[vba] exact value search Solved/Closed

Question

Hello,

As a beginner in VBA,
I am looking for the value "NumUnique" among the cells "B39 to B200" using the code:
"
Set CelluleTrouvee = Range("B39:B200").Find(NumUnique, LookIn:=xlValues)
"

PROBLEM: my macro does not return the cells with a value EQUAL to the NumUnique value sought, but the cells CONTAINING NumUnique.
For example, if I search for NumUnique = 2,
the result is CelluleTrouvee.Value = 52

Do you know another function that returns a cell containing the exact searched value?
Otherwise, do you have a simple example to work around the problem?

Thank you in advance!
Céline

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tompols · Accepted Answer

Hello,

The Find method has an optional argument of type variant "Lookat", with possible values being xlWhole or xlPart...
Referring back to your example, it goes like this:

Public Sub test()

Dim number As Integer
Dim foundCell As Range
Dim row As Integer
Dim col As Integer

number = 8

Set foundCell = Range("A1:A5").Find(number, lookat:=xlWhole)

If foundCell Is Nothing Then
MsgBox ("not found")
Else
row = foundCell.Row
col = foundCell.Column
MsgBox ("found: row = " & row & " , column = " & col)
End If

End Sub

aminea · Answer

Hello cel92,  You just need to remove the part "LookIn:=xlValues" from your code.

cel92 · Answer

Unfortunately, it still does not search for the exact value, but for the contained value.

This small program proves it:

"Public Sub test()

Dim number As Integer
Dim foundCell As Range
Dim row As Integer
Dim col As Integer

number = 8

Set foundCell = Range("A1:A5").Find(number)

row = foundCell.Row
col = foundCell.Column

MsgBox ("found: row = " & row & " , column = " & col)

End Sub
"

Because it returns the coordinates of a cell containing the number 48, while I am searching for the number 8!

cel92 · Answer

Thank you very much!   The argument lookat:=xlWhole indeed allows you to search for an exact value,  as opposed to lookat:=xlPart which allows searching for a value contained within the cell or sheet, by default in the absence of an argument.

jokair8 · Answer

Hello,

In an Excel sheet, I'm trying to select the cell containing today's date by clicking on a CommandBox:

Here's the code I wrote:

Code:

Private Sub cmd_today_Click()

Dim today As Date
Dim foundCell As Range
Dim row As Integer
Dim col As Integer

today = Date

Set foundCell = Range("D3:HE3").Find(today, lookat:=xlWhole)

If foundCell Is Nothing Then
MsgBox ("not found " + Chr(13) + Str(Date))
Else
row = foundCell.Row
col = foundCell.Column
MsgBox ("found: row = " & row & ", column = " & col)
foundCell.Select
End If

End Sub

However, the function used isn't finding any cell (even though, of course, there is a cell that contains today's date...)
On the other hand, this cell is a formula (=left cell +1)

Thanks for your contributions'

@+

cel92 · Answer

When you use the find method among formulas, you need to specify whether you want to compare your string with the formulas or with their results:

Try using find(today, lookin:= xlValues, lookat:= xlWhole)

[vba] exact value search

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