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In Excel, how can I delete a line if column A is blank and column B is blank?

I need to insert a macro which will do the following, in an Excel spreadsheet:

Line by line, the macro should look in the spreadsheet, and if it finds the column A is blank, with no data, and if column B is blank with no data, then it should delete the entire line.

Simon

Try this:

Sub DeleteRowIfCols1And2AreBlank()
Dim rng As Range
Dim rangeToDelete As Range
With ActiveSheet
    Set rng = Union(.Columns(1), .Columns(2))
    Set rng = Intersect(.UsedRange, rng)
    Debug.Print rng.Address
    For Each c In rng.Columns(1).Cells
    If c.Value = "" And c.Offset(1, 0).Value = "" Then
        Debug.Print "will delete row " & c.Row
        'c.EntireRow.Hidden = True
        If rangeToDelete Is Nothing Then
            Set rangeToDelete = c.EntireRow
        Else
            Set rangeToDelete = Union(c.EntireRow, rangeToDelete)
        End If
    End If
    Next
    Debug.Print rangeToDelete.Address
    rangeToDelete.Delete
End With
End Sub

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Basically there are two methods with delete, either step backwards from the last row upwards using a counter, or iterate through a range, building a 'range to delete' and then delete it at the end. It is this second approach that i've used here.

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Martin Liss

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Touché, Martin :)

Thanks.

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Thank you.

Martin Liss

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