using Debug.Print ActiveSheet.Cells.Address returns $1:$1048576 which makes me think is is the true number of rows but would seem to address only 1 column so I guess I am reading it wrong? I thought cells and usedrange were pretty much equivalent but apparently not.
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Domain Admin <domainqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Writing that book should be easy. Just collect all your question and > answer thread and put them in a book. > > I do have Option Explicit > > The current usedrange does seem to return the correct range looking at > the address so > that clearcontents should work but the resize concept seems good. > > I read somewhere to use double for the indexes but that is just a > larger long so either way > I should be covered. Using double now may just waste a few bytes? > > Debug.Print Sheets(RawData).UsedRange.Address returns $A$1:$I$1000000 > but doing it on the results page returns correct range > > Trying your change match statement > startrawdata = WorksheetFunction.Match(Sheets(ContangoSource).Cells(2, > ConDate).Value, Sheets(RawData).Columns(BarDate), 0) > > gave Unable to get the match property of the worksheetfunction class > > On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Asa Rossoff <a...@lovetour.info> wrote: >> The term reference in Excel, when referring to a cell or range, means the >> textual description of that cell or range (the Address property of a range >> object returns the range reference). In VBA and other object oriented >> languages, reference also refers to variables that refer to an object, but >> that's a whole nother topic. In any case, the word has a special meaning, >> so I'm glad you posted more of your code to clarify what you meant :) >> >> (1) Make sure OPTION EXPLICIT is the first line in your module, it will >> alert you if VBA thinks you didn't declare a variable (i.e. you misspell a >> variable name or other keyword somewhere) >> (2) In InitRefs() I would use (to ensure UsedRange will be updated): >> Sheets(Results).UsedRange.ENTIREROW.Offset(1).DELETE ' delete results >> from previous run >> OR, likely a hair faster: >> Sheets(Results).Cells.Resize(-1).Offset(1).Delete ' delete results from >> previous run >> (3) All variables storing row or column indexes should be Long. In >> LoadContangoSource() try using these declares: >> dim contangoindex As Long >> Dim startrawdata As Long >> Dim stoprawdata As Long >> Dim index As Long >> In your global declares: >> Public BarDate As Long >> Public ConDate As Long >> Public Contango As Long >> Public EContango As Long '(I assume this is a row/column index) >> (4) In Your problem line, you need to specifiy a range object to match in. >> You are trying to use a variable holding an integer value as a property of a >> worksheet, and also expecting it to return a range object when you do so. >> This should work, though it will search the header row and potentially the >> unused range (a reason to use range variables and define the exact range >> needed in advance since it is time consuming to create range objects >> repeatedly): >> startrawdata = >> WorksheetFunction.Match(Sheets(ContangoSource).Cells(2, >> ConDate).Value, Sheets(RawData).Columns(BarDate), 0) >> (5) In your rawdata loop, there is no need for parenthesis around the >> boolean expression. VBA will always evaluate the entire expression between >> If/Then separately from the rest of the If/Then statement. I haven't >> analyzed your loop too closely, but you can consider if you could use >> Range.Find or WorksheetFunction.Match instead of looping through the whole >> range. If that would result in fewer iterations it could be significantly >> faster. >> >> Asa >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: excel-macros@googlegroups.com [mailto:excel-macros@googlegroups.com] >> On Behalf Of Domain Admin >> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:32 PM >> To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Why is usedrange here returning the entire >> spreadsheet? >> >> No not a range object, just a reference. But here is the entire >> program. I removed the currently unused portions and ignore Public >> just have not bothered to change that yet. >> >> ' Column reference objects >> Public BarDate As Double >> >> Public ConDate As Double >> Public Contango As Long >> Public EContango As Double 'the expanded set of contango values >> to cover all time periods >> >> ' Sheet names and pointers >> Const RawData As String = "RawData" >> Const Results As String = "Results" >> Const ContangoSource As String = "ContangoSource" >> >> >> >> Sub InitRefs() >> ' >> ' Sub which sets the data column names and misc values for the RawData sheet >> ' >> With Sheets(RawData) >> BarDate = WorksheetFunction.Match("BarDate", .Rows(1), 0) >> End With >> With Sheets(ContangoSource) >> ConDate = WorksheetFunction.Match("ConDate", .Rows(1), 0) >> Contango = WorksheetFunction.Match("Contango", .Rows(1), 0) >> End With >> >> Sheets(Results).UsedRange.Offset(1).ClearContents ' clear out >> results from previous run >> >> End Sub >> Sub LoadContangoSource() >> >> ' Sub which takes the data from the ContangoSource sheet which is per day >> and >> ' copies it to the RawData sheet with entries for each of the bars. >> >> Dim contangoindex As Integer >> Dim startrawdata As Double >> Dim stoprawdata As Double >> Dim index As Integer >> >> contangoindex = 2 >> stoprawdata = Sheets(RawData).UsedRange.Rows.Count 'end of the >> RawData columns THE LINE THAT RETURNS 999999 >> ' Determine where the index in ContangSource is of the first date >> that matches the first date in RawData >> startrawdata = >> WorksheetFunction.Match(Sheets(ContangoSource).Cells(2, >> ConDate).Value, Sheets(RawData).BarDate, 0) THE FAILING MATCH >> >> ' Now loop through the RawData entries copying the contango value as >> many times as needed for the matching dates in RawData. >> ' Since RawData can be from charts with any interval there may be >> many entries for each matching ContangoSource date. >> For index = startrawdata To stoprawdata >> If (Sheets(RawData).Cells(index, BarDate).Value = >> Sheets(ContangoSource).Cells(contangoindex, ConDate).Value) Then >> Sheets(RawData).Cells(index, EContango).Value = >> Sheets(ContangoSource).Cells(contangoindex, Contango).Value >> Else >> contangoindex = contangoindex + 1 >> End If >> Next index >> >> End Sub >> >> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Asa Rossoff <a...