Hello,

I am completely new to Excel VBA and I have a task that can only be done
using it. I need to format a group of orders to upload them. Essentially I
start with:

78693624286 1 9.71 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)....
02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...

02454352960 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...

78693675842 1 8.65 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
02454305295 1 21.86 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
78693614475 1 7.25 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...

08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)..


What I want to end up with is:

78678693286 1 9.71
02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...

02454352960 1 8.45
02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...

78693675842 1 8.65
02454305295 1 21.86
78693614475 1 7.25
04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...

08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)...


The orders are separated by an empty row (which is already done for me)
according to the order numbers in the D column (numbers starting with
279...). Each order may have 1 or more items designated by the item number
in the first column. As you can see, the first three orders (groups) have
more than one item in the order. These are what have been causing an issue
for me. I need to clear the information from the D column onwards (including
D) on the item lines (rows) which are part of the same order EXCEPT for the
last line in the order as shown above. I would sincerely appreciate any
help.

Try this macro (change the worksheet reference and starting row Const as
required)....

Sub ClearExcessData()
Dim X As Long
Dim LastRow As Long
Const StartRow As Long = 2
With Worksheets("Sheet3")
LastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
For X = StartRow To LastRow
If .Cells(X, "A").Offset(1).Value <> "" Then
.Cells(X, "D").Resize(1, .Columns.Count - 4).Clear
End If
Next
End With
End Sub

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"G. Yamada" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E49217A6-D41B-4F31-820E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> I am completely new to Excel VBA and I have a task that can only be done
> using it. I need to format a group of orders to upload them. Essentially
> I
> start with:
>
> 78693624286 1 9.71 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)....
> 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 02454352960 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
> 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 78693675842 1 8.65 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> 02454305295 1 21.86 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> 78693614475 1 7.25 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)..
>
>
> What I want to end up with is:
>
> 78678693286 1 9.71
> 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 02454352960 1 8.45
> 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 78693675842 1 8.65
> 02454305295 1 21.86
> 78693614475 1 7.25
> 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
> The orders are separated by an empty row (which is already done for me)
> according to the order numbers in the D column (numbers starting with
> 279...). Each order may have 1 or more items designated by the item
> number
> in the first column. As you can see, the first three orders (groups) have
> more than one item in the order. These are what have been causing an
> issue
> for me. I need to clear the information from the D column onwards
> (including
> D) on the item lines (rows) which are part of the same order EXCEPT for
> the
> last line in the order as shown above. I would sincerely appreciate any
> help.

Try this...

Sub ClearStuff()
Dim rngAll As Range
Dim rngArea As Range

On Error Resume Next
Set rngAll = Range("D").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)
If Not rngAll Is Nothing Then
For Each rngArea In rngAll.Areas
If rngArea.Cells.Count > 1 Then
Range(rngArea.Cells(1), _
rngArea.Cells(rngArea.Count - 1).Offset(0, 1)).ClearContents
End If
Next rngArea
End If
End Sub
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"G. Yamada" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am completely new to Excel VBA and I have a task that can only be done
> using it. I need to format a group of orders to upload them. Essentially I
> start with:
>
> 78693624286 1 9.71 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)....
> 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 02454352960 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
> 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 78693675842 1 8.65 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> 02454305295 1 21.86 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> 78693614475 1 7.25 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)..
>
>
> What I want to end up with is:
>
> 78678693286 1 9.71
> 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 02454352960 1 8.45
> 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 78693675842 1 8.65
> 02454305295 1 21.86
> 78693614475 1 7.25
> 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
> The orders are separated by an empty row (which is already done for me)
> according to the order numbers in the D column (numbers starting with
> 279...). Each order may have 1 or more items designated by the item number
> in the first column. As you can see, the first three orders (groups) have
> more than one item in the order. These are what have been causing an issue
> for me. I need to clear the information from the D column onwards (including
> D) on the item lines (rows) which are part of the same order EXCEPT for the
> last line in the order as shown above. I would sincerely appreciate any
> help.

