Solved: Delete Unused rows in a table

[fredlo2010]

Hello,

I have this table and I want to delete all the table rows that are empty. The problem comes in when I am trying to delete the "Table Row" and not the excel entire row. There is data next to my table and I don't wanna mess it up.


This is the code I managed to put togeter

[vba]Sub Delete_Empty_Rows_Table()
Dim i As Variant
Dim varWorkbook As Workbook
For Each i In varWorkbook
Set i = ListObjects.ListRows.Count
If Range("B7:B10000").Value = "" Then
Selection.ListObject.ListRows(i + 1).Delete
End If
Next i
End Sub[/vba]

[Opv]

Try this:

[vba]
Sub Delete_Empty_Rows_Table()
Dim blankRng As Range
On Error Resume Next
Set blankRng = Range("B7:B10000").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks)
blankRng.Delete shift:=xlUp
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
[/vba]

[fredlo2010]

Thanks for the help Ovp,

It worked the first time I used it then it does not work any more. I have tried several reasons and I don't know whats going on

[Opv]

Thanks for the help Ovp,

It worked the first time I used it then it does not work any more. I have tried several reasons and I don't know whats going on

Can you post an example of your workbook?

[Kenneth Hobs]

The SpecialCells method requires a fresh save to work properly each time.

[fredlo2010]

Can you post an example of your workbook?

here is the sample of the workbook

Delete Empty rows.xlsx

Thanks

[Opv]

here is the sample of the workbook

Delete Empty rows.xlsx

Thanks

Following Kenneth's note, try this amended version, which saves the workbook automatically:

[vba]
Sub Delete_Empty_Rows_Table()
Dim blankRng As Range
On Error Resume Next
Set blankRng = Range("B7:B10000").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks)
blankRng.Delete shift:=xlUp
On Error GoTo 0
ThisWorkbook.Save
End Sub
[/vba]

[fredlo2010]

Ovp,

I think you forgot to put code in the wrap tags. I am not sure about the idea of the saving. As a matter of fact saving the working book with a specific name an in a specific directory is something I am working on right now. But i am not sure.

[Opv]

Ovp,

I think you forgot to put code in the wrap tags. I am not sure about the idea of the saving. As a matter of fact saving the working book with a specific name an in a specific directory is something I am working on right now. But i am not sure.

The code is there now. I had to edit it...pasted the wrong code in the first time. Sorry about that.

[fredlo2010]

Hello,

I got some updates on this and I wanted to share them with you guys.

Thanks to the help from jindon from this forum I have this code now:

[VBA]Sub Cleanup()

WaitCleanupForm.Show

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual

Dim i As Long
For i = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row To 2 Step -1
If Cells(i, 2).Value = "" Then
Select Case Cells(i, 1).Value
Case "Cookies", "Salt", "Pepper", ""
Case Else
Cells(i, 1).Resize(1).Delete xlShiftUp
End Select
End If
Next


'reset print area

If Range("A35") = "" Then

ActiveSheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = Range("A1:N34").Address
Else
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = Range("A1:N1", Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp)).Address
End If

Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
Application.ScreenUpdating = True

WaitCleanupForm.Hide

End Sub
[/VBA]

The code works fine the only issue is that it takes quite some time to run. I had to create a userform to inform that hold on this has not crashed on you this is just a slow macro.

Maybe you guys can suggest something to speed it up a little.

[fredlo2010]

Hi,

Ok nows its all done. I figured it out. First I forgot to set my
WaitCleanupForm ShowModal to false, so the form was pretty much there forever. I also added some code to set the calculations to manual and then back to automatic. ( this helped a lot)

so here is my code now

[VBA]Sub Cleanup()

WaitCleanupForm.Show
WaitCleanupForm.Repaint

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual


Dim i As Long
For i = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row To 2 Step -1
If Cells(i, 2).Value = "" Then
Select Case Cells(i, 1).Value
Case "Cookies", "Salt", "Pepper", ""
Case Else
Cells(i, 1).Resize(1).Delete xlShiftUp
End Select
End If
Next


'reset print area


If Range("A35") = "" Then

ActiveSheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = Range("A1:N34").Address
Else
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = Range("A1:N1", Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp)).Address
End If

Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
Application.ScreenUpdating = True

WaitCleanupForm.Hide

End Sub [/VBA]

Oh I also had to repaint the form because the screenupdating set to flase was making it show up blank

Thank you so much for the help
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