Q: How do i determine if an error is in any cell in the entire workbook with Excel VBA?
Normally errors will be divide by 0 or #value errors, but this list is not exhaustive (or is it? — i don’t know if more exist)
Is there a way to determine if a cell contains an error then to skip over further processing in my script without spitting out a debug/warning/error message.
something such like
if value in current.Workbook.cell is error then go to <jump>
OR
if value in old.Workbook.cell is error then go to <jump>
where jump
is a marker at the end of an if statement but within a loop.
the script compares values between two workbooks and updates the current workbook with colours to show difference.
I have no VBA experience at all. but i get the gist of the script i have been given.
thank you kindly.
asked Nov 22, 2011 at 17:00
1
You can skip cells with errors by using the VarType
function. For example:
If VarType(ActiveCell.Value) <> vbError Then
' do something
End If
The VarType
function is also very useful to validate the data type. For example if your code expects a date value but sometimes encounters text, you can use this function to vet the data and handle exceptions gracefully.
answered Nov 22, 2011 at 19:18
Rachel HettingerRachel Hettinger
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Here’s an snippet of code that records in the Immediate Window, the worksheet name, cell address and formula, where there is a spreadsheet formula error…
Dim ws As Worksheet, r As Range
For Each ws In Worksheets
For Each r In ws.UsedRange
If IsError(r.Value) Then
Debug.Print r.Parent.Name, r.Address, r.Formula
End If
Next
Next
answered Nov 22, 2011 at 21:39
1
Given your initial question was how do you detect errors in any cell of the workbook with VBA then you should be looking for a very efficient approach — looking at each cell is very expensive time wise!
Two options for this are:
- Use Excel’s SpecialCells to shortcut the process
- use my Mappit! addin which is configured to report on spreadsheet errors
For SpecialCells please see the code below. This takes advantage of the ready-made collection of errors that exist as formulas
Please that that constants also have an errors collection, so if you have copied then run a paste special as value on a formula error then you would need to use Set rng1 = ws.Cells.SpecialCells(xlConstants, xlErrors)
to detect these
You can use also detect SpecialCells manually by
- Select all cells in the area of interest
- Press F5
- Click Special
- select ‘Errors’ under ‘Formulas’ (or ‘Constants’)
Please be aware that prior to xl2010 there is a limit of 8192 areas that SpecialCells can handle
Sub ErrorList()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim rng1 As Range
Dim strOut As String
For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
Set rng1 = Nothing
On Error Resume Next
Set rng1 = ws.Cells.SpecialCells(xlFormulas, xlErrors)
On Error GoTo 0
If Not rng1 Is Nothing Then strOut = strOut & (ws.Name & " has " & rng1.Cells.Count & " errors" & vbNewLine)
Next ws
If Len(strOut) > 0 Then
MsgBox "Error List:" & vbNewLine & strOut
Else
MsgBox "No Errors", vbInformation
End If
End Sub
answered Nov 23, 2011 at 9:35
brettdjbrettdj
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There’s another way to do handle this: add On Error Resume Next
into your code (usually just put it before the loop).
If a cell is an error, it’ll just skip it and move to the next element in the loop
answered Nov 23, 2011 at 0:33
GaijinhunterGaijinhunter
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Имеется ячейка с формулой, которая может выдавать значения ошибок (#Н/Д и т.п) или if Ячейка является числом Then выполнить код помогите! |
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If IsNumeric(ячейка.Value) Then Если известен вид ошибки, то можно проверить значение, например, для #Н/Д: Или так: |
ZVI Пользователь Сообщений: 4357 |
Или так: If Not IsError(ActiveCell) Then MsgBox «Нет ошибки» |
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Перепробовал все способы, работает. |
Здравствуйте. Решил не создавать новую тему а эту освежить, таким вопросом. Как в коде VBA проверить, что в ячейке находится дата ну например 01.01.2011. Знаю что ексель хранит дату и время в числовом формате, но может есть какой то способ? Спасибо! |
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{quote}{login=}{date=06.04.2011 06:40}{thema=Как проверить что в ячейке формат даты}{post}Как в коде VBA проверить, что в ячейке находится дата ну например 01.01.2011. {/post}{/quote} If IsDate(ActiveCell) Then MsgBox «В активной ячейке находится дата!» Вот только IsDate почему-то распознаёт дату даже в ячейке, где содержится текст 1,2,2011 |
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Игорь, я так понял из вопроса, надо на конкретную дату проверить, что-то вроде: Я сам — дурнее всякого примера! … |
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#8 06.04.2011 07:29:07 Да Игорь все правильно вы поняли, надо именно на формат проверить, а не на конкретную дату, я думаю если к вашему методу добавить такую проверку: If (IsDate(ActiveCell) And ActiveCell.Value Like «*.*.*» Then MsgBox «В активной ячейке находится дата!» |
Q: How do i determine if an error is in any cell in the entire workbook with Excel VBA?
Normally errors will be divide by 0 or #value errors, but this list is not exhaustive (or is it? — i don’t know if more exist)
Is there a way to determine if a cell contains an error then to skip over further processing in my script without spitting out a debug/warning/error message.
something such like
if value in current.Workbook.cell is error then go to <jump>
OR
if value in old.Workbook.cell is error then go to <jump>
where jump
is a marker at the end of an if statement but within a loop.
the script compares values between two workbooks and updates the current workbook with colours to show difference.
