Question

I’m a front-line tech. Not new to macro coding, but most of my experience is in WordPerfect macros. I’m trying to code an Excel macro which will select and act on a range in a series of files. The desired range is in a constant set of columns, but a variable set of rows. Static values mark the starting and ending rows, but those rows will vary with each data file.

The problem I’m having is that when I record a macro, XL does not record my cursor movements (Ctrl-Up, Ctrl-Shift-Home, etc), it records the absolute cell addresses I am acting upon. Since the starting and ending rows will vary with each data file, absolute cell references will not work. Can anyone provide any hints as to how I could/should approach this?

Thanks in advance,
James

Answer 1

Dim rng as Range

With ActiveSheet
    'Ctrl+Arrow
    Set rng = .Range("A10000").End(xlUp) 'CTRL+Up arrow
    Set rng = .Range("A1").End(xlDown) 'CTRL+Down arrow
    Set rng = .Range("Z1").End(xlToLeft) 'CTRL+Left arrow
    Set rng = .Range("A1").End(xlToRight) 'CTRL+Right arrow

    'Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
    Set rng = .Range(.Range("A1"),.Range("A1").End(xlDown)) 
    Set rng = .Range(.Range("A1"),.Range("A1").End(xlToRight))

End With