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This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that determines how many records were returned in an auto-filtered list. You can also use the Subtotal function to achieve a similar result. Both methods are detailed in the "More Information" section of this article.
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1. Insert a module sheet and type the following code:
Sub Filter_Return()
Sheets("sheet1").Select
Range("a1").Select
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
row_count = Selection.Rows.Count - 1 ' Count the rows and
' subtract the header.
' The following three lines run an AutoFilter using "Cat" as the
' criteria for the first column and greater than 0 as the
' criteria for the second column.
Selection.AutoFilter
Selection.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:="Cat"
Selection.AutoFilter Field:=2, Criteria1:=">0"
matched_criteria = 0 ' Set variable to
' zero.
check_row = 0 ' Set variable to
' zero.
While Not IsEmpty(ActiveCell) ' Check to see if row
' height is zero.
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
If ActiveCell.RowHeight = 0 Then
check_row = check_row + 1
Else
matched_criteria = matched_criteria + 1
End If
Wend
If row_count = check_row Then ' If these are equal,
' nothing was returned.
MsgBox "no matching data"
Else
MsgBox matched_criteria - 1 ' Display the number
' of records returned.
End If
End Sub
A1: Animal B1: In Stock C1: Price
A2: Dog B2: 1 C2: $1.00
A3: Cat B3: 2 C3: $2.00
A4: Dog B4: 3 C4: $3.00
A5: Cat B5: 4 C5: $4.00
A6: Bird B6: 5 C6: $5.00
Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Excel 98
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On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros. In the Macro
box, select Filter_Return, and then click Run.
Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 7.0
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On the Tools Menu, click Macro. In the Macro box, select Filter_Return,
and then click Run.
1. Use the same sample data from Step 2, above. If the AutoFilter is
currently on, point to Filter on the Data menu, and then click
AutoFilter.
=SUBTOTAL(3,C2:C6)
NOTE: The first argument for the Subtotal function is the function used
to calculate the subtotal. The argument in this example uses the Count
function (3) to calculate the subtotal.
AutoFilter.
This turns on the AutoFilter, and you get a drop-down box for each of
the three fields in this example.
drop-down list.
The AutoFilter filters all the records with Cat in the Animal field, and
in this example, the result of the Subtotal function in cell C8 is 2.
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Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowtoLast Reviewed: May 18, 1999