Change colours at each change in row data

[Chico]

Hi - I have just started using macros and wandered how I could get the colour of a row to change to yellow at each change in name.
EG I have a list of names and at each change in name i want to highlight the row in yellow so that i can identify that the company name has changed
would really appreciate any help ... thanks

 

[BrianB]

Sub test()
    myrow = 1    ' start in row 1
    myvalue = Cells(myrow, 1).Value   ' cell(1,1) = A1
    '- go down column A
    While Cells(myrow, 1) <> ""
        If Cells(myrow, 1).Value <> myvalue Then
            Cells(myrow, 1).EntireRow.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
            myvalue = Cells(myrow, 1).Value
        End If
        myrow = myrow + 1
    Wend
End Sub

 

[Chico]

Sorry I'm a bit confused

The column I want to change is Column H & Row is H4.
So do I change like this
myrow=4 'start in row4
myvalue = Cells(myrow, 4).Value ' cell(H4,H500) = A1 ??????
'- go down column H
While Cells(myrow, 4) <> ""
If Cells(myrow, 4).Value <> myvalue Then
Cells(myrow, 4).EntireRow.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
myvalue = Cells(myrow, 4).Value
End If
myrow = myrow + 4
Wend
End Sub

 

[Tom Urtis]

Have you considered not using VBA, and simple Conditional Formatting. Try this, select from cell H5 down to as far as you think you will have data in column H. Then with that range selected with H5 as the active cell, click on Format > Conditional Formatting, select "Formula is" from the drop-down, and in the field to the right of that enter
=H5<>H4

Or, for the entire row, click the "5" row header and drag your mouse down to the row header that will be the last row of data. Now given the preceding steps above, in the Conditional Formatting dialog, enter the formula
=$H5<>$H4

Click the Format button, patterns tab, select the yellow square from the color palette, click OK, OK and that should do it.

 

[Chico]

It worked perfectly!! cheers

 

[Chico]

Thanks Tom its worked Perfectly!