Copy only cells with a value after deleting data

It copies only 388 lines when I do it.

Oh, I see the problem. If you are looking at Sheet2 when you run the macro it doesn't work correctly. So add line 4.

Sub Delete_Data()

Dim rng As Range, cell As Range, del As Range
Sheets("Sheet1").Activate

Set rng = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("C2:C" & Cells(Rows.Count, "C").End(xlUp).Row)

For Each cell In rng

 Select Case cell.Value
    Case "Coffee"
            If del Is Nothing Then
                Set del = cell
            Else
                Set del = Union(del, cell)
            End If
            End Select
Next cell
On Error Resume Next
del.EntireRow.Delete


    Sheets("Sheet1").Select
    Range("A2").Select
    Range(Selection, ActiveCell.SpecialCells(xlLastCell)).Select
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    Selection.Copy
    Sheets("Sheet2").Select
    Range("A2").Select
    ActiveSheet.Paste

End Sub

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Hi MartinLiss,

Thanks for the reply but that wasn't the problem.

The problem is that the code is copying all 500 rows instead of just the 388 that contain data.

Thanks,

swjtx99

I'ved attached your spreadsheet after running the macro with line 4 added. Isn't this what you want?
Q-28531567.xlsm

Hi MartinLiss,

If you open the sheet I originally attached and run the Macro it deletes every row where column C contains the word Coffee, leaving 388 rows with data, however, when the data is copied to sheet2, it selects and copies 500 rows. I only want to select and copy the 388 rows with data. I do not want to include the 112 blank rows.

Thanks,

swjtx99

Did you open the workbook I posted? It copied only the rows that were left (388) after the macro deledted coffee.

Hi MartinLiss,

The workbook you posted was "saved" thus the lastrow was reset so it appears it worked, however, it did not. If I copy and paste that code to my original workbook, it's still copying 500 rows to sheet2, 112 of which are blank.

Thanks,

swjtx99

See if this is better.

Sub Delete_Data()

Dim rng As Range, cell As Range, del As Range
Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
Set rng = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("C2:C" & Cells(Rows.Count, "C").End(xlUp).Row)

For Each cell In rng

 Select Case cell.Value
    Case "Coffee"
            If del Is Nothing Then
                Set del = cell
            Else
                Set del = Union(del, cell)
            End If
            End Select
Next cell
On Error Resume Next
del.EntireRow.Delete


    Sheets("Sheet1").Select
    Range("A2").Select
    Range(Selection, ActiveCell.SpecialCells(xlLastCell)).Select
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    Selection.Copy
    Sheets("Sheet2").Select
    Range("A2").Select
    ActiveSheet.Paste
    ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Select

End Sub

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Hi MartinLiss,

Thanks for your help but that didn't work. If you look back at sheet1 it shows 500 rows selected and if you look at sheet 2, the vertical scroll bar doesn't reach the bottom until you are at row 500 so it clearly copied 500 rows still.

I was thinking that perhaps looking for the last cell that contained a value and setting whatever row it was in the "lastrow", then using that, select the rows to copy?

Thanks,

swjtx99

I added a call to a second macro named DeleteUnused.

Sub Delete_Data()

Dim rng As Range, cell As Range, del As Range
Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
Set rng = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("C2:C" & Cells(Rows.Count, "C").End(xlUp).Row)

For Each cell In rng

 Select Case cell.Value
    Case "Coffee"
            If del Is Nothing Then
                Set del = cell
            Else
                Set del = Union(del, cell)
            End If
            End Select
Next cell
On Error Resume Next
del.EntireRow.Delete


    Sheets("Sheet1").Select
    Range("A2").Select
    Range(Selection, ActiveCell.SpecialCells(xlLastCell)).Select
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    Selection.Copy
    Sheets("Sheet2").Select
    Range("A2").Select
    ActiveSheet.Paste
    DeleteUnused
    ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Select
End Sub
Sub DeleteUnused()

Dim lngLastRow As Long
Dim lngLastCol As Long
Dim dummyRng As Range

  With Sheets("Sheet2")
    lngLastRow = 0
    lngLastCol = 0
    Set dummyRng = .UsedRange
    On Error Resume Next
    lngLastRow = _
      .Cells.Find("*", after:=.Cells(1), _
        LookIn:=xlFormulas, lookat:=xlWhole, _
        searchdirection:=xlPrevious, _
        searchorder:=xlByRows).Row
    lngLastCol = _
      .Cells.Find("*", after:=.Cells(1), _
        LookIn:=xlFormulas, lookat:=xlWhole, _
        searchdirection:=xlPrevious, _
        searchorder:=xlByColumns).Column
    On Error GoTo 0

    If lngLastRow * lngLastCol = 0 Then
        .Columns.Delete
    Else
        .Range(.Cells(lngLastRow + 1, 1), _
          .Cells(.Rows.Count, 1)).EntireRow.Delete
        .Range(.Cells(1, lngLastCol + 1), _
          .Cells(1, .Columns.Count)).EntireColumn.Delete
    End If
  End With

End Sub

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Hi MartinLiss,

Thanks again for your reply. This deletes blank rows after copying but it's still copying 500 rows. Is there no method of copying only rows where at least one cell is not blank (contains data/value)?

Thanks,

swjtx99

Hi MartinLiss,

This worked on the example sheet but when I inserted it into my production sheet, instead of selecting A2 down to the last cell, it selected A2 up to the top cell (so basically the top two rows). I'm mystified.

Thanks,

swjtx99

Can you attach a copy of of the production sheet with 10 or 20 rows with any sensitive obfuscated?

Unfortunately I work for the government so I can't,  however I found this and it seems to work:

Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
Dim r As Range, r2 As Range

For Each r In Range("A2:A" & Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row). _
                SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants).Areas
    If r2 Is Nothing Then
        Set r2 = r.Resize(, 11)
    Else
        Set r2 = Union(r2, r.Resize(, 11))
    End If
Next r

r2.Copy
    Sheets("Sheet2").Select
    Range("A2").Select
    ActiveSheet.Paste

That's sort of where you were going with the SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants I think.

Yes it is.

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