Save those list of entries in another sheet, say Sheet2. Then use Dim varArray
varArray = Worksheets("Sheet2").Range("A1:A1000").Value2 Then do For Each Str In varArray On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 11:40 PM, Spencer Patterson < williamspencerpatter...@gmail.com> wrote: > In my excel sheet, I have an array but the amount of entries is close to > 1,000 separate items. I am limited to 255 / too many line continuations. > > Would calling a file or creating a dictionary/collection be best to > implement into the array? > > Sub longfunction() > > Dim Rng As Range, Str > Range("A1").Select > > Do > For Each Str In Array("too many", "items to fit", "in one array", > "need dictionary or", "need to call file") > If InStr(1, Selection, Str) > 0 Then Selection.EntireRow.Delete > Next > > Selection.Offset(1, 0).Select > Loop Until Selection.Offset(0, 0) = "" > End Sub > > How would I implement this? > > -- > Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s > =TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ > https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > > FORUM RULES > > 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please > Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice > will not get quick attention or may not be answered. > 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. > 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security > measure. > 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. > 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. > 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. > > NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and > members are not responsible for any loss. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Sam Mathai Chacko -- Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s =TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel FORUM RULES 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get quick attention or may not be answered. 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and members are not responsible for any loss. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.