Subscript out of range - runtime error 9 - vba

can you please advise why the below code does not select the visible sheets, but ends in a runtime error. This is driving me crazy. Thanks for any help.
Sub SelectSheets1()
Dim mySheet As Object
Dim mysheetarray As String
For Each mySheet In Sheets
With mySheet
If .Visible = True And mysheetarray = "" Then
mysheetarray = "Array(""" & mySheet.Name
ElseIf .Visible = True Then
mysheetarray = mysheetarray & """, """ & mySheet.Name
Else
End If
End With
Next mySheet
mysheetarray = mysheetarray & """)"
Sheets(mysheetarray).Select
End Sub

Long story short - you are giving a string (mysheetarray) when it is expecting array. VBA likes to get what it expects.
Long story long - this is the way to select all visible sheets:
Option Explicit
Sub SelectAllVisibleSheets()
Dim varArray() As Variant
Dim lngCounter As Long
For lngCounter = 1 To Sheets.Count
If Sheets(lngCounter).Visible Then
ReDim Preserve varArray(lngCounter - 1)
varArray(lngCounter - 1) = lngCounter
End If
Next lngCounter
Sheets(varArray).Select
End Sub

You should define Dim mySheet As Object as Worksheet.
Also, you can use an array of Sheet.Names that are visible.
Code
Sub SelectSheets1()
Dim mySheet As Worksheet
Dim mysheetarray() As String
Dim i As Long
ReDim mysheetarray(Sheets.Count) '< init array to all existing worksheets, will optimize later
i = 0
For Each mySheet In Sheets
If mySheet.Visible = xlSheetVisible Then
mysheetarray(i) = mySheet.Name
i = i + 1
End If
Next mySheet
ReDim Preserve mysheetarray(0 To i - 1) '<-- optimize array size
Sheets(mysheetarray).Select
End Sub

I have tried to explain the Sheets a little, HTH.
Note: Sheets property is defined on Workbook and on Application objects, both works and returns the Sheets-Collection.
Option Explicit
Sub SheetsDemo()
' All sheets
Dim allSheets As Sheets
Set allSheets = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
' Filtered sheets by sheet name
Dim firstTwoSheets As Sheets
Set firstTwoSheets = allSheets.Item(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2"))
' or simply: allSheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2"))
' Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2") is function which returns Variant with strings
' So you simply need an array of sheet names which are visible
Dim visibleSheetNames As String
Dim sh As Variant ' Sheet class doesn't exist so we can use Object or Variant
For Each sh In allSheets
If sh.Visible Then _
visibleSheetNames = visibleSheetNames & sh.Name & ","
Next sh
If Strings.Len(visibleSheetNames) > 0 Then
' We have some visible sheets so filter them out
visibleSheetNames = Strings.Left(visibleSheetNames, Strings.Len(visibleSheetNames) - 1)
Dim visibleSheets As Sheets
Set visibleSheets = allSheets.Item(Strings.Split(visibleSheetNames, ","))
visibleSheets.Select
End If
End Sub

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Activate a closed workbook, perform lRow VBA