Hello,

Thank you for you reply. This almost does the trick for me. I need to have
all the columns in the row (to be cleared) at least up to column Q to be
cleared. So far, the program you provided only clears columns D and E. If
you could revise the program to reflect this change, I would sincerly
appreciate it. Thank you so much for providing this. I have put many hours
into it already and should have turned to the forum much earlier.

P.S. Is there a fast and efficient way to learn VBA for Excel?

"Jim Thomlinson" wrote:

> Try this...
>
> Sub ClearStuff()
> Dim rngAll As Range
> Dim rngArea As Range
>
> On Error Resume Next
> Set rngAll = Range("D").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)
> If Not rngAll Is Nothing Then
> For Each rngArea In rngAll.Areas
> If rngArea.Cells.Count > 1 Then
> Range(rngArea.Cells(1), _
> rngArea.Cells(rngArea.Count - 1).Offset(0, 1)).ClearContents
> End If
> Next rngArea
> End If
> End Sub
> --
> HTH...
>
> Jim Thomlinson
>
>
> "G. Yamada" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am completely new to Excel VBA and I have a task that can only be done
> > using it. I need to format a group of orders to upload them. Essentially I
> > start with:
> >
> > 78693624286 1 9.71 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)....
> > 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > 02454352960 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
> > 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > 78693675842 1 8.65 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> > 02454305295 1 21.86 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> > 78693614475 1 7.25 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> > 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)..
> >
> >
> > What I want to end up with is:
> >
> > 78678693286 1 9.71
> > 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > 02454352960 1 8.45
> > 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > 78693675842 1 8.65
> > 02454305295 1 21.86
> > 78693614475 1 7.25
> > 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >
> > The orders are separated by an empty row (which is already done for me)
> > according to the order numbers in the D column (numbers starting with
> > 279...). Each order may have 1 or more items designated by the item number
> > in the first column. As you can see, the first three orders (groups) have
> > more than one item in the order. These are what have been causing an issue
> > for me. I need to clear the information from the D column onwards (including
> > D) on the item lines (rows) which are part of the same order EXCEPT for the
> > last line in the order as shown above. I would sincerely appreciate any
> > help.

Hi

Just change Jim's offset from 1 to 13

rngArea.Cells(rngArea.Count - 1).Offset(0, 13)).ClearContents
--
Regards
Roger Govier

"G. Yamada" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B0831482-B2D0-4B51-8EB9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> Thank you for you reply. This almost does the trick for me. I need to
> have
> all the columns in the row (to be cleared) at least up to column Q to be
> cleared. So far, the program you provided only clears columns D and E.
> If
> you could revise the program to reflect this change, I would sincerly
> appreciate it. Thank you so much for providing this. I have put many
> hours
> into it already and should have turned to the forum much earlier.
>
> P.S. Is there a fast and efficient way to learn VBA for Excel?
>
> "Jim Thomlinson" wrote:
>
>> Try this...
>>
>> Sub ClearStuff()
>> Dim rngAll As Range
>> Dim rngArea As Range
>>
>> On Error Resume Next
>> Set rngAll = Range("D").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)
>> If Not rngAll Is Nothing Then
>> For Each rngArea In rngAll.Areas
>> If rngArea.Cells.Count > 1 Then
>> Range(rngArea.Cells(1), _
>> rngArea.Cells(rngArea.Count - 1).Offset(0, 1)).ClearContents
>> End If
>> Next rngArea
>> End If
>> End Sub
>> --
>> HTH...
>>
>> Jim Thomlinson
>>
>>
>> "G. Yamada" wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am completely new to Excel VBA and I have a task that can only be
>> > done
>> > using it. I need to format a group of orders to upload them.
>> > Essentially I
>> > start with:
>> >
>> > 78693624286 1 9.71 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)....
>> > 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 02454352960 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> > 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 78693675842 1 8.65 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> > 02454305295 1 21.86 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> > 78693614475 1 7.25 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> > 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)..
>> >
>> >
>> > What I want to end up with is:
>> >
>> > 78678693286 1 9.71
>> > 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 02454352960 1 8.45
>> > 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 78693675842 1 8.65
>> > 02454305295 1 21.86
>> > 78693614475 1 7.25
>> > 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> >
>> > The orders are separated by an empty row (which is already done for me)
>> > according to the order numbers in the D column (numbers starting with
>> > 279...). Each order may have 1 or more items designated by the item
>> > number
>> > in the first column. As you can see, the first three orders (groups)
>> > have
>> > more than one item in the order. These are what have been causing an
>> > issue
>> > for me. I need to clear the information from the D column onwards
>> > (including
>> > D) on the item lines (rows) which are part of the same order EXCEPT for
>> > the
>> > last line in the order as shown above. I would sincerely appreciate
>> > any
>> > help.

