XL: Macro to Convert Column Numbers to Column Letters

• Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, if you use the Column property to return the column position, but you want to return the column letter instead, use the following code to convert the column number to a column letter.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub Convert_Column()
       Dim MyColumn As String, Here As String

       ' Get the address of the active cell in the current selection
       Here = ActiveCell.Address

       ' Because .Address is $<columnletter>$<rownumber>, drop the first
       ' character and the characters after the column letter(s).
       MyColumn = Mid(Here, InStr(Here, "$") + 1, InStr(2, Here, "$") - 2)

       ' Show the answer.
       MsgBox MyColumn

   End Sub

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Excel Visual Basic User's Guide," Chapter 5, page 70.