How to delete rows with missing/blank values in certain columns in Excel?
In some cases, you may need to delete the entire rows with missing value or blank cell in a range of cells in Excel. This article will show you how to deal with this problem.
Delete rows with missing/blank values in certain columns with VBA code
Delete rows with missing/blank values in certain columns with VBA code
Supposing you want to delete rows if missing value exists in column B and D as bellow screenshot shown. You can run the following VBA code to achieve it.
1. Press Alt + F11 to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. Then copy and paste the below VBA code into the Code window.
VBA code: Delete rows with missing/blank values in certain columns
Sub DeleteRows()
Dim I As Integer
Dim xCount As Integer
Dim xRg As Range
Dim xTxt As String
On Error Resume Next
If ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Count > 1 Then
xTxt = ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.AddressLocal
Else
xTxt = ActiveSheet.UsedRange.AddressLocal
End If
Set xRg = Application.InputBox("Please select range:", "Kutools for Excel", xTxt, , , , , 8)
If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
If xRg.Areas.Count > 1 Then
MsgBox "You can’t select multiple ranges to operate", vbInformation, "Kutools for Excel"
Exit Sub
End If
xCount = xRg.Rows.Count
For I = xCount To 1 Step -1
If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountBlank(xRg.Rows(I)) > 0 Then
xRg.Rows(I).EntireRow.Delete
End If
Next
End Sub3. Press F5 key to run the code. Then a Kutools for Excel dialog box pops up, please select the column range which you want to check if missing value exists or not, and then click the OK button.
After clicking the OK button, you can see all rows with missing value in column B and D are deleted immediately. See screenshot:
Note: You can’t select multiple ranges to operate at the same time. If missing value exists in multiple columns and you want to delete all rows, you can repeat the above step 3 from one column to another.
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