Not that I am knocking Jim's code because (with the change Roger suggested)
it should work fine; but I was wondering, did you even try my posted code?
Just so you know, it works too.

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"G. Yamada" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B0831482-B2D0-4B51-8EB9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> Thank you for you reply. This almost does the trick for me. I need to
> have
> all the columns in the row (to be cleared) at least up to column Q to be
> cleared. So far, the program you provided only clears columns D and E.
> If
> you could revise the program to reflect this change, I would sincerly
> appreciate it. Thank you so much for providing this. I have put many
> hours
> into it already and should have turned to the forum much earlier.
>
> P.S. Is there a fast and efficient way to learn VBA for Excel?
>
> "Jim Thomlinson" wrote:
>
>> Try this...
>>
>> Sub ClearStuff()
>> Dim rngAll As Range
>> Dim rngArea As Range
>>
>> On Error Resume Next
>> Set rngAll = Range("D").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)
>> If Not rngAll Is Nothing Then
>> For Each rngArea In rngAll.Areas
>> If rngArea.Cells.Count > 1 Then
>> Range(rngArea.Cells(1), _
>> rngArea.Cells(rngArea.Count - 1).Offset(0, 1)).ClearContents
>> End If
>> Next rngArea
>> End If
>> End Sub
>> --
>> HTH...
>>
>> Jim Thomlinson
>>
>>
>> "G. Yamada" wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am completely new to Excel VBA and I have a task that can only be
>> > done
>> > using it. I need to format a group of orders to upload them.
>> > Essentially I
>> > start with:
>> >
>> > 78693624286 1 9.71 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)....
>> > 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 02454352960 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> > 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 78693675842 1 8.65 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> > 02454305295 1 21.86 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> > 78693614475 1 7.25 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> > 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)..
>> >
>> >
>> > What I want to end up with is:
>> >
>> > 78678693286 1 9.71
>> > 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 02454352960 1 8.45
>> > 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 78693675842 1 8.65
>> > 02454305295 1 21.86
>> > 78693614475 1 7.25
>> > 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> > 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> >
>> > The orders are separated by an empty row (which is already done for me)
>> > according to the order numbers in the D column (numbers starting with
>> > 279...). Each order may have 1 or more items designated by the item
>> > number
>> > in the first column. As you can see, the first three orders (groups)
>> > have
>> > more than one item in the order. These are what have been causing an
>> > issue
>> > for me. I need to clear the information from the D column onwards
>> > (including
>> > D) on the item lines (rows) which are part of the same order EXCEPT for
>> > the
>> > last line in the order as shown above. I would sincerely appreciate
>> > any
>> > help.

I kinda liked your code... At first blush I thought it was going to take more
code than that to set start and end rows as you did so I used the areas. I
thought I was being kinda slick and avoiding a lot of headaches. You proved
me wrong.

To G. Yamada - Is there a quick way to learn VBA... In short no. VBA is a
language like any other language. The only way to be good at it is to devote
time and effort towards it. Excel VBA for dummies is a great place to start.
Check out this link...

http://spreadsheetpage.com/index.php/books/
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

