Need Help With VBA: Loop through dynamic list of sheets to then multiple columns with multiple criteria on another sheet

sax2play

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  1. 2016
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Hello experts!

I am trying to create a macro that:

1) Takes all sheet names and place on a sheet(A)
2) loop through the sheet names on sheet(A) to find sheet(s) matching a specific naming convention
3) If a sheet(dynamic) is found with the correct naming convention, then perform a second loop to
A) Take cell value in Cells(6, x) and search a different sheet(B) (same workbook) along row 1 to identify a column header
B) Once the column header is found, filter that column based on list of dynamic list of of criteria located under sheet(dynamic).Cells(6, x)
C) Move to next column on Sheet(dynamic) and continue to filter like above until all necessary columns are filtered
4) Perform another Sub()
5) Clear all filters from Sheet(B) and then go to next sheet name on sheet(A) and repeat entire loop

Hopefully this makes sense. Please see my code below. I seem to be incorrectly defining the array and then when I attempt to filter the columns, it loops through all of the options, but only one filter is applied (not all).

VBA Code:
Sub Filter()
'
' Filter Export Macro

    'Dim StartTime As Double
    'Dim MinutesElapsed As String

    'StartTime = Timer
    
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
    
    Dim WB As Workbook: Set WB = ActiveWorkbook
    Dim last_row As Long, last_col As Long, last_row2 As Long, last_col2 As Long
    Dim includedCol As Long, includedCol2 As Long
    Dim rngFound As Range
    Dim Col As Long, Col2 As Long
    Dim LROW As Long
    Dim usedRange As Range
    Dim cell As Range
    Dim shEB As Worksheet
    Dim colString As String, colString2 As String
    Dim FoundSheet As Worksheet
    Dim i As Long
    Dim myArray() As Variant
    
    
    'Delete existing ConfigFilter_Sheets tab if present
    Dim Sheet As Worksheet
    For Each Sheet In WB.Worksheets
        If Sheet.Name = "ConfigFilter_Sheets" Then
            Application.DisplayAlerts = False
            Sheet.Delete
            Application.DisplayAlerts = True
        End If
    Next Sheet
    
    'Add new ConfigFilter_Sheets tab and make list of sheet names
    Dim Filter_Sheets As Worksheet
    Dim z As Long
    
    WB.Sheets.Add(After:=WB.Sheets("Config_Review_Wiring")).Name = "ConfigFilter_Sheets"
    Set Filter_Sheets = WB.Worksheets("ConfigFilter_Sheets")
    
    For z = 1 To ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Count
        Filter_Sheets.Cells(z, 1) = z
        Filter_Sheets.Cells(z, 2) = ThisWorkbook.Sheets(z).Name
    Next z

    With Filter_Sheets
         .Rows(1).Insert
         .Cells(1, 1) = "Index"
         .Cells(1, 1).Font.Bold = True
         .Cells(1, 2) = "Filter_Sheets"
         .Cells(1, 2).Font.Bold = True
         .Columns("A:B").AutoFit
    End With
    
    Set shEB = WB.Worksheets("EaselBoard_1")
    
    last_row = shEB.Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
    last_col = shEB.Cells(1, Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
            
    includedCol = 2
    Col = 2
    colString = ""
    
    'Loop through Config_Filter sheets to filter
    Do While WB.Sheets("ConfigFilter_Sheets").Cells(includedCol, 2) <> ""
    
        If WB.Sheets("ConfigFilter_Sheets").Cells(includedCol, 2).Value Like "Config_Filter*" Then
            colString = WB.Sheets("ConfigFilter_Sheets").Cells(includedCol, 2)
            Set FoundSheet = WB.Sheets(colString)
            'shEB.ShowAllData
            
            last_col2 = FoundSheet.Cells(6, Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
            includedCol2 = 1
            Col2 = 1
            colString2 = ""
            
            Do While FoundSheet.Cells(6, includedCol2) <> ""
    