I have no VBA experience at all. but i get the gist of the script i have been given.
thank you kindly.
asked Nov 22, 2011 at 17:00
1
You can skip cells with errors by using the VarType
function. For example:
If VarType(ActiveCell.Value) <> vbError Then
' do something
End If
The VarType
function is also very useful to validate the data type. For example if your code expects a date value but sometimes encounters text, you can use this function to vet the data and handle exceptions gracefully.
answered Nov 22, 2011 at 19:18
Rachel HettingerRachel Hettinger
7,9372 gold badges21 silver badges31 bronze badges
1
Here’s an snippet of code that records in the Immediate Window, the worksheet name, cell address and formula, where there is a spreadsheet formula error…
Dim ws As Worksheet, r As Range
For Each ws In Worksheets
For Each r In ws.UsedRange
If IsError(r.Value) Then
Debug.Print r.Parent.Name, r.Address, r.Formula
End If
Next
Next
answered Nov 22, 2011 at 21:39
1
Given your initial question was how do you detect errors in any cell of the workbook with VBA then you should be looking for a very efficient approach — looking at each cell is very expensive time wise!
Two options for this are:
- Use Excel’s SpecialCells to shortcut the process
- use my Mappit! addin which is configured to report on spreadsheet errors
For SpecialCells please see the code below. This takes advantage of the ready-made collection of errors that exist as formulas
Please that that constants also have an errors collection, so if you have copied then run a paste special as value on a formula error then you would need to use Set rng1 = ws.Cells.SpecialCells(xlConstants, xlErrors)
to detect these
You can use also detect SpecialCells manually by
- Select all cells in the area of interest
- Press F5
- Click Special
- select ‘Errors’ under ‘Formulas’ (or ‘Constants’)
Please be aware that prior to xl2010 there is a limit of 8192 areas that SpecialCells can handle
Sub ErrorList()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim rng1 As Range
Dim strOut As String
For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
Set rng1 = Nothing
On Error Resume Next
Set rng1 = ws.Cells.SpecialCells(xlFormulas, xlErrors)
On Error GoTo 0
If Not rng1 Is Nothing Then strOut = strOut & (ws.Name & " has " & rng1.Cells.Count & " errors" & vbNewLine)
Next ws
If Len(strOut) > 0 Then
MsgBox "Error List:" & vbNewLine & strOut
Else
MsgBox "No Errors", vbInformation
End If
End Sub
answered Nov 23, 2011 at 9:35
brettdjbrettdj
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There’s another way to do handle this: add On Error Resume Next
into your code (usually just put it before the loop).
If a cell is an error, it’ll just skip it and move to the next element in the loop
answered Nov 23, 2011 at 0:33
GaijinhunterGaijinhunter
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If
r = 1
, andc = 1
the intended code below is invalid (it tries to return a cell two columns to the left of Column A
)
Cells(r, c).Offset(0, -2)
How do I check whether the intended cell is valid or not in vba?
brettdj
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asked Mar 8, 2013 at 2:26
- Use a
Range
object to test whether it is valid (preferred for versatility) - Test whether the column is valid (assumes hard-code of your
OFFSET
as(0,2)
(1) code
Sub Test1()
Dim r As Long
Dim c As Long
r = 1
c = 1
Dim rng1 As Range
On Error Resume Next
Set rng1 = Cells(r, c).Offset(0, -2)
On Error GoTo 0
If Not rng1 Is Nothing Then
'proceed with your code - range exists
Else
MsgBox "Range Error", vbCritical
End If
End Sub
(2) code
Sub Test2()
Dim rng1 As Range
Dim r As Long
Dim c As Long
c = 3
r = 1
If c - 2 <= 0 Then
MsgBox "Error", vbCritical
Else
Set rng1 = Cells(r, c).Offset(0, -2)
End If
End Sub
answered Mar 8, 2013 at 3:00
brettdjbrettdj
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Here is example for you.
Sub sample()
Dim r As Integer
Dim c As Integer
r = 1
c = 1
Dim validRng As Boolean
validRng = isValidRng(r, c, 0, -2)
Debug.Print validRng
validRng = isValidRng(r, c + 5, 0, 2)
Debug.Print validRng
validRng = isValidRng(r, c, -1, 0)
Debug.Print validRng
validRng = isValidRng(r, c + 2, 0, -1)
Debug.Print validRng
End Sub
Function isValidRng(row As Integer, col As Integer, offsetrow As Integer, offsetcol As Integer) As Boolean
'Returns if its valid range
If ((row + offsetrow) > 0) And ((col + offsetcol) > 0) Then
isValidRng = True
Else
isValidRng = False
End If
End Function
answered Mar 8, 2013 at 5:13
0
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IsError Description
Used to check for error values.
Simple IsError Examples
MsgBox IsError(1/2)
Result: False
MsgBox IsError(CvErr(0))
Result: True
IsError Syntax
In the VBA Editor, you can type “IsError(” to see the syntax for the IsError Function:
The IsError function contains an argument:
Expression: An expression that will be tested.
Examples of Excel VBA IsError Function
Function Divide(a As Double, b As Double)
On Error GoTo error_handler
Divide = a / b
Exit Function
error_handler:
Divide = CVErr(Err.Number)
End Function
Sub IsError_Example2()
MsgBox "IsError(1/2) is " & IsError(Divide(1, 2))
MsgBox "IsError(1/0) is " & IsError(Divide(1, 0))
End Sub
Result: IsError(1/2) is False
IsError(1/0) is True
Using IsError, you can check cells on Excel Sheet.
Sub CheckIfError(strRange As String)
Dim cell As Range
For Each cell In Range(strRange)
cell.Offset(0, 1) = IsError(cell)
Next
End Sub
Sub IsError_Example1()
CheckIfError "C2:C5"
CheckIfError "B9:B12"
End Sub
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