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The workbook is locked for editing.
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Hi Roy, <br />
<br />
thank you very much for your swift help. I am afraid to tell you that you inadvertently sent me an xlsx-file which cannot contain VBA code. <br />
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I hope you still have the code :-)<br />
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Thank you very much ...
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Andreas, I haven't sent a workbook. When I download your example it says that it is locked for editing.<br />
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I've managed to open it now.
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Your Master sheet isn't very well designed to use as a Database and as a basis for splitting the data.
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Upps, Roy, &nbsp;I am sorry to have misread your post, I am such a dummy ...<br />
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Ok, what if there was just one header row in the master sheet (instead of three) . Would that make the difference?<br />
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Regards, Andreas
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You need one header row and an extra column determining the sub sets. Set up like this I can't really see any need fo VBA.<br />
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I'll edit it and see what you think.
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Split_Worksheet_Based_on_Color.xlsx

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Hi Roy, <br />
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oh, what I nice approach, this is a slicer from the pivot table options, am I right?<br />
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Thank you very much, Regards, Andreas
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It's actually a Slicer based on the Table, but works as a slicer from a PivotTable
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Oh, this is really a great feature. I am really happy to get to know this. Thank you very much for it. <br />
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Nevertheless, I am just curious, would it be possible to meet my initial requirement, splitting the master sheet based on color fill using VBA? <br />
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Regards, Andreas
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It would be possible with the data arranged as in the example, the easiest way would be to use the Sets column, how would the rows be coloured?
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The sets column has the RGB value = &nbsp;RGB 217, 217, 217<br />
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Thank you very much in advance. <br />
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Regards, Andreas
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Using VBA to capture the colour I get RGB &nbsp;(244, 176, 132). To split by colour you would require different colours for each set., I really think it is unnecessary.
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Hi Roy, ok you got me convinced :-)<br />
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thank you very much for your superb help. Regards, Andreas
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Thank you very much for your professional help. Regards, Andreas
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Pleased to help. Remember that VBA is useful but if Excel has it's own inbuilt methods then use them.
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Dear Experts: <br />
<br />
I would like to split a worksheet, named 'MasterWorksheet' (lots of rows and 8 columns) into several worksheets based on row colors: <br />
<br />
Whenever the row color in Column A changes to RGB 217, 217, 217 all the rows till the next occurrence of such a grey-filled row have to be copied into a new worksheet along with the three first header rows of the 'MasterSheet' . The names of the newly created worksheets is to be derived from the cell contents of the respective grey cell. <br />
<br />
I have attached a sample file for your convenience. <br />
<br />
Help is much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance. <br />
<br />
Regards, Andreas<br />
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Dear Experts: 

I would like to split a worksheet, named 'MasterWorksheet' (lots of rows and 8 columns) into several worksheets based on row colors: 

Whenever the row color in Column A changes to RGB 217, 217, 217 all the rows till the next occurrence of such a grey-filled row have to be copied into a new worksheet along with the three first header rows of the 'MasterSheet' . The names of the newly created worksheets is to be derived from the cell contents of the respective grey cell. 

I have attached a sample file for your convenience. 

Help is much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance. 

Regards, Andreas



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