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Delete Entire Rows Based on Predefined Criteria (Text)

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This macro will allow you to specify certain criteria and then to delete rows based upon that criteria. You will choose the Row, Column, and Sheet where you want to delete the rows; then you will select what you want to look for to delete a row - you type in keywords, which, if present in a cell, will cause that row to be deleted.

This is a little more advanced in terms of running the macro just because you have to change a few things in the code, but it is all clearly labeled and straightforward. You will only have to change the column, row, sheet, and keywords references in the code, and those areas are clearly highlighted. You DO NOT need to select any range or cells to run this macro. Simply hard code everything in and run the macro - the rows and columns are all selected through the code.

Where to install the macro:  Module

Delete Rows Based on Predefined Textual Criteria

Sub Delete_Based_on_Criteria()

' This macro will delete an entire row based on the presence of a
'predefined word or set of words.  If that word or set of words is
'found in a cell, in a specified column, the entire row will be 'deleted

Dim X As Long
Dim Z As Long
Dim LastRow As Long
Dim FoundRowToDelete As Boolean
Dim OriginalCalculationMode As Long
Dim RowsToDelete As Range
Dim SearchItems() As String

Dim DataStartRow As Long
Dim SearchColumn As String
Dim SheetName As String

 

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' Choose the row you want the search and delete to start on
' Choose the column to search and delete to use for deletion
' Choose the sheet in the workbook you want this macro to be run on

DataStartRow = 1
SearchColumn = "B"
SheetName = "Sheet1"

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' Enter the terms you want to be used for criteria for deletion
' All terms entered below are CASE SENSITIVE and need to be
'seperated by a comma

SearchItems = Split("INPUT TEXT HERE, INPUT TEXT HERE", ",")

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On Error GoTo Whoops
OriginalCalculationMode = Application.Calculation
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

With Worksheets(SheetName)
LastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, SearchColumn).End(xlUp).Row
For X = LastRow To DataStartRow Step -1
FoundRowToDelete = False
For Z = 0 To UBound(SearchItems)
If InStr(.Cells(X, SearchColumn).Value, SearchItems(Z)) Then
FoundRowToDelete = True
Exit For
End If

Next

If FoundRowToDelete Then
If RowsToDelete Is Nothing Then
Set RowsToDelete = .Cells(X, SearchColumn)
Else
Set RowsToDelete = Union(RowsToDelete, .Cells(X, SearchColumn))
End If

If RowsToDelete.Areas.Count > 100 Then
RowsToDelete.EntireRow.Delete
Set RowsToDelete = Nothing
End If
End If

Next

End With
If Not RowsToDelete Is Nothing Then
RowsToDelete.EntireRow.Delete
End If

Whoops:
Application.Calculation = OriginalCalculationMode
Application.ScreenUpdating = True

 

End Sub

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How to Install the Macro
  1. Select and copy the text from within the grey box above.

  2. Open the Microsoft Excel file in which you would like the Macro to function.

  3. Press "Alt + F11" - This will open the Visual Basic Editor - Works for all Excel Versions.  Or For other ways to get there, Click Here.

      For Excel Versions Prior to Excel 2007
      Go to Tools > Macros > Visual Basic Editor

      For Excel 2007
      Go to Office Button > Excel Options > Popular > Click Show Developer tab in the Ribbon. Then go to the Developer tab on the ribbon menu and on the far left Click Visual Basic

  4. On the new window that opens up, go to the left side where the vertical pane is located. Locate your Excel file; it will be called VBAProject (YOUR FILE'S NAME HERE) and click this.

  5. If the Macro goes in a Module, Click Here, otherwise continue to Step 8.

    1. Go to the menu at the top of the window and click Insert > Module
    2. Another window should have opened within the Visual Basic Editor's window. Within this new window, paste the macro code. Make sure to paste the code underneath the last line of anything else that is in the window.
    3. Go to Step 8.

  6. If the Macro goes in the Workbook or ThisWorkbook, Click Here, otherwise continue to Step 8.

    1. Directly underneath your excel file called VBAProject(your file's name here), click the Microsoft Excel Objects folder icon to open that drop-down list.
    2. Then, at the bottom of the list that appears, double-click the ThisWorkbook text.
    3. A new window inside the Visual Basic Editor's window will appear. In this new window, paste the code for the macro. Make sure to paste this code underneath the last line of any other code which is already in the window.
    4. Go to Step 8.

  7. If the Macro goes in the Worksheet Code, Click Here, otherwise continue to Step 8.

    1. Directly underneath your excel file called VBAProject(your file's name here), click the Microsoft Excel Objects folder icon to open that drop-down list.
    2. Within the list that appears you will see every worksheet that is in that excel file. They will be listed as such: Sheet1(NAME OF SHEET HERE) and under that will be Sheet2(NAME OF SHEET HERE). Select the sheet in which you want the macro to run and double-click that sheet.
    3. A new window inside the Visual Basic Editor's window will appear. In this new window, paste the code for the macro. Make sure to paste this code underneath the last line of any other code which is already in the window.
    4. Repeat steps b and c for every sheet you want the macro to work in. Putting the macro in one sheet will not enable it for any other sheets in the workbook.
    5. Go to Step 8.

  8. Close the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor window and save the Excel file. When you close the Visual Basic Editor window, the regular Excel window will not close.

  9. You are now ready to run the macro.

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