Sheets("Sheet2").Select
  Range("A1").Select

  ' Loop from the starting cell to the end cell
  For int_Current_Cell = int_Start_Cell To int_Stop_Cell
     ' If the value in the cell is not empty
     If Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A" & int_Current_Cell).Value <> "" Then
       ' Output the name to Sheet2
       ActiveCell.Value = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A" & int_Current_Cell).Value
       ' Move to the next cell
       ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
     End If
  Next

End Sub

Regards

Scott

I just tried Grahams code....

I now know what you meant by I want to display them in 4 columns, names per column.  (i know the last column will only have 5.)

I also know my code doesnt do that :)

Scott

efarhat, thanks for trying the code. I trust that your misspelling of my surname was accidental.
Graham

indeed it was.