The GoTo Statement in VBA allows you to jump to a line of code.

First create a line label anywhere in your code:

Skip:

Then add to “GoTo” statement to jump to the line label

GoTo Skip

GoTo Examples

This example tests the year. If the year is 2019 or later it will GoTo the Skip line label. This allows you to skip over code if certain conditions are met.

Sub GoTo_Example()

    Dim year As Integer
    year = 2019

    If year >= 2019 Then GoTo Skip
    
    'Process Data for Years < 2019
     MsgBox "Year is Prior to 2019"

Skip:
End Sub

 

GoTo Multiple Line Labels

You can also use GoTo statements to jump to relevant lines of code.  Let’s adjust our previous example to go to different code locations based on which year it is:

Sub GoTo_Statement()

    Dim year As Integer
    year = 2019

    If year = 2019 Then
        GoTo year2019
    ElseIf year = 2010 Then
        GoTo year2020
    Else
        GoTo year2021
    End If
    
year2019:
    'Process 2019
    MsgBox "Year is 2019"


GoTo EndProc
year2020:
    'Process 2020
    MsgBox "Year is 2020"


GoTo EndProc
year2021:
    'Process 2021+
    MsgBox "Year is 2021+"


EndProc:
End Sub

Notice the “GoTo EndProc” before each line label. We added this line of code so that those code sections are skipped unless they are accessed by the relevant “GoTo”.

GoTo Error Handler End of Procedure

Now let’s use Error Handling to go to the end of the procedure if there is an error.

Sub GoTo_OnError ()
Dim i As Integer

On Error GoTo EndProc


    i = 5 / 0
    MsgBox i


EndProc:
End Sub

 

GoTo Repeat Code

Our last example will use the GoTo Statement to repeat some code.

Below we’re using a Yes / No Messagebox (Click to learn more) to confirm that the user acknowledges the warning. If they click ‘No’, the message box will be displayed again until they click ‘Yes’ (see GIF below).

Sub GoTo_YesNoMsgBox()

RepeatMsg:
    Dim answer As Integer
    
    answer = MsgBox("WARNING: This file was opened as a Read-Only file, meaning any changes you make will not be saved unless/until you have Write-Access rights. " & _
    Chr(13) & Chr(13) & "Select  File, SaveAs  to save a copy before working in this file." & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Do you understand?", vbExclamation + vbYesNo, "WARNING!")
    
    If answer = vbNo Then GoTo RepeatMsg 'Repeat until user clicks "Yes"

End Sub