VBA Copy column based on header name

rplohocky

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
hello,
I have a weird thing happening with this code shown below.
Code:
'Find "Current Odometer Reading Date" in Row 1
  With Sheets(1).Rows(1)
   Set t = .Find("Current Odometer Reading Date", lookat:=xlPart)
'If not found, present a message
     If Not t Is Nothing Then
        Columns(t.Column).EntireColumn.Copy _
          Destination:=Sheets(2).Range("Y1")
       Else: MsgBox "Current Odometer Reading Date Not Found"
     End If
  End With
  
'Find "Current Odometer Reading" in Row 1
  With Sheets(1).Rows(1)
   Set t = .Find("Current Odometer Reading", lookat:=xlPart)
'If not found, present a message
     If Not t Is Nothing Then
        Columns(t.Column).EntireColumn.Copy _
          Destination:=Sheets(2).Range("Z1")
       Else: MsgBox "Current Odometer Reading Not Found"
     End If
  End With
This code is supposed to look in row 1 for a specific header name and then copy the entire column to another sheet. This code is working fine except for these 2 blocks. The first block of code copies the same column twice on the new sheet but it shouldn't because the header names are different. It copies "Current Odometer Reading Date" to columns Y and Z but it should only copy it to Y then the next block copy "Current Odometer Reading" to column Z. Y and Z are identical after I run this code.

Can anyone tell me what I'm missing here? I have 27 columns I use this code on and they all work fine, its just these 2 that are the problem.
 
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Hi. Try after changing
Set t = .Find("Current Odometer Reading", lookat:=xlPart)

to
Set t = .Find("Current Odometer Reading", lookat:=xlWhole)
 
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Hi. Try after changing
Set t = .Find("Current Odometer Reading", lookat:=xlPart)

to
Set t = .Find("Current Odometer Reading", lookat:=xlWhole)

Osvaldo Palmeiro,
Thanks!! That was the problem. Apparently because they very similar and it was set on Part, it didn't grab the right column. It works now, thanks again!
 
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