Visual Basic Example to Delete Blank Rows

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Visual Basic Example

' The following code deletes blank rows from the active worksheet.

Dim Counter
Dim i As Integer

Sub DelRow()

' Input box to determine the total number of rows in the worksheet.
Counter = InputBox("Enter the total number of rows to process")
Activecell.Select
' Loops through the desired number of rows.
For i = 1 To Counter
    ' Checks to see if the active cell is blank.
    If ActiveCell = "" Then
        Selection.EntireRow.Delete

        ' Decrements count each time a row is deleted. This ensures
        ' that the macro will not run past the last row.
        Counter = Counter - 1
    Else
        ' Selects the next cell.
        ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
    End If

Next i

End Sub
				

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