Custom Function to Transpose Nonadjacent Range

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

      Function MakeArray(ParamArray CellAddress()) As Variant

      ' Declaration of function variables.
      Dim Temp As Variant
      Dim TheArray() As Variant
      Dim Count As Integer, Ver as Integer
      Dim W As Integer, X As Integer, Y As Integer, Z As Integer

      ' Initialize the Count variable.
      Count = 1
      ' Set the variable Ver = 0 if the version of Microsoft Excel is
      ' greater than 8 (8 is Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows).
      If Left(Application.Version, Len(Application.Version) - 1) >= 8 Then
         Ver = 0
      Else
         Ver = 1
      End If
      ' Set variable X from Ver to the total number of arguments in
      ' the CellAddress array.
      For X = Ver To UBound(CellAddress, 1)
         ' Temp equals the first element of the CellAddress array.
         Set Temp = CellAddress(X)

         ' Test Temp to see whether it is an array.
         If IsArray(Temp) Then

            ' If Temp is an array, set Y from 1 to the total number
            ' arguments in the Temp array's first dimension.
            For Y = 1 To UBound(Temp.Value, 1)

               ' If Temp is an array, set Z from 1 to the total number
               ' arguments in the Temp array's second dimension.
               For Z = 1 To UBound(Temp.Value, 2)

                  ' ReDimension TheArray, Preserving any existing
                  ' values, from 1 to Count.
                  ReDim Preserve TheArray(1 To Count)

                  ' TheArray, element Count equals Temp, element Y in the
                  ' first dimension by element Z in the second dimension.
                  TheArray(Count) = Temp(Y, Z).Value

                  ' Increment the Count variable by one.
                  Count = Count + 1
               Next Z

            Next Y
         ' If Temp is not an array, proceed from here.
         Else
            ' ReDimension TheArray, preserving any existing
            ' values, from 1 to Count.
            ReDim Preserve TheArray(1 To Count)

            ' TheArray element Count equals Temp.
            TheArray(Count) = Temp

            ' Increment the Count variable by one.
            Count = Count + 1

         ' End the block If statement.
         End If
      Next X
      ' Return TheArray to our function MakeArray.
      MakeArray = TheArray

   End Function
				

To Use This Example

1. Enter the following information in a worksheet:

         A1: 1   B1: 2   C1: <empty>   D1: 5
         A2: 3   B2: 4   C2: <empty>  D2: 6

2. On the worksheet, select cells A4:F4, and type the following formula:

         =MakeArray(A1:B2,D1:D2)
   						

   NOTE: The above formula must be entered as an array formula. To enter a formula as an array formula in Microsoft Excel for Windows, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, press COMMAND+ENTER.

The resulting formula will resemble the following example: