How to Delete Multiple Columns in Excel VBA
To delete multiple columns in Excel VBA, you can use the Range
object and its Delete
method. The Range
object allows you to select and manipulate a range of cells or columns in an Excel worksheet. Here’show you can do it:
1. Declare and set the Range
object to the columns you want to delete. For example, if you want to delete columns A to E, you can use the following code:
Dim columnsToDelete As Range
Set columnsToDelete = Range("A:E")
2. Use the columnsToDelete.Delete
method to delete the selected columns:
columnsToDelete.Delete
3. Let’s put everything together in an example. Suppose you have the following Excel worksheet:
A | B | C | D | E | F |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
If you want to delete columns B to D, you can use the following code:
Dim columnsToDelete As Range
Set columnsToDelete = Range("B:D")
columnsToDelete.Delete
After executing the code, the Excel worksheet will look like this:
A | E | F |
1 | 5 | 6 |
7 | 11 | 12 |
This demonstrates how to delete multiple columns in Excel VBA using the Range
object’s Delete
method. Remember to adjust the range to match your specific requirements.