Excel VBA Loop on columns
If you want to stick with the same sort of loop then this will work:
Option Explicit
Sub selectColumns()
Dim topSelection As Integer
Dim endSelection As Integer
topSelection = 2
endSelection = 10
Dim columnSelected As Integer
columnSelected = 1
Do
With Excel.ThisWorkbook.ActiveSheet
.Range(.Cells(columnSelected, columnSelected), .Cells(endSelection, columnSelected)).Select
End With
columnSelected = columnSelected + 1
Loop Until columnSelected > 10
End Sub
EDIT
If in reality you just want to loop through every cell in an area of the spreadsheet then use something like this:
Sub loopThroughCells()
'=============
'this is the starting point
Dim rwMin As Integer
Dim colMin As Integer
rwMin = 2
colMin = 2
'=============
'=============
'this is the ending point
Dim rwMax As Integer
Dim colMax As Integer
rwMax = 10
colMax = 5
'=============
'=============
'iterator
Dim rwIndex As Integer
Dim colIndex As Integer
'=============
For rwIndex = rwMin To rwMax
For colIndex = colMin To colMax
Cells(rwIndex, colIndex).Select
Next colIndex
Next rwIndex
End Sub
Yes, let's use Select
as an example
sample code: Columns("A").select
How to loop through Columns:
Method 1: (You can use index to replace the Excel Address)
For i = 1 to 100
Columns(i).Select
next i
Method 2: (Using the address)
For i = 1 To 100
Columns(Columns(i).Address).Select
Next i
EDIT: Strip the Column for OP
columnString = Replace(Split(Columns(27).Address, ":")(0), "$", "")
e.g. you want to get the 27th Column --> AA, you can get it this way
Another method to try out.
Also select
could be replaced when you set the initial column into a Range object. Performance wise it helps.
Dim rng as Range
Set rng = WorkSheets(1).Range("A1") '-- you may change the sheet name according to yours.
'-- here is your loop
i = 1
Do
'-- do something: e.g. show the address of the column that you are currently in
Msgbox rng.offset(0,i).Address
i = i + 1
Loop Until i > 10
** Two methods to get the column name using column number**
- Split()
code
colName = Split(Range.Offset(0,i).Address, "$")(1)
- String manipulation:
code
Function myColName(colNum as Long) as String
myColName = Left(Range(0, colNum).Address(False, False), _
1 - (colNum > 10))
End Function