VBA - Searching for repeat values, copying, pasting, & looping

Pineapple_Crazy

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Hey Everyone,

Got a question I'm hoping to get some help on. Below I have copied a small bit of my code. What I'm trying to do is search out a value from a msg box insertion (called "myValue"), find another value (called "Added:"), and copy the adjacent cell values between "myValue" and "Added:" into another worksheet (where I do this is shown bold in the code below). However, what the user enters into the msg box can be found in the spreadsheet many times. I'm trying to figure out a way to loop through the spreadsheet so that I can copy adjacent values for ever instance "myValue" and "Added:" are found. Anything I have tried is not working or simply copies the same set over and over again. Can someone provide some advice? Thanks much!



Code:
Sub FindValues()

Dim findrow As Long, findrow2 As Long
Dim find As Range
Dim StrFile As String
Dim StrPath As String
 
StrPath = "Y:\Finance\BI\Pete\Pete Documents\Misc\"
StrFile = Dir(StrPath & "Vendor*" & "*.xls*")

'msg box to enter vendor ID


myValue = InputBox("Please Enter the Vendor Name", "VENDOR NAME", "AMES001")


'Opens file
Workbooks.Open Filename:=StrPath & StrFile


'Finding values

[B]findrow = Range("A:A").find([/B]myValue[B], Range("A1")).Row[/B]
[B]findrow2 = Range("A:A").find([/B][SIZE=2]"Added:"[/SIZE][B], Range("A" & findrow)).Row[/B]
[B]Range("A" & findrow + 0 & ":A" & findrow2 + 0).Offset(0, 1).Copy[/B]


'Shifts focus back to macro workbook and pastes data in given worksheet. Puts cursor at bottom of A (5000) and searches up for last data entered.


Windows("FinalReport_Vendor.xlsm").Activate
Sheets("Data").Activate
ActiveSheet.Range("B5000").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Select
'ActiveSheet.Paste
Selection.PasteSpecial paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
        :=False, Transpose:=True


End Sub
 

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Pineapple_Crazy,

You might consider the following...

Code:
Sub FindValues()

Dim findrow As Long, findrow2 As Long
Dim find As Range
Dim StrFile As String
Dim StrPath As String
Dim r1 As Long, wb As Workbook
 
StrPath = "Y:\Finance\BI\Pete\Pete Documents\Misc\"
StrFile = Dir(StrPath & "Vendor*" & "*.xls*")

'msg box to enter vendor ID
myValue = InputBox("Please Enter the Vendor Name", "VENDOR NAME", "AMES001")

'Opens file
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=StrPath & StrFile)

'Finding values
findrow = Range("A:A").find(myValue, Range("A1")).Row
findrow2 = Range("A:A").find("Added:", Range("A" & findrow)).Row
Range("A" & findrow + 0 & ":A" & findrow2 + 0).Offset(0, 1).Copy
r1 = findrow

'Shifts focus back to macro workbook and pastes data in given worksheet. Puts cursor at bottom of A (5000) and searches up for last data entered.
Windows("FinalReport_Vendor.xlsm").Activate
Sheets("Data").Activate
ActiveSheet.Range("B5000").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Select
'ActiveSheet.Paste
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
        :=False, Transpose:=True

'Find and copy/paste additional values
Do
    wb.Activate
    findrow = Range("A:A").find(what:=myValue, after:=Cells(findrow, 1)).Row
    findrow2 = Range("A:A").find(what:="Added:", after:=Range("A" & findrow)).Row
    Range("A" & findrow + 0 & ":A" & findrow2 + 0).Offset(0, 1).Copy

    'Shifts focus back to macro workbook and pastes data in given worksheet. Puts cursor at bottom of A (5000) and searches up for last data entered.
    Windows("FinalReport_Vendor.xlsm").Activate
    Sheets("Data").Activate
    ActiveSheet.Range("B5000").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Select
    'ActiveSheet.Paste
    Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
            :=False, Transpose:=True
Loop While findrow > 1 And findrow <> r1
End Sub

Please note the code is untested.

Cheers,

tonyyy
 
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Pineapple_Crazy,

You might consider the following...

