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Fri 21 Dec 2007, 09:31 Delegate Yogesh said...

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Sort column data

I want the excel vba statement to sort the data in a column.
I have tried the statement: -
Range("A1").SortSpecial SortOrder = x1Ascending

But now its not working. I get the compile error. Cant find project or library?

Also i dont know which library files are need to be installed.

Please give me the alternate statement for this?

Wed 2 Jan 2008, 09:59 Trainer Katie said...

RE: Sort column data

Hi Yogesh,

Thank you for your question.

Range("A1").SortSpecial will sort on the cell A1 only.

1) If the range region is fixed, then type in the region:
e.g. Range("A1:D40").Sort

2) If the range region is flexible, then type in the selection:
e.g.
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
Selection.Sort Key1:=Range("A1")

3) To sort data by first column in ascending order, I would use the following 2 lines:
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
Selection.Sort Key1:=Range("A2"), Order1:=xlAscending, _
Header:=xlGuess, OrderCustom:=1

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Katie

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