Help getting Macro to skip blank cells

[VexedVBA]

I work for a recruitment firm and as such much of my day is spent calling numerous people. Many of these people are unable to talk at the present time and instruct me to call back days, weeks even months later.

I record all calls etc in an excel spreadsheet and would like to be add call back date and details then run a macro that puts an appointment in my outlook calendar.

I have written the following which works however is unable to skip blank cells (people who I do not need to call back)

Any assistance in fixing the code so I can run it and have it skip the blank cells between entries would be much appreciated.

Sub Outlook()
Sub AddAppointments()
' Create the Outlook session
Set myOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")


' Start at row 2
r = 2


Do Until Trim(Cells(r, 8).Value) = ""

If Cells(r, 8).Value <> "Done" Then

' Create the AppointmentItem
Set myApt = myOutlook.createitem(1)
' Set the appointment properties
myApt.Subject = Cells(r, 8).Value
myApt.Location = Cells(r, 9).Value
myApt.Start = Cells(r, 10).Value
myApt.Duration = Cells(r, 11).Value
' If Busy Status is not specified, default to 2 (Busy)
If Trim(Cells(r, 12).Value) = "" Then
myApt.BusyStatus = 2
Else
myApt.BusyStatus = Cells(r, 12).Value
End If
If Cells(r, 13).Value > 0 Then
myApt.ReminderSet = True
myApt.ReminderMinutesBeforeStart = Cells(r, 13).Value
Else
myApt.ReminderSet = False
End If
myApt.Body = Cells(r, 14).Value
myApt.Save
Cells(r, 15) = "Done" 'Enter "Done" in Col O when appointment is created
End If
r = r + 1
Loop
End Sub


The "Done" entry is to stop entries being duplicated upon subsequent runnings of the code

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Trebor76]

Hi VexedVBA,

Welcome to MrExcel!!

Which column to you want to check if it's blank or not?

Robert

 

[VexedVBA]

The "Subject" collumn (r, 8)

Thanks for you help!

 

[Trebor76]

Though you could simply use this:

If(Cells(r, 8).Value) > 0

I did a revamp of your code as I had some trouble following it and came up with this:

Option Explicit
Sub AddSetOutlookAppointments()

    '//As this code uses early binding, a reference to 'Microsoft Outlook n.nn Object Library' is required //

    Dim lngMyRow As Long
    Dim lngEndRow As Long
    Dim myOutlook As Outlook.Application
    Dim myApt As Outlook.MailItem
    
    'Find the last row from columns H to O (these seem to be your dataset - change to suit)
    lngEndRow = Range("H:O").Find("*", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
    
    'Create the Outlook session
    Set myOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    
    For lngMyRow = 2 To lngEndRow 'Start at row 2
        
        If Len(Range("H" & lngMyRow).Value) > 0 Then

            ' Create the AppointmentItem
            Set myApt = myOutlook.createitem(olMailItem)
            ' Set the appointment properties
            With myApt
                .Subject = Range("H" & lngMyRow).Value
                .Location = Range("I" & lngMyRow).Value
                .Start = Range("J" & lngMyRow).Value
                .Duration = Range("K" & lngMyRow).Value
                ' If Busy Status is not specified, default to 2 (Busy)
                If Trim(Range("L" & lngMyRow).Value) = "" Then
                    .BusyStatus = 2
                Else
                    .BusyStatus = Range("L" & lngMyRow).Value
                End If
                If Range("L" & lngMyRow).Value > 0 Then
                    .ReminderSet = True
                    .ReminderMinutesBeforeStart = Range("M" & lngMyRow).Value
                Else
                    .ReminderSet = False
                End If
                .Body = Range("O" & lngMyRow).Value
                .Save
                Range("P" & lngMyRow).Value = "Done" 'Enter "Done" in Col O when appointment is created
            End With
            
        End If
    
    Next lngMyRow
    
    Set myOutlook = Nothing
    Set myApt = Nothing

End Sub

Regards,

Robert

 

[VexedVBA]

Hi rob, thanks for your ongoing help

i am getting a "run time error 438 - Object doesn't support this property or method"

 

[VexedVBA]

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[Trebor76]

i am getting a "run time error 438 - Object doesn't support this property or method"

Which line?

If you can't my code to work just incorporate the IF statement I posted.

 

[VexedVBA]

To help you visualize what i am trying to achieve to the left of the bar i record all calls etc, on the right of the bar i highlight only those i wish to make a calendar entry of, the difficulty comes when they're are gaps between entries.

Your help is very much appreciated

 

[VexedVBA]

Where would i incorporate "If(Cells(r, 8).Value) > 0", i assume i replace or alter "Do Until Trim(Cells(r, 8).Value) = "" ?

 

[Trebor76]

Try this:

' Create the Outlook session
    Set myOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
    
    ' Start at row 2
    r = 2
    
    Do Until r = Cells.Find("*", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row + 1
    
        If Len(Cells(r, 8)) > 0 Then
        
            If Cells(r, 8).Value <> "Done" Then
            
                ' Create the AppointmentItem
                Set myApt = myOutlook.createitem(1)
                ' Set the appointment properties
                myApt.Subject = Cells(r, 8).Value
                myApt.Location = Cells(r, 9).Value
                myApt.Start = Cells(r, 10).Value
                myApt.Duration = Cells(r, 11).Value
                ' If Busy Status is not specified, default to 2 (Busy)
                If Trim(Cells(r, 12).Value) = "" Then
                    myApt.BusyStatus = 2
                Else
                    myApt.BusyStatus = Cells(r, 12).Value
                End If
                If Cells(r, 13).Value > 0 Then
                    myApt.ReminderSet = True
                    myApt.ReminderMinutesBeforeStart = Cells(r, 13).Value
                Else
                    myApt.ReminderSet = False
                End If
                myApt.Body = Cells(r, 14).Value
                myApt.Save
                Cells(r, 15) = "Done" 'Enter "Done" in Col O when appointment is created
            
            End If
            
        End If
        
    r = r + 1
    
    Loop