Clearing Content of Cells except Header Row, from a Separate "Run Macros" tab

[karl_learnvba]

Hello all, Just diving into VBA - Thank you in advance for your help.

I have a worksheet which from which I have associated macros to buttons to launch a series of VBA macros - Called "Process". I would like to run all macros from the "process" tab

I have another worksheet called "Working Dataset" where I am looking to clear the content of the cells, below the header.

The problem that I am experiencing is that the VBA code is clearing the content from the "Process" worksheet when the code is run from the button, rather than the "Working Dataset" worksheet.

Here is the code that I developed (i know it is basic!!) - what am I doing wrong ?

Sub YY()

    Dim wb As Workbook: Set wb = ThisWorkbook
    Dim ws, ws1 As Worksheets: Set ws = wb.Worksheets("Working Dataset")
        
    
    'Clear the contents of the columns below the header
    
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 1)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 2)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 3)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 4)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 5)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 6)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 7)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 8)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 9)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 10)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 11)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 12)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 13)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 14)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 15)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 16)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 17)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 18)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 19)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 20)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 21)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 22)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 23)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 24)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 25)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 26)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 27)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 28)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 29)).ClearContents
        ws.Range(Cells(2, 1), Cells(Rows.Count, 30)).ClearContents
            
    'This routine copies the SI data into the working data tab
        
    Set ws1 = wb.Worksheets("SI Data")
        
        ws1.Range("SI_Data_Import").Copy
        ws.Range("A2").PasteSpecial xlPasteValues
        ws.Range("A:A").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("C:C").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("Q:W").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("Z:AC").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("AD:AD").NumberFormat = "0%"
        ws.Range("AE:AG").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("AN:AN").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("AQ:AQ").NumberFormat = "General"


End Sub

 

[maabadi]

Try this:

Sub YY()
    Dim wb As Workbook, ws As Worksheet, ws1 As Worksheet, Lr As Long
    Set wb = ThisWorkbook
    Set ws = wb.Worksheets("Working Dataset")
    Set ws1 = wb.Worksheets("SI Data")
    Lr = ws.Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
    
        ws.Range("A2:AD" & Lr).ClearContents
        ws1.Range("SI_Data_Import").Copy
        ws.Range("A2").PasteSpecial xlPasteValues
        ws.Range("A:A").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("C:C").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("Q:W").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("Z:AC").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("AD:AD").NumberFormat = "0%"
        ws.Range("AE:AG").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("AN:AN").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("AQ:AQ").NumberFormat = "General"
End Sub

 

[karl_learnvba]

Thank you v much @maabadi - works perfectly as I wanted it to.

Quick Question about the line that you introduced:

Lr = ws.Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row

Could you help me to understand how it works?

Thanks v much

 

[Rick Rothstein]

Try this:

Sub YY()
    Dim wb As Workbook, ws As Worksheet, ws1 As Worksheet, Lr As Long
    Set wb = ThisWorkbook
    Set ws = wb.Worksheets("Working Dataset")
    Set ws1 = wb.Worksheets("SI Data")
    Lr = ws.Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
   
        ws.Range("A2:AD" & Lr).ClearContents
        ws1.Range("SI_Data_Import").Copy
        ws.Range("A2").PasteSpecial xlPasteValues
        ws.Range("A:A").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("C:C").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("Q:W").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("Z:AC").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("AD:AD").NumberFormat = "0%"
        ws.Range("AE:AG").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
        ws.Range("AN:AN").NumberFormat = "General"
        ws.Range("AQ:AQ").NumberFormat = "General"
End Sub

Just noting that your 8 NumberFormat code lines can be replaced by these three code lines...

  ws.[A:A,C:C,AN:AN,AQ:AQ].NumberFormat = "General"
  ws.[Q:W,Z:AC,AE:AG].NumberFormat = "#,##0"
  ws.[AD:AD].NumberFormat = "0%"

 

[karl_learnvba]

Just noting that your 8 NumberFormat code lines can be replaced by these three code lines...

  ws.[A:A,C:C,AN:AN,AQ:AQ].NumberFormat = "General"
  ws.[Q:W,Z:AC,AE:AG].NumberFormat = "#,##0"
  ws.[AD:AD].NumberFormat = "0%"

@Rick Rothstein - thank you v much !