Code:
Sub FindValues()

Dim findrow As Long, findrow2 As Long
Dim find As Range
Dim StrFile As String
Dim StrPath As String
Dim r1 As Long, wb As Workbook
 
StrPath = "Y:\Finance\BI\Pete\Pete Documents\Misc\"
StrFile = Dir(StrPath & "Vendor*" & "*.xls*")

'msg box to enter vendor ID
myValue = InputBox("Please Enter the Vendor Name", "VENDOR NAME", "AMES001")

'Opens file
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=StrPath & StrFile)

'Finding values
findrow = Range("A:A").find(myValue, Range("A1")).Row
findrow2 = Range("A:A").find("Added:", Range("A" & findrow)).Row
Range("A" & findrow + 0 & ":A" & findrow2 + 0).Offset(0, 1).Copy
r1 = findrow

'Shifts focus back to macro workbook and pastes data in given worksheet. Puts cursor at bottom of A (5000) and searches up for last data entered.
Windows("FinalReport_Vendor.xlsm").Activate
Sheets("Data").Activate
ActiveSheet.Range("B5000").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Select
'ActiveSheet.Paste
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
        :=False, Transpose:=True

'Find and copy/paste additional values
Do
    wb.Activate
    findrow = Range("A:A").find(what:=myValue, after:=Cells(findrow, 1)).Row
    findrow2 = Range("A:A").find(what:="Added:", after:=Range("A" & findrow)).Row
    Range("A" & findrow + 0 & ":A" & findrow2 + 0).Offset(0, 1).Copy

    'Shifts focus back to macro workbook and pastes data in given worksheet. Puts cursor at bottom of A (5000) and searches up for last data entered.
    Windows("FinalReport_Vendor.xlsm").Activate
    Sheets("Data").Activate
    ActiveSheet.Range("B5000").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Select
    'ActiveSheet.Paste
    Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
            :=False, Transpose:=True
Loop While findrow > 1 And findrow <> r1
End Sub

Please note the code is untested.

Cheers,

tonyyy

Hi tonyyy,

Thanks so much! Made just a slight adjustment and works beautifully! Really appreciate it. :biggrin:

Code:

Code:
Sub FindValues()

Dim findrow As Long, findrow2 As Long
Dim find As Range
Dim StrFile As String
Dim StrPath As String
Dim r1 As Long, wb As Workbook
 
StrPath = "Y:\Finance\BI\Pete\Pete Documents\Misc\"
StrFile = Dir(StrPath & "Vendor*" & "*.xls*")


'msg box to enter vendor ID
myValue = InputBox("Please Enter the Vendor Name", "VENDOR NAME", "AMES001")


'Opens file
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=StrPath & StrFile)


'Finding values
findrow = Range("A:A").find(myValue, Range("A1")).Row
findrow2 = Range("A:A").find("Added:", Range("A" & findrow)).Row
Range("A" & findrow + 0 & ":A" & findrow2 + 0).Offset(0, 1).Copy
r1 = findrow


Do
    wb.Activate
    findrow = Range("A:A").find(what:=myValue, after:=Cells(findrow, 1)).Row
    findrow2 = Range("A:A").find(what:="Added:", after:=Range("A" & findrow)).Row
    Range("A" & findrow + 0 & ":A" & findrow2 + 0).Offset(0, 1).Copy


    'Shifts focus back to macro workbook and pastes data in given worksheet. Puts cursor at bottom of A (5000) and searches up for last data entered.
    Windows("FinalReport_Vendor.xlsm").Activate
    Sheets("Data").Activate
    ActiveSheet.Range("B5000").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Select
    'ActiveSheet.Paste
    Selection.PasteSpecial paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
            :=False, Transpose:=True
Loop While findrow > 1 And findrow <> r1
End Sub
 
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Thanks so much! Made just a slight adjustment and works beautifully!

You're very welcome.

Question: With the "slight adjustment" - Is the code copying/pasting data from the first findrow? (I suspect not.)
 
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You're very welcome.

Question: With the "slight adjustment" - Is the code copying/pasting data from the first findrow? (I suspect not.)


Hey tonyyy,

Yes, you are indeed correct. I removed the first paste and it works great! Otherwise it was copying/pasting and essentially duplicating a row.

Thanks again.
 
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