XL5: Example for SpecialCells Method Incorrect

ID: Q149772

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SUMMARY

On Page 625 of the "Microsoft Excel 5 Visual Basic for Applications Reference" and in online Help in Microsoft Excel version 5.0, the example for the SpecialCells method states the following:

   This example activates the last cell in the current selection.
   Selection.SpecialCells(xlLastCell).Activate

This statement is incorrect. When you use the SpecialCells method with the xlLastCell value, it does not activate the last cell of the current selection; instead, the xlLastCell value always activates the last used cell on the worksheet. For example, if the cells between A1 and M15 all contain data, or did at one time, then M15 is the last used cell.

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The following is the correct code that will activate the last cell of the current selection. The code assumes that the selection is a contiguous block of cells.

   Sub Activate_Selection_Lastcell()
       ' Get the number of rows of the selection.
       RowCount = Selection.Rows.Count
       ' Get the number of columns of the selection.
       ColumnCount = Selection.Columns.Count
       ' Activate the last cell of the selection.
       Selection.Cells(RowCount, ColumnCount).Activate
   End Sub

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Excel 5.0 Visual Basic for Applications Reference," version 5.0, page 624, "SpecialCells Method"

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 5.00c 5.0 5.0a 5.0c lastcell

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Version           : WINDOWS:5.x; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999