                If FoundSheet.Cells(6, includedCol2) = "" Then
                    Set rngFound = WB.Sheets("EaselBoard_1").Range("1:1").Find(What:=FoundSheet.Cells(6, includedCol2), LookIn:=xlValues, LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=True)
                Else
                    colString2 = FoundSheet.Cells(6, includedCol2)
                    Set rngFound = shEB.Range("1:1").Find(What:=colString2, LookIn:=xlValues, LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=True)
                End If
                
                If Not rngFound Is Nothing Then
                    FoundSheet.Select
                    FoundSheet.Cells(6, includedCol2).Select
                    LROW = FoundSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, includedCol2).End(xlUp).Row
                    Set usedRange = FoundSheet.Range(Cells(7, includedCol2), Cells(LROW, includedCol2))
                    i = 1
                    For Each cell In usedRange.Cells
                        ReDim myArray(i)
                        myArray(i) = cell.Value
                        i = i + 1
                    Next cell
                    
                    For i = LBound(myArray) To UBound(myArray)
                        rngFound.AutoFilter rngFound.Column, Array(myArray(i)), xlFilterValues
                    Next i
                    
                    
                Else
                    If colString2 = "" Then
                        MsgBox "Cannot find column: " & FoundSheet.Cells(6, includedCol2)
                        End
                    Else
                        MsgBox "Cannot find column matching: " & colString2
                
                    End If
            
                End If
        
                includedCol2 = includedCol2 + 1
        
            Loop
            
        End If
              
        Col = Col + 1
        includedCol = includedCol + 1
        
    Loop

Thanks in advance!!!
 

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Okay - I will try to ask this a different way:

I have a worksheet with data that is variable in size:

Program​
Columns to Filter​
Filters​
PROJECT_NUMBERLOCATIONRESPONSIBLE
A 2024​
LC​
Joe Smith​
A NA 2024​
EV1​
John Apple​
A NA ABC 2024
Freddie Bob​
A NNA 2024​

The bold text above is the column that needs to be filtered in the other sheet and the cells below each bold header are the filters that need to be applied in the other sheet. As the data is variable, the size and text can change based on how the sheet needs to be filtered. In the example above, PROJECT_NUMBER will have 4 filters applied, then LOCATION will have 2 filters and then RESPONSIBLE will have 3 filters applied - another sub function will then be performed, the filters cleared and the macro will move on to a different sheet that defines different filter criteria.

I have no issue selecting the sheets or looping through the variable range (though I may not be doing it correctly....) - the issue I have is that I apply the first filter in the first column, then the next filter but the first filter is removed. I need to apply all 9 filters before moving on, not filter the sheet 9 different ways. Here is the filtering portion of my code:

VBA Code:
If Not rngFound Is Nothing Then
                    FoundSheet.Select
                    FoundSheet.Cells(6, includedCol2).Select
                    LROW = FoundSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, includedCol2).End(xlUp).Row
                    Set usedRange = FoundSheet.Range(Cells(7, includedCol2), Cells(LROW, includedCol2))
                    'i = 0
                    For Each cell In usedRange.Cells
                        ReDim myArray(i)
                        myArray(i) = cell.Value
                        'For i = LBound(myArray) To UBound(myArray)
                            rngFound.AutoFilter Field:=rngFound.Column, Criteria1:=Array(myArray(i)), Operator:=xlFilterValues
                        'Next i
                        'i = i + 1
                    Next cell

I have been messing around trying to get it to work properly to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!
 
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Nevermind - I found a different solution that I think will work better/easier:

VBA Code:
If Not rngFound Is Nothing Then
                    FoundSheet.Select
                    FoundSheet.Cells(6, includedCol2).Select
                    LROW = FoundSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, includedCol2).End(xlUp).Row
                    Set usedRange = FoundSheet.Range(Cells(7, includedCol2), Cells(LROW, includedCol2))
                    Set CriteriaRange = usedRange
                    CriteriaVariant = CriteriaRange.Value
                    
                    rngFound.AutoFilter Field:=rngFound.Column, Criteria1:=Application.Transpose(CriteriaVariant), Operator:=xlFilterValues

Thanks for looking.
 
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