XL: Visual Basic Example to Retrieve Value from Last Cell

ID: Q141692

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh, version 5.0 5.0a

SUMMARY

Using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code, you can return the value of the last cell on any given sheet.

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The following example retrieves data from the last cell on the worksheet, assigns it to a variable, and displays the variable in a message box. To use this macro, follow these steps:

1. Open a new workbook and type the following macro code on a module

   sheet:

      Sub Get_Last_Cell_Value()

          ' Dimension the variable.
          Dim LastCellValue As Variant

          ' Set the value of the last cell to the variable.
          LastCellValue = ActiveCell.SpecialCells(xlLastCell).Value

          ' Display the variable in a message box.
          MsgBox LastCellValue

      End Sub

      Sub Get_Last_Cell_Address()

          Dim LastCellAddress As String

          ' Return the address of the last cell to the variable.
          LastCellAddress = ActiveCell.SpecialCells(xlLastCell).Address

          ' Display the variable in a message box.
          MsgBox LastCellAddress

      End Sub

2. On a blank worksheet in the workbook, type 1000 in cell Z100.

3. Select the sheet that has the value in cell Z100.

4. Run the Get_Last_Cell_Value macro.

When you run the Get_Last_Cell_Value macro and a blank or incorrect value is displayed in the message box, run the Get_Last_Cell_Address macro to find out the address of the last cell. If the cell address is incorrect, refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base to resolve the problem.

   ARTICLE-ID: Q100406
   TITLE     : Excel: Resetting Last Cell Address Fixes Memory/Printing
               Probs

REFERENCES

For more information about the last cell, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu and type:

   Tell Me About The Last Cell

In Microsoft Excel version 5.0, click Contents on the Help menu. Select Programming With Visual Basic, click the Search button, and type:

   SpecialCells

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 5.00c 7.00 8.00 XL97 XL98 XL7 XL5

Keywords          : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode PgmHowto KbVBA xlmac xlwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999