RemoveDuplicates not removing all duplicate entries

[Rick S.]

I can't see what is failing in this macro to remove all duplicates.
I always end up with one duplicate left over?
All help is appreciated.

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Sub RemoveDups()
ActiveSheet.Unprotect "2000"
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Dim Sh3LastRow
Dim Sh3LastCol

With Sheets("Order Specs")
Sh3LastRow = .Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).row
Sh3LastCol = Range("A2").Cells(1, .Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
End With

ActiveSheet.Range("A2:K" & Sh3LastRow).RemoveDuplicates
Columns:=Array(1, 2), Header:=xlYes
Range("A2").Activate
'ActiveSheet.Protect "2000"
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
'======
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Regards

VBA.Newb.Confused
XP Pro
Office 2007

 

[Joel]

It is always due to the cells not containing exactly the same data.
Sometimes it is a space or tab at the beginninhgor end of the data.
sometimes it is a mis-spelled word. Other times it is the letter o instead
of the digit 0. 1's instead of l's. Maybe an extra space between words.
Look and eventualy you find the mis-match.

One way of comparing is copy both cells to notepad. Put each piece of data

 

[Rick S.]

The strange thing is, I can copy data from one row into another row, two
times, creating three total copies and the code will only remove one of the
copies?

I just can't figure out why?
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Regards

VBA.Newb.Confused
XP Pro
Office 2007

 

[Rick S.]

I figured this out!
This was the offending code section: (One string)
ActiveSheet.Range("A1:K" & Sh3LastRow).RemoveDuplicates Columns:=Array(1,
2), Header:=xlYes

'======
Sub RemoveDups()
ActiveSheet.Unprotect "2000"
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Dim Sh3LastRow
Dim Sh3LastCol

With Sheets("Order Specs")
Sh3LastRow = .Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).row
End With

ActiveSheet.Range("A1:K" & Sh3LastRow).RemoveDuplicates
Columns:=Array(1, 2), Header:=xlYes
Range("A2").Activate
'ActiveSheet.Protect "2000"
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
'======
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Regards

VBA.Newb.Confused
XP Pro
Office 2007