Not sure about this.
Try this macro. You could assign this macro on a button as well for easy
use.
Sub kTest()
Dim ka, k(), i As Long, n As Long, j As Long, c As Long
Dim WhichCol As String, Cols(), x, SearchKey As String
Const SearchCell As String = "E3" '<<== adjust to suit
WhichCol = Application.InputBox("Enter the Column Name to Search",
"Search Col", "For e.g. All or A or B or A,B", Type:=2)
If WhichCol = "False" Then Exit Sub
SearchKey = Trim(Range(CStr(SearchCell)))
If Len(SearchKey) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Search text not found", vbInformation
Exit Sub
End If
With Sheets("database")
ka = Intersect(.UsedRange, .Range("a:g"))
End With
If InStr(1, WhichCol, ",") Then
x = Split(WhichCol, ",")
For i = 0 To UBound(x)
ReDim Preserve Cols(0 To i)
Cols(i) = Cells(1, x(i)).Column
Next
ElseIf LCase$(WhichCol) = "all" Then
For i = 1 To UBound(ka, 2)
ReDim Preserve Cols(0 To i - 1)
Cols(i - 1) = i
Next
Else
ReDim Preserve Cols(0 To 0)
Cols(0) = Cells(1, WhichCol).Column
End If
ReDim k(1 To UBound(ka, 1), 1 To UBound(ka, 2))
For i = 2 To UBound(ka, 1)
If Len(ka(i, 1)) Then
For j = LBound(Cols) To UBound(Cols)
If InStr(1, ka(i, Cols(j)), SearchKey, 1) Then
n = n + 1
For c = 1 To UBound(ka, 2)
k(n, c) = ka(i, c)
Next
Exit For
End If
Next
End If
Next
If n Then
[c8].Resize(i, c - 1).ClearContents
[c8].Resize(n, UBound(k, 2)) = k
Else
MsgBox "No record(s) found", vbInformation
Exit Sub
End If
End Sub
Kris
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