Select each nth row in Excel
- Insert a column
- In first row insert formula =MOD(ROW(),7)
- Copy down
- Copy/paste special/values
- Data/Filter out the ones you want (0 or 6, probably)
- Delete the rest of the rows Remove filter Delete column
Personally, I'd record a macro to do the first three or four lines (at 7-row increments, of course), and copy the lines to a new sheet. Then I'd edit the macro to use a loop that counts to the number of populated rows in the sheet, with a step of 7.
Pseudo-code example:
Dim i as Integer
For i = 1 To 1000 Step 7
'Add current row to selection
...
Next i
'Copy the selected rows to new sheet
...
Really just finishing the idea Randolph Potter started....
For the record, I don't think you could ever come up with this by recording. Macro recording is a good way to familiarize yourself with the Excel Object Model, but not a very good way to write reusable functions.
Option Explicit
'A simple test that copies every 7th row from the active sheet to a new sheet.
Sub SimpleTest()
Dim r As Range
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set r = GetEveryNthRow(7)
If Not r Is Nothing Then
Set ws = Worksheets.Add(Before:=Sheets(1))
r.Copy ws.Range("A1")
Else
MsgBox "Nothing came back from GetEveryNthRow"
End If
Set ws = Nothing
Set r = Nothing
End Sub
'
Function GetEveryNthRow(ByVal NthRow As Long) As Range
Dim keepRows As Range
Dim r As Range
If NthRow > 0 Then
Set keepRows = Rows(1)
For Each r In ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows
If (r.Row Mod NthRow) = 0 Then
Set keepRows = Union(keepRows, Rows(r.Row))
End If
Next r
Set GetEveryNthRow = keepRows
Else
MsgBox "The row multiple provided must be greater than 0"
End If
Set keepRows = Nothing
End Function