select alternate rows - quickly

[Guest]

I have a worksheet where I want to delete alternate rows. i.e. rows
1,3,5,7,9.......... because they contain no data. Currently I am holding the
control key and selecting every other row, then using the delete row toolbar
button. However I have many worksheets to do.
I thought I'd create a macro to automatically hilight alternate rows and
then just use the delete row button. I did create that macro but when using
it, instead of hilighting the alternate rows from where my cursor is inserted
it just hilights the same rows as when the macro was created (i.e. the wrong
rows).
How can I set something up that allows me to hilight alternate rows from
where I place my cursor.

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
try the following macro:
Sub delete_rows()
Dim lastrow As Long
Dim row_index As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
lastrow = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
For row_index = lastrow To 1 Step -1
If row_index mod 2 =1 then
Rows(row_index).delete
End If
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

 

[Guest]

This appears to delete all the rows and not just the alternate ones as desired?

 

[Masked Coder]

Try this instead:

Code
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Sub delete_rows()
Dim lastrow As Long
Dim row_index As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
lastrow = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
For row_index = lastrow To 1 Step -1
If IsEven(row_index) = False Then
Rows(row_index).delete
End If
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

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Then add this code to the module


Code

 

[NickHK]

RC,
Works fine here.
Unless you have some data 1 line below the range you think you are
processing.

Nick

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
works for me

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

select a column where the only cells that are blank are in the rows you want
to delete.

Do
Edit=>Goto => Special and select Blank Cells. Then do Edit=>Delete and
select entire row.

This assumes the cells are actually blank and don't just appear blank
because they contain a formula returning an empty string or contain spaces.

 

[Robert McCurdy]

I'd love to know what is stopping you from sorting this?

Regards
Robert McCurdy

"If you can't, use Word"