Public Sub DeleteDuplicateRows()
' This macro will delete all duplicate rows which reside under
‘the first occurrence of the row.
‘
‘Use the macro by selecting a column to check for duplicates
‘and then run the macro and all duplicates will be deleted, leaving
‘the first occurrence only.
Dim R As Long
Dim N As Long
Dim V As Variant
Dim Rng As Range
On Error GoTo EndMacro
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
Set Rng = Application.Intersect(ActiveSheet.UsedRange, _
ActiveSheet.Columns(ActiveCell.Column))
Application.StatusBar = "Processing Row: " & Format(Rng.Row, "#,##0")
N = 0
For R = Rng.Rows.Count To 2 Step -1
If R Mod 500 = 0 Then
Application.StatusBar = "Processing Row: " & Format(R, "#,##0")
End If
V = Rng.Cells(R, 1).Value
If V = vbNullString Then
If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(Rng.Columns(1), vbNullString) > 1 Then
Rng.Rows(R).EntireRow.Delete
N = N + 1
End If
Else
If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(Rng.Columns(1), V) > 1 Then
Rng.Rows(R).EntireRow.Delete
N = N + 1
End If
End If
Next R
EndMacro:
Application.StatusBar = False
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
MsgBox "Duplicate Rows Deleted: " & CStr(N)
End Sub