XL: Visual Basic Example to Delete Blank Rows

 Last reviewed: September 2, 1997
Article ID: Q110759
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

The following Visual Basic code locates blank cells within a range and deletes the entire row that contains that cell. The code brings up a dialog box that prompts the user for the total number of rows to process. The macro begins at the active cell and moves down the specified number of rows.

Visual Basic Example

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' The following code deletes blank rows from the active worksheet.
Dim Counter Dim i As Integer 

Sub DelRow()

' Input box to determine the total number of rows in the worksheet.
Counter = InputBox("Enter the total number of rows to process") 

' Loops through the desired number of rows.
For i = 1 To Counter 
    ' Checks to see if the active cell is blank.
    If ActiveCell = "" Then
        Selection.EntireRow.Delete

        ' Decrements count each time a row is deleted. This ensures
        ' that the macro will not run past the last row.
        Counter = Counter - 1
    Else
        ' Selects the next cell.
        ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
    End If
Next i 

End Sub
NOTE: you can also delete lines that contain spaces or other non- display characters. To do so, change the line that reads 

   If ActiveCell = "" Then

   -to-

   If Len(Trim(ActiveCell)) = 0 Then

Additional query words: 5.00 7.00 8.00 97
Keywords : kbprg PgmHowTo
Version : 5.00 5.00c 7.00 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: September 2, 1997
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