I've been through heaps of forums and still can't understand where I'm going wrong. One of my first VBA code attempts.
Private Sub Refresh_Click()
Dim ws As Long
Dim lRow As Variant
Dim wb As Workbook
Dim Arr() As Variant
Dim DHSWMP As String
Dim Dams As String
Dim PotR As String
DHSWMP = "E:\Copy of PWC DHSWMP WorkSheets.xlsm"
'Dams = "x"
'PotR = "x"
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(DHSWMP, True, False)
wb.Activate
ws = Worksheets.Count
Do While ws > 0
wb.Sheets(ws).Activate
lRow = Cells(Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp).Row
MsgBox (lRow)
The code makes it through, however it is performing the lRow on the 'mastersheet' from which the macro is run and not the opened workbook. One bit that does confuse me it that the code does perform the worksheets.count on the opened workbook.
Cheers
Your code runs as expected for me. This is a perfect example of why you should fully qualify your references.
To test what is going on:
Don't turn off ScreenUpdating
Improve your MsgBox
Use F8 to step through the code
Use the Immediate Window for additional test
MsgBox Cells(Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp).Address & vbNewLine & Cells(Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp).Parent.Name & vbNewLine & Cells(Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp).Parent.Parent.Name
Cells.Parent.Name: Returns the name of the Worksheet
Cells.Parent.Name: Returns the name of the Workbook
You should avoid the use of Do and While loops while iterating; if you know both the start and the end. For and For Each loops wi
Here are two different ways of writing your code. Notice that the use of With statements and the qualified references. For example both the Cells and the Rows are qualified to the Worksheet in: .Cells(.Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp).Row. This is very important to avoid any confusion on the what is the actual target of the code.
Private Sub Refresh_Click()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim ws As Worksheet, wbDHSWMP As Workbook
Dim lRow As Variant
Dim Arr() As Variant
Dim DHSWMP As String, Dams As String, PotR As String
DHSWMP = "C:\Copy of PWC DHSWMP WorkSheets.xlsm"
Set wbDHSWMP = Workbooks.Open(DHSWMP, True, False)
For Each ws In wbDHSWMP.Worksheets
With ws
lRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp).Row
MsgBox (lRow)
End With
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Private Sub Refresh_Click()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim wbDHSWMP As Workbook
Dim lRow As Variant, n As Long
Dim Arr() As Variant
Dim DHSWMP As String, Dams As String, PotR As String
DHSWMP = "C:\Copy of PWC DHSWMP WorkSheets.xlsm"
Set wbDHSWMP = Workbooks.Open(DHSWMP, True, False)
For n = wbDHSWMP.Worksheets.Count To 1 Step -1
With wbDHSWMP.Worksheets(n)
lRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, 2).End(xlUp).Row
MsgBox (lRow)
End With
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Deleting specific sheets and those which do not meet a criteria

I have a macro where I create a number of sheets that take their names from the values in column c, cell 7 onwards in a sheet called "Schedule". I am using the following code for that
Sub CreateDataSheets()
'Updateby Extendoffice 20161215
Dim xRg As Variant
Dim wSh As Excel.Worksheet
Dim wBk As Excel.Workbook
Set wSh = ActiveSheet
Set wBk = ActiveWorkbook
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For Each xRg In wSh.Range("C7", Range("C7").End(xlDown))
If Not IsError(xRg) Then
If xRg <> "" Then
If Not WorksheetExists((xRg)) Then
With wBk
.Sheets.Add after:=.Sheets(.Sheets.Count), Type:="L:\London\General\Reference & Tools\Software\BIM\IiA_Specifications\Excel\Uk Specification Template.xltx"
ActiveSheet.Name = xRg.Value
End With
End If
End If
End If
Next xRg
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Now I need another Macro where if I change or delete any of these values in Column C, I want to create new updated ones and delete all the sheets that are redundant. While doing this, I want to retain the sheets called Schedule, Home and CoverSheet. Below is the code I tried to write but that would not work.
Sub DeleteNewSheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim ArrayOne() As Variant
Dim wsName As Variant
Dim Matched As Boolean
Dim DirArray As Variant
DirArray = Range("C7:C11")
ArrayOne = Array("Home", "Schedule", "CoverSheet", DirArray.Value)
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
For Each ws In Sheets
Matched = False
For Each wsName In ArrayOne
If wsName = ws.Name Then
Matched = True
Exit For
End If
Next
If Not Matched Then
ws.Delete
End If
Next ws
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub
Would really appreciate any ideas...
DirArray is beeing created as a Variant and the position 4 of your Array ArrayOne is actually another array and not a string.
To fix it, initialize the ArrayOne just like this:
ArrayOne = Array("Home", "Schedule", "CoverSheet")
Dim Name As Variant
For Each Name In DirArray
If Name <> "" Then
ReDim Preserve ArrayOne(UBound(ArrayOne) + 1)
ArrayOne(UBound(ArrayOne)) = Name
End If
Next
It will also not consider empty values on the range you selected.
Consider changing your removing steps as on Sam's answer
Iterating over a changing set is often a bad idea. Do something like this instead
For i = Sheets.Count to 1 Step -1
If ....
Sheets(i).Delete
End If
Next i

errors pulling key information from multiple excel workbooks

I am attempting to write a macro in a workbook whose purpose is to display the key information from each of a set of excel files. the first column contains the name of the file which will be used in the code.
the code I have written so far should loop through the list of 11 file names in the summary sheet and pull the info called from cell E21 in each of those files and place it in cell Hx in the summary sheet.
I have had no luck getting it to work so far, my first error im getting is "invalid Qualifier" on the line that says "MySheet". I know that there are alot of other mistakes here as I have never attempted to write a sub that pulls from other closed workbooks.
My code is as follows:
Option Explicit
Sub OEEsummmary()
Dim Gcell As Range
Dim Txt$, MyPath$, MyWB$, MySheet$
Dim myValue As Integer
Dim x As Long
Dim v As Variant, r As Range, rWhere As Range
MyPath = "L:\Manufacturing Engineering\Samuel Hatcher\"
x = 2
MySheet = ActiveSheet.Name
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Do While MySheet.Range("A" & x).Value <> ""
MyWB = MySheet.Range("A" & x).Txt
Workbooks.Open Filename:=MyPath & MyWB
Set Gcell = ActiveSheet.Range("E21")
With ThisWorkbook.ActiveSheet.Range("A" & x)
.Value = "Item"
.Offset(7, 0).Value = Gcell.Value
End With
ActiveWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False
x = x + 1
Loop
End Sub
Ive looked at what an invalid qualifier error is and i dont understand what i have wrong with that part of my code. Any help with this and any other blinding errors would be greatly appreciated!
The issue I see that's causing the Invalid Qualifier error is that you are declaring MySheet as a string, but trying to use it as a Worksheet object. Below I've declared it as a worksheet and set it to the Activesheet. I also changed the ThisWorkbook.ActiveSheet reference to MySheet, which I think is what you want. Also changed Txt to Text:
Sub OEEsummmary()
Dim Gcell As Range
Dim MySheet As Worksheet
Dim Txt$, MyPath$, MyWB$
Dim myValue As Integer
Dim x As Long
Dim v As Variant, r As Range, rWhere As Range
MyPath = "L:\Manufacturing Engineering\Samuel Hatcher\"
x = 2
Set MySheet = ActiveSheet
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Do While MySheet.Range("A" & x).Value <> ""
MyWB = MySheet.Range("A" & x).Text
Workbooks.Open Filename:=MyPath & MyWB
Set Gcell = ActiveSheet.Range("E21")
With MySheet.Range("A" & x)
.Value = "Item"
.Offset(7, 0).Value = Gcell.Value
End With
ActiveWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False
x = x + 1
Loop
End Sub

Copy Worksheets break links

I have the below 2 subs in VBA which perform 2 different but similar tasks. One allows you to selects sheets from a Workbook using a checkbox popup and then copies these sheets into a new blank Workbook. The other allows you to manually populate a list of names of the sheets you want to copy (i.e. setup a "batch" of sorts) on a sheet and then copy all the sheets across into a new blank Workbook in a similar fashion to the first.
The problem I am having is - with the first sub I am able to break links after copying into the new Workbook, but with the second sub I am not able to break links. I think it has to do with a number of defined names within the original Workbook, as if you "Move or Copy/Create a Copy" manually, you are able to break the links.
Is there any code I can add to the below (onto both subs if possible) which will automatically break all links in the new Workbook to the old one? Or at least, is it possible to amend the second sub so that it copies across in a similar fashion to the first one which will then allow me to break links manually?
Sub CopySelectedSheets()
'1. Declare variables
Dim I As Integer
Dim SheetCount As Integer
Dim TopPos As Integer
Dim lngCheckBoxes As Long, y As Long
Dim intTopPos As Integer, intSheetCount As Integer
Dim intHor As Integer
Dim intWidth As Integer
Dim intLBLeft As Integer, intLBTop As Integer, intLBHeight As Integer
Dim Printdlg As DialogSheet
Dim CurrentSheet As Worksheet, wsStartSheet As Worksheet
Dim CB As CheckBox
Dim firstSelected As Boolean
' Dim wb As Workbook
' Dim wbNew As Workbook
' Set wb = ThisWorkbook
' Workbooks.Add ' Open a new workbook
' Set wbNew = ActiveWorkbook
On Error Resume Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'2. Check for protected workbook
If ActiveWorkbook.ProtectStructure Then
MsgBox "Workbook is protected.", vbCritical
Exit Sub
End If
'3. Add a temporary dialog sheet
Set CurrentSheet = ActiveSheet
Set wsStartSheet = ActiveSheet
Set Printdlg = ActiveWorkbook.DialogSheets.Add
SheetCount = 0
'4. Add the checkboxes
TopPos = 40
For I = 1 To ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets.Count
Set CurrentSheet = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(I)
'Skip empty sheets and hidden sheets
If Application.CountA(CurrentSheet.Cells) <> 0 And _
CurrentSheet.Visible Then
SheetCount = SheetCount + 1
Printdlg.CheckBoxes.Add 78, TopPos, 150, 16.5
Printdlg.CheckBoxes(SheetCount).Text = _
CurrentSheet.Name
TopPos = TopPos + 13
End If
Next I
'6. Move the OK and Cancel buttons
Printdlg.Buttons.Left = 240
'7. Set dialog height, width, and caption
With Printdlg.DialogFrame
.Height = Application.Max _
(68, Printdlg.DialogFrame.Top + TopPos - 34)
.Width = 230
.Caption = "Select sheets to generate"
End With
'Change tab order of OK and Cancel buttons
'so the 1st option button will have the focus
Printdlg.Buttons("Button 2").BringToFront
Printdlg.Buttons("Button 3").BringToFront
'9. Display the dialog box
CurrentSheet.Activate
wsStartSheet.Activate
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
If SheetCount <> 0 Then
If Printdlg.Show Then
For Each CB In Printdlg.CheckBoxes
If CB.Value = xlOn Then
If firstSelected Then
Worksheets(CB.Caption).Select Replace:=False
Else
Worksheets(CB.Caption).Select
firstSelected = True
End If
'For y = 1 To ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets.Count
'If WorksheetFunction.IsNumber _
'(InStr(1, "ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(y)", "Contents")) = True Then
'CB.y = xlOn
'End If
End If
Next
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.Copy
Else
MsgBox "No worksheets selected"
End If
End If
' Delete temporary dialog sheet (without a warning)
'' Application.DisplayAlerts = False
'' Printdlg.Delete
' Reactivate original sheet
'' CurrentSheet.Activate
'' wsStartSheet.Activate
'10.Delete temporary dialog sheet (without a warning)
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Printdlg.Delete
'11.Reactivate original sheet
CurrentSheet.Activate
wsStartSheet.Activate
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub
Sub CopySpecificSheets()
'1. Declare Variables
Dim myArray() As String
Dim myRange As Range
Dim Cell As Range
Dim OldBook As String
Dim newBook As String
Dim a As Long
'2. Set Range of Lookup
Set myRange = Sheets("Report Batch").Range("A2:A40")
OldBook = ActiveWorkbook.Name
'3. Generate Array of Sheet Names removing Blanks
For Each Cell In myRange
If Not Cell = "" Then
a = a + 1
ReDim Preserve myArray(1 To a)
myArray(a) = Cell
End If
Next
'4. Copy Array of Sheets to new Workbook
For a = 1 To UBound(myArray)
If a = 1 Then
Sheets(myArray(a)).Copy
newBook = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks(OldBook).Activate
Else
Sheets(myArray(a)).Copy After:=Workbooks(newBook).Sheets(a - 1)
Workbooks(OldBook).Activate
End If
Next
End Sub
Try something like this:
Sub CopySpecificSheets()
'1. Declare Variables
Dim rngData As Range
Dim arrData As Variant
Dim arrSheets() As String
Dim lSheetCount As Long
Dim i As Long
Dim j As Long
'2. Initialize variables
Set rngData = Sheets("Report Batch").Range("A2:A40")
arrData = rngData.Value
lSheetCount = WorksheetFunction.CountA(rngData)
ReDim arrSheets(lSheetCount - 1)
'3. Fill the array with non blank sheet names
For i = LBound(arrData) To UBound(arrData)
If arrData(i, 1) <> vbNullString Then
arrSheets(j) = arrData(i, 1)
j = j + 1
End If
' early break if we have all the sheets
If j = lSheetCount Then
Exit For
End If
Next i
'4. Copy the sheets in one step
Sheets(arrSheets).Copy
End Sub
Thanks
This isn't tested, but I think if you add in a subroutine to your source workbook VBA code like this:
Sub BreakLinks(ByRef wb As Workbook)
Dim Links As Variant
Dim i As Long
On Error Resume Next
Links = wb.LinkSources(Type:=xlLinkTypeExcelLinks)
On Error GoTo 0
If Not IsEmpty(Links) Then
For i = 1 To UBound(Links)
wb.BreakLink Name:=Links(i), _
Type:=xlLinkTypeExcelLinks
Next i
End If
End Sub
And then call it after you copy the sheets to the new workbook
Call BreakLinks(newBook)
That should achieve the desired effect of severing those links. Just be sure the links are broken to any sort of Save or SaveAs operation so that the broken links are maintained.

Looping through different sheets

I would appreciate your help with the macro I am trying to create.
I have an xls file with a bunch of worksheets, some of which named "1", "2", "3", and so forth. I would like to create a macro that loops only through those 'number-named' worksheets, hence NOT according to the index as in the code below. (Sheet "1" is not the first sheet in the workbook). Before the loop I need to define both the cell range and sheets.
Below is my (wrong) attempt.
Sub Refresh ()
Dim i As Integer
Dim rng As Range
Set rng = Range("A10:TZ180")
For i = 1 To 30
Sheets(i).Activate
rng.Select
rng.ClearContents
Application.Run macro:="xxx"
Next i
End Sub
dim w as worksheet
for each w in activeworkbook.worksheets
if isnumeric(w.name) then
w.range("A10:TZ180").clearcontents
xxx()
end if
next
If the macro "xxx()" requires a selected range you just need to add a select statement. (Borrowing from GSerg)
Dim w As Worksheet
For Each w In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
If IsNumeric(w.Name) Then
w.Range("A10:TZ180").ClearContents
w.Range("A10:TZ180").Select
Application.Run macro:="xxx"
End If
Next
To clear up your misunderstanding about assigning a range see the following:
Sub Refresh()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim rng As Range
Dim i As Integer
For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
If IsNumeric(ws.Name) Then
'you must activate the worksheet before selecting a range on it
ws.Activate
'note the qualifier: ws.range()
Set rng = ws.Range("A10:TZ180")
'since the range is on the active sheet, we can select it
rng.Select
rng.ClearContents
Application.Run macro:="xxx"
End If
Next
End Sub
Sub test2()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim rg As Range
Dim arrSheets As Variant
arrSheets = Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3")
Dim x As Long
For x = LBound(arrSheets) To UBound(arrSheets)
Set ws = Worksheets(arrSheets(x))
ws.Activate
'...
Next
End Sub
Sub test3()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim x As Long
For x = 1 To 20
Set ws = Worksheets(CStr(x))
ws.Activate
'...
Next
End Sub
try this
Sub main()
Dim shtNames As Variant, shtName As Variant
shtNames = Array(1, 2, 3, 4) '<== put your actual sheets "number name"
For Each shtName In shtNames
With Worksheets(CStr(shtName))
.Range("A10:TZ180").ClearContents
.Range("A10:TZ180").Select
Application.Run macro:="MacroToRun"
End With
Next shtName
End Sub
Sub MacroToRun()
MsgBox "hello from cells '" & Selection.Address & "' in sheet '" & ActiveCell.Parent.Name & "'"
End Sub