VBA to fill in the gaps?

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MichaelRSnow

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Afternoon All

Anyone know if you can get VBA to fill in the gaps based on the entry above, for example, A1 'Rate1' is copied down until it hits A5 'Rate2', then Rate2 is copied down until it hits A7 'Rate3' etc, End result is it starts off looking like table to the left and end up looking like table to the right?
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[TD="class: xl27, width: 26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, width: 29, bgcolor: silver, align: center"] [/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]10[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeB[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeC[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl27, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl24, bgcolor: silver, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Rate5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]TypeA[/TD]
[TD="class: xl25, bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]Name2[/TD]
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MichaelRSnow said:
Afternoon All

Anyone know if you can get VBA to fill in the gaps based on the entry above, for example, A1 'Rate1' is copied down until it hits A5 'Rate2', then Rate2 is copied down until it hits A7 'Rate3' etc, End result is it starts off looking like table to the left and end up looking like table to the right?
...
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Since you asked about VBA, here's a VBA approach as applied to ColumnA
Code: 
Sub fillgaps()
Dim e
For Each e In Range("A:A")
If Len(e(2)) = 0 Then e(2) = e.Value
If e(2).End(4).Row = Rows.Count Then Exit For
Next e
End Sub
So yes, if you wish you can do it with VBA.
 
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mirabeau said:
Since you asked about VBA, here's a VBA approach as applied to ColumnA
Code: 
Sub fillgaps()
Dim e
For Each e In Range("A:A")
If Len(e(2)) = 0 Then e(2) = e.Value
If e(2).End(4).Row = Rows.Count Then Exit For
Next e
End Sub
So yes, if you wish you can do it with VBA.
Click to expand...

Thanks mirabeau, does is exactly what I need it to do.
 
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MichaelRSnow said:
Thanks mirabeau, does is exactly what I need it to do.
Click to expand...
Thanks for feedback. :)

Just for the record, here's another, faster one. Took me under 1.2 seconds to fill in randomized gaps in 1 million rows. (where 50% of cells were gaps)
Code: 
Sub morefillgaps()
Dim lr As Long, i As Long, a, c
lr = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(3).Row
a = Range("A1").Resize(lr)
For i = 1 To lr
    If Len(a(i, 1)) > 0 Then c = a(i, 1) Else a(i, 1) = c
Next i
Range("A1").Resize(lr) = a
End Sub
 
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mirabeau said:
Thanks for feedback. :)

Just for the record, here's another, faster one. Took me under 1.2 seconds to fill in randomized gaps in 1 million rows. (where 50% of cells were gaps)
Code: 
Sub morefillgaps()
Dim lr As Long, i As Long, a, c
lr = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(3).Row
a = Range("A1").Resize(lr)
For i = 1 To lr
    If Len(a(i, 1)) > 0 Then c = a(i, 1) Else a(i, 1) = c
Next i
Range("A1").Resize(lr) = a
End Sub
Click to expand...

Thanks mate, mine is 45,000 rows A to AD so the previous version did this in a few seconds also. thanks again :)
 
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mirabeau said:
Since you asked about VBA, here's a VBA approach as applied to ColumnA
Code: 
Sub fillgaps()
Dim e
For Each e In Range("A:A")
If Len(e(2)) = 0 Then e(2) = e.Value
If e(2).End(4).Row = Rows.Count Then Exit For
Next e
End Sub
So yes, if you wish you can do it with VBA.
Click to expand...
this works perfect, i use it for two columns. Column A stops at the end of my range, column B doesnt. Any help?
 

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alexvsince92 said:
this works perfect, i use it for two columns. Column A stops at the end of my range, column B doesnt. Any help?
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