how to set a range in vba to be the the nonzero values in a column (skipping the zero cells)

[breezer123]

Hi all! Thank you for taking the time to read my question and potentially offer some help!

I am trying to use solver for an optimization problem. One of my constraints is that the cells in this range must be greater than or equal to an input cell value. However, I want the range to not include the cells that are zero, as this makes the constraint non feasible in solver. My range AN45:AN76 is changing as the solver is running. However, some of the values in the range are zero (or I can easily make them "" if this helps with the solution). The values that are zero are not always the same ones in the column, so I need to find a way to call the range to be all the cells except for the zero ones. My attempt is in this line: minrange = Range(isnot(IsEmpty("$AN$45:$AN$76"))). Thank you in advance for any advice!

Sub solvermacro()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Calculations").Activate

Dim minrange As Range
minrange = Range(isnot(IsEmpty("$AN$45:$AN$76")))


SolverOk SetCell:="$AN$79", MaxMinVal:=1, ValueOf:=0, ByChange:="$J$9:$J$39", _
    Engine:=1, EngineDesc:="GRG Nonlinear"
SolverAdd CellRef:="$AN$45:$AN$76", Relation:=3, FormulaText:="$J$2"
SolverAdd CellRef:="$J$9:$J$39", Relation:=1, FormulaText:="1.25"
SolverAdd CellRef:="$J$9:$J$39", Relation:=3, FormulaText:="0.75"


SolverOptions Iterations:=10, Precision:=0.1, Convergence:= _
        0.001, StepThru:=False, Scaling:=False, AssumeNonNeg:=True, Derivatives:=1
SolverOptions PopulationSize:=0, RandomSeed:=0, MutationRate:=0.075, Multistart:= _
    False, RequireBounds:=False, MaxSubproblems:=0, MaxIntegerSols:=0, IntTolerance _
    :=1, SolveWithout:=False, MaxTimeNoImp:=30

solversolve
 
End Sub

 

[JLGWhiz]

I have never used Solver, so am not familiar with the alerts or error types thay are generated nor their remedies. I would have to do a lot of research to figure out what is causing the error and am not willing to put that much effort into it. Maybe someone more knowledgeable about Sover will jump in and assist.
Regards, JLG

 

[breezer123]

I have never used Solver, so am not familiar with the alerts or error types thay are generated nor their remedies. I would have to do a lot of research to figure out what is causing the error and am not willing to put that much effort into it. Maybe someone more knowledgeable about Sover will jump in and assist.
Regards, JLG

No worries, thanks for your help!

 

[JLGWhiz]

I did notice that you have minrange in quotation marks in your SolverAdd function. variables should be used without quotation marks, otherwise they become text and not the values expected.

 

[JoeMo]

Thanks so much! Will this work with "" cells as well?

Depends,are there formulas in AN45:AN76? If so, can you post the formula?