Excel vba macro filter. Set up a criteria area and extract area then run a macro to filter the results. But what if i say there is a much cooler way to use filter using vba codes. This example shows how to filter data based on an item in column c using excel vba. You can filter out unique items extract specific words or dates and even copy them to another document or sheet.
Advanced filter programming instead of manually running an advanced filter save time with a macro. Excel for mac does not support this method. Performing an autofilter in excel and i needed to perform a contains text filter. We have 100 rows in the data sheet and country details in column c.
Vba advanced filtering is used for more complex filtering needs that the autofilter in excel cannot complete. Suppose you are a regular user then excel filters are not a strange thing for you. Vba to filter data in a specific column. Unlike in formulas subfields do not require brackets to include spaces.
A lot of excel functionalities are also available to be used in vba and the autofilter method is one such functionality. And if you want a more advanced version of it there is an advanced filter in excel as well. Autofilter in vba is used as an expression and the syntax for it as follows expression. Developer tab record macro.
Let us see an example vba macro to filter the records in a worksheet. A handy piece of vba code to have in your toolkit. Results can show in the list by hiding rows or you can send the results to a different sheet. Similar methods on selection and listobject are supported.
So i have a description field and am going to write a. Give the macro a name choose where you want the code saved and press ok. Turn the macro recorder on. This example filters a list starting in cell a1 on sheet1 to display only the entries in which field one is equal to the string otis.
Autofilter in excel vba it is very easy to apply the filter through just by pressing alt d f f simultaneously or shift ctrl l together. The filter is helpful in filtering the particular data from the huge data. This is all about how we can put the filters through vba in microsoft excel. Autofilter field criteria 1 operator criteria 2 dropdown all of the arguments are optional.