VBA Clear Content based on certain value

[SophieF114]

hi all

I have a column with a formula and want VBA to clear those cells taht contain the #Value ! error.. I put together below code, which doesn't error but also doesn't do what I want it to do?

    Dim find As String
find = "#Value !"
Select Case find
Case Cells(2, 3).Value
Range("C2:C9999").Select
Selection.ClearContents
End Select

 

[Fluff]

How about

Sub sophieF114()
   Range("C:C").SpecialCells(xlFormulas, xlErrors).ClearContents
End Sub

This will clear all cells in column C that have a formula returning an error.

 

[Joe4]

That is because your code is looking for a literal text string of "#Value" and not the "#Value" error.
You can use the ISERROR function to locate errors. See: https://www.techonthenet.com/excel/formulas/iserror.php

Also, you should NOT used reserved words like "find" as variables in VBA. It can cause ambiguity and errors, as VBA might not be able to determine is you are trying to reference the "find" variable or the "find" method (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/excel.range.find). Better to pick names that aren't reserved words. Many people add the prefix "my" to the front, i.e. "myfind".

 

[SophieF114]

Hi Joe

thank you for your reply and the added details about reserved words... makes complete sense and I will save this resource to make sure I don't use reserved words

Sophie