@lovetour.info> wrote: >>> "bardate is a column" do you mean it's a range object? >>> then instead of >>> Sheets(RawData).BarDate >>> just use: >>> BarDate >>> >>> For more help pleas post whole procedure >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: excel-macros@googlegroups.com [mailto:excel-macros@googlegroups.com] >>> On Behalf Of Domain Admin >>> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:14 PM >>> To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Why is usedrange here returning the entire >>> spreadsheet? >>> >>> I figured the extra row was cleared but that is not a problem. >>> It seems on testing that clearcontents is working fine leaving the >>> formats alone, It appears that delete is also leaving the formats >>> alone. But this still leaves me with 2 problems >>> >>> 1. why does usedrange seem to be returning the entire row count for >>> the spreadsheet? >>> 2. Why does this statement return Object does not support this >>> property or method >>> >>> startrawdata = >>> WorksheetFunction.Match(Sheets(ContangoSource).Cells(2, >>> ConDate).Value, Sheets(RawData).BarDate, 0) >>> where Condate is a column and BarDate is a column and hopefully >>> Sheets(RawData).BarDate returns that column as the range for the >>> Match. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Asa Rossoff <a...@lovetour.info> wrote: >>>> not well documented but entire row and column formats are only stored >> once >>>> in your file and do not effect usedrange. >>>> Yeah, your efficient statement will clear the used range of the >>> spreadsheet >>>> except for the first row. it will also clear the next row down from the >>>> used range (which was already clear). Not to mention, even if you had >>>> specified the correct range, ClearContents is like the delete key - it >>>> clears the text and formulas. Clearing is not the same as deleting. >>>> >>>> If you have a table of data that is the only significant data on the >>> sheet, >>>> this will delete other rows/columns, I beliewve - untested - save first >>>> (although, syou probably don't need to code this; this situation does not >>>> arise if you delete rows that are no longer needed as a matter of habit >>>> rather than clearing them): >>>> with activesheet >>>> set r=.range("a1").currentregion >>>> .Cells.Resize(-r.rows.count).offset(r.rows.count).delete >>>> .cells.resize(0,-r.columns.count).offset(r.columns.count).delete >>>> end with >>>> >>>> Asa >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:excel-macros@googlegroups.com] >>>> On Behalf Of Domain Admin >>>> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:40 PM >>>> To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Why is usedrange here returning the entire >>>> spreadsheet? >>>> >>>> Ok then I can not use this method at all becaues the columns have >>>> formats set for the entire column (really not efficient for that to be >>>> part of userange). >>>> And I am guessing this statement that I thought was efficient is >>>> actually clearing the entire spreadsheet and not jus the part with >>>> data (except the header row)? >>>> >>>> Sheets(Results).UsedRange.Offset(1).ClearContents >>>> >>>> Best alternative for finding the last row of data in a spreadsheet? >>>> >>>> And this statement is returning Object does not support this property >>>> or method. I was pretty sure it would not work but worth a shot. >>>> >>>> startrawdata = >>>> WorksheetFunction.Match(Sheets(ContangoSource).Cells(2, >>>> ConDate).Value, Sheets(RawData).BarDate, 0) >>>> >>>> is the problem that worksheetfunction needs a particular sheet? >>>> ConDate and BarDate are column names and this concept seems to work >>>> elsewhere >>>> but not sure if Sheets(RawData).Bardate really returns that column as a >>>> range? >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Asa Rossoff <a...@lovetour.info> wrote: >>>>> you should highlight the entire rows (and same for extra columns), >>>>> right-click, delete >>>>> >>>>> the delete key won't cut it (clears the text and formulas but leaves >>>>> formats) >>>>> >>>>> or I select those rows/columns, then Alt-E,D >>>>> >>>>> if selecting some cells but not entire row/column, you can delete entire >>>> row >>>>> with Alt-E,D,R and entire column with Alt-E,D,C >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:excel-macros@googlegroups.com] >>>>> On Behalf Of tangledweb >>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:25 PM >>>>> To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ Why is usedrange here returning the entire >>>>> spreadsheet? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This statement is returning 999999 though I deleted everthing below the >>>>> actual data to make sure no cells below it were used >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> stoprawdata = Sheets(RawData).UsedRange.Rows.Count - 1 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> FORUM RULES (986+ members already BANNED for violation) >>>>> >>>>> 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. 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