Comments on: VBA: Remove Blank Rows http://www.automateexcel.com/2004/12/20/excel_vba_remove_blank_rows/ Everything Excel. Only Excel. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nazri http://www.automateexcel.com/2004/12/20/excel_vba_remove_blank_rows/comment-page-1/#comment-1772 Nazri Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:48:03 +0000 #comment-1772 use replace space bar with empty ("") before looping. use replace space bar with empty (“”) before looping.

]]> By: Mark http://www.automateexcel.com/2004/12/20/excel_vba_remove_blank_rows/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Mark Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:50:56 +0000 #comment-61 Thanks for the tip John, I wasn't aware of the "spacebar delete". <br /> <br /> Autofilter fails when the dataset is lacking headers, and you can't TRIM a row...scratching head... Thanks for the tip John, I wasn’t aware of the “spacebar delete”.

Autofilter fails when the dataset is lacking headers, and you can’t TRIM a row…scratching head…

]]> By: John Mansfield http://www.automateexcel.com/2004/12/20/excel_vba_remove_blank_rows/comment-page-1/#comment-60 John Mansfield Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:27:29 +0000 #comment-60 Concerning the possibility of data that might have been entered and then deleted . . . I've found that some Excel users will delete data using the space bar as opposed to the delete key. They like to use the spacebar because they can hit it with their left hand while hitting the enter key with their right to quickly move down a column. If the space bar is used, the cell looks blank but really is not. Although the macro is technically correct, the novice user might interpret the macro as failing if he or she uses a spacebar to delete data and then runs the macro.<br /> <br /> A test of this would be to enter the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F in the cell range A1:A6. Go to cell A3 and delete the C using the spacebar. Then go to cell A5 and delete the E using the spacebar. Run the macro and nothing happens. However, if you were to use the delete key the macro works fine.<br /> <br /> A possible alternative that covers both bases might be to use a macro that autofilters the data and then deletes the blank rows. <br /> Concerning the possibility of data that might have been entered and then deleted . . . I’ve found that some Excel users will delete data using the space bar as opposed to the delete key. They like to use the spacebar because they can hit it with their left hand while hitting the enter key with their right to quickly move down a column. If the space bar is used, the cell looks blank but really is not. Although the macro is technically correct, the novice user might interpret the macro as failing if he or she uses a spacebar to delete data and then runs the macro.

A test of this would be to enter the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F in the cell range A1:A6. Go to cell A3 and delete the C using the spacebar. Then go to cell A5 and delete the E using the spacebar. Run the macro and nothing happens. However, if you were to use the delete key the macro works fine.

A possible alternative that covers both bases might be to use a macro that autofilters the data and then deletes the blank rows.

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