> Not that I am knocking Jim's code because (with the change Roger suggested)
> it should work fine; but I was wondering, did you even try my posted code?
> Just so you know, it works too.
>
> --
> Rick (MVP - Excel)
>
>
> "G. Yamada" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B0831482-B2D0-4B51-8EB9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Thank you for you reply. This almost does the trick for me. I need to
> > have
> > all the columns in the row (to be cleared) at least up to column Q to be
> > cleared. So far, the program you provided only clears columns D and E.
> > If
> > you could revise the program to reflect this change, I would sincerly
> > appreciate it. Thank you so much for providing this. I have put many
> > hours
> > into it already and should have turned to the forum much earlier.
> >
> > P.S. Is there a fast and efficient way to learn VBA for Excel?
> >
> > "Jim Thomlinson" wrote:
> >
> >> Try this...
> >>
> >> Sub ClearStuff()
> >> Dim rngAll As Range
> >> Dim rngArea As Range
> >>
> >> On Error Resume Next
> >> Set rngAll = Range("D").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)
> >> If Not rngAll Is Nothing Then
> >> For Each rngArea In rngAll.Areas
> >> If rngArea.Cells.Count > 1 Then
> >> Range(rngArea.Cells(1), _
> >> rngArea.Cells(rngArea.Count - 1).Offset(0, 1)).ClearContents
> >> End If
> >> Next rngArea
> >> End If
> >> End Sub
> >> --
> >> HTH...
> >>
> >> Jim Thomlinson
> >>
> >>
> >> "G. Yamada" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I am completely new to Excel VBA and I have a task that can only be
> >> > done
> >> > using it. I need to format a group of orders to upload them.
> >> > Essentially I
> >> > start with:
> >> >
> >> > 78693624286 1 9.71 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)....
> >> > 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> > 02454352960 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> > 78693675842 1 8.65 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > 02454305295 1 21.86 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > 78693614475 1 7.25 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> > 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)..
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > What I want to end up with is:
> >> >
> >> > 78678693286 1 9.71
> >> > 02761688770 1 2.99 2793888 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> > 02454352960 1 8.45
> >> > 02454352959 1 8.45 2792280 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> > 78693675842 1 8.65
> >> > 02454305295 1 21.86
> >> > 78693614475 1 7.25
> >> > 04339614171 1 9.77 2791190 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> > 08536513892 1 3.99 2791055 (E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > The orders are separated by an empty row (which is already done for me)
> >> > according to the order numbers in the D column (numbers starting with
> >> > 279...). Each order may have 1 or more items designated by the item
> >> > number
> >> > in the first column. As you can see, the first three orders (groups)
> >> > have
> >> > more than one item in the order. These are what have been causing an
> >> > issue
> >> > for me. I need to clear the information from the D column onwards
> >> > (including
> >> > D) on the item lines (rows) which are part of the same order EXCEPT for
> >> > the
> >> > last line in the order as shown above. I would sincerely appreciate
> >> > any
> >> > help.
>
>

See inline comments..

>I kinda liked your code...

Thanks!

> At first blush I thought it was going to take more code than that to set
> start and end rows as you did so I used the areas. I thought I was being
> kinda slick and avoiding a lot of headaches. You proved me wrong.

That's what I have always liked about programming in general (and this
includes Excel formula development as well)... there are usually more than
one way to code a solution and each tends to be interesting in their own
right. Sometimes an idea you see someone use in one of them may becomes a
central method you choose for a similar, but different problem later on.

> To G. Yamada - Is there a quick way to learn VBA... In short no. VBA is a
> language like any other language. The only way to be good at it is to
> devote
> time and effort towards it. Excel VBA for dummies is a great place to
> start.
> Check out this link...

I have found the "For Dummies" series of books to be a great introduction to
the topics they cover so, yes G. Yamada, that would be a great place to
start. You might also find the brief tutorial at this link to be helpful as
well.

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)

Hi Rick,

> I have found the "For Dummies" series of books to be a great introduction to
> the topics they cover so, yes G. Yamada, that would be a great place to
> start. You might also find the brief tutorial at this link to be helpful as
> well.

My browser didn't show a link. Could you please repost it?

Thanks,

Dan

Actually, it apparently never got pasted into my original message. Here it
is...

http://www.anthony-vba.kefra.com/

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"dan dungan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cb71e75e-815e-4c55-b7ab-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Rick,
>
>> I have found the "For Dummies" series of books to be a great introduction
>> to
>> the topics they cover so, yes G. Yamada, that would be a great place to
>> start. You might also find the brief tutorial at this link to be helpful
>> as
>> well.
>
> My browser didn't show a link. Could you please repost it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan