Excel VBA function to print an array to the workbook - vba

Question

I've written a macro that takes a 2 dimensional array, and "prints" it to equivalent cells in an excel workbook.
Is there a more elegant way to do this?
Sub PrintArray(Data, SheetName, StartRow, StartCol)
Dim Row As Integer
Dim Col As Integer
Row = StartRow
For i = LBound(Data, 1) To UBound(Data, 1)
Col = StartCol
For j = LBound(Data, 2) To UBound(Data, 2)
Sheets(SheetName).Cells(Row, Col).Value = Data(i, j)
Col = Col + 1
Next j
Row = Row + 1
Next i
End Sub
Sub Test()
Dim MyArray(1 To 3, 1 To 3)
MyArray(1, 1) = 24
MyArray(1, 2) = 21
MyArray(1, 3) = 253674
MyArray(2, 1) = "3/11/1999"
MyArray(2, 2) = 6.777777777
MyArray(2, 3) = "Test"
MyArray(3, 1) = 1345
MyArray(3, 2) = 42456
MyArray(3, 3) = 60
PrintArray MyArray, "Sheet1", 1, 1
End Sub

Answer 1

On the same theme as other answers, keeping it simple
Sub PrintArray(Data As Variant, Cl As Range)
Cl.Resize(UBound(Data, 1), UBound(Data, 2)) = Data
End Sub
Sub Test()
Dim MyArray() As Variant
ReDim MyArray(1 To 3, 1 To 3) ' make it flexible
' Fill array
' ...
PrintArray MyArray, ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").[A1]
End Sub

Answer 2

Create a variant array (easiest by reading equivalent range in to a variant variable).
Then fill the array, and assign the array directly to the range.
Dim myArray As Variant
myArray = Range("blahblah")
Range("bingbing") = myArray
The variant array will end up as a 2-D matrix.

Answer 3

A more elegant way is to assign the whole array at once:
Sub PrintArray(Data, SheetName, StartRow, StartCol)
Dim Rng As Range
With Sheets(SheetName)
Set Rng = .Range(.Cells(StartRow, StartCol), _
.Cells(UBound(Data, 1) - LBound(Data, 1) + StartRow, _
UBound(Data, 2) - LBound(Data, 2) + StartCol))
End With
Rng.Value2 = Data
End Sub
But watch out: it only works up to a size of about 8,000 cells. Then Excel throws a strange error. The maximum size isn't fixed and differs very much from Excel installation to Excel installation.

Answer 4

As others have suggested, you can directly write a 2-dimensional array into a Range on sheet, however if your array is single-dimensional then you have two options:
Convert your 1D array into a 2D array first, then print it on sheet (as a Range).
Convert your 1D array into a string and print it in a single cell (as a String).
Here is an example depicting both options:
Sub PrintArrayIn1Cell(myArr As Variant, cell As Range)
cell = Join(myArr, ",")
End Sub
Sub PrintArrayAsRange(myArr As Variant, cell As Range)
cell.Resize(UBound(myArr, 1), UBound(myArr, 2)) = myArr
End Sub
Sub TestPrintArrayIntoSheet() '2dArrayToSheet
Dim arr As Variant
arr = Split("a b c", " ")
'Printing in ONE-CELL: To print all array-elements as a single string separated by comma (a,b,c):
PrintArrayIn1Cell arr, [A1]
'Printing in SEPARATE-CELLS: To print array-elements in separate cells:
Dim arr2D As Variant
arr2D = Application.WorksheetFunction.Transpose(arr) 'convert a 1D array into 2D array
PrintArrayAsRange arr2D, Range("B1:B3")
End Sub
Note: Transpose will render column-by-column output, to get row-by-row output transpose it again - hope that makes sense.
HTH

Answer 5

My tested version
Sub PrintArray(RowPrint, ColPrint, ArrayName, WorkSheetName)
Sheets(WorkSheetName).Range(Cells(RowPrint, ColPrint), _
Cells(RowPrint + UBound(ArrayName, 2) - 1, _
ColPrint + UBound(ArrayName, 1) - 1)) = _
WorksheetFunction.Transpose(ArrayName)
End Sub

Answer 6

You can define a Range, the size of your array and use it's value property:
Sub PrintArray(Data, SheetName As String, intStartRow As Integer, intStartCol As Integer)
Dim oWorksheet As Worksheet
Dim rngCopyTo As Range
Set oWorksheet = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(SheetName)
' size of array
Dim intEndRow As Integer
Dim intEndCol As Integer
intEndRow = UBound(Data, 1)
intEndCol = UBound(Data, 2)
Set rngCopyTo = oWorksheet.Range(oWorksheet.Cells(intStartRow, intStartCol), oWorksheet.Cells(intEndRow, intEndCol))
rngCopyTo.Value = Data
End Sub