How do I find the last column with data?
I've found this method for finding the last data containing row in a sheet:
ws.Range("A65536").End(xlUp).row
Is there a similar method for finding the last data containing column in a sheet?
Lots of ways to do this. The most reliable is find.
Dim rLastCell As Range
Set rLastCell = ws.Cells.Find(What:="*", After:=ws.Cells(1, 1), LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:= _
xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious, MatchCase:=False)
MsgBox ("The last used column is: " & rLastCell.Column)
If you want to find the last column used in a particular row you can use:
Dim lColumn As Long
lColumn = ws.Cells(1, Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
Using used range (less reliable):
Dim lColumn As Long
lColumn = ws.UsedRange.Columns.Count
Using used range wont work if you have no data in column A. See here for another issue with used range:
See Here regarding resetting used range.
I know this is old, but I've tested this in many ways and it hasn't let me down yet, unless someone can tell me otherwise.
Row number
Row = ws.Cells.Find(What:="*", After:=[A1] , SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
Column Letter
ColumnLetter = Split(ws.Cells.Find(What:="*", After:=[A1], SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Cells.Address(1, 0), "$")(0)
Column Number
ColumnNumber = ws.Cells.Find(What:="*", After:=[A1], SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Column
Try using the code after you active the sheet:
Dim J as integer
J = ActiveSheet.UsedRange.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row
If you use Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row
only, the problem will be that the xlCellTypeLastCell
information will not be updated unless one do a "Save file" action. But use UsedRange
will always update the information in realtime.
I think we can modify the UsedRange
code from @Readify's answer above to get the last used column even if the starting columns are blank or not.
So this lColumn = ws.UsedRange.Columns.Count
modified to
this lColumn = ws.UsedRange.Column + ws.UsedRange.Columns.Count - 1
will give reliable results always
?Sheet1.UsedRange.Column + Sheet1.UsedRange.Columns.Count - 1
Above line Yields 9
in the immediate window.