Iterating through a range backwards

[bill]

Using a FOR EACH, can you iterate through a range backwards?

I know I can do it using:
FOR THISROW = BOTTOMROW TO TOPROW STEP - 1
but that is so blunt!

 

[phantom1975]

There are a few ways to do it. My favorite is like this:

<font face=Courier New><SPAN style="color:#00007F">Sub</SPAN> Backwards()

<SPAN style="color:#00007F">Dim</SPAN> Counter <SPAN style="color:#00007F">As</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Long</SPAN>

    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">For</SPAN> Counter = Range("A65536").End(xlUp).Row <SPAN style="color:#00007F">To</SPAN> 1 <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Step</SPAN> -1
        Range("A" & Counter).Value = Range("A" & Counter).Value & " 1"
        <SPAN style="color:#007F00">'Adds a space and the number one after the value of each cell</SPAN>
        <SPAN style="color:#007F00">'from the last used cell in column A to cell A1</SPAN>
    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Next</SPAN> Counter
    
<SPAN style="color:#00007F">End</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Sub</SPAN></FONT>

 

[bill]

Thansk for the reply.

The solution you suggest is kinda what I wanted to avoid.
That is iterating through the range by row number backwards.

Your marque is pretty neat however!

 

[phantom1975]

Duh. Silly me. I'm not sure if you can do a For....Each in your case. I'm curious, why do you want to use For....Each?

 

[just_jon]

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Using a FOR EACH, can you iterate through a range backwards?

I know I can do it using:
FOR THISROW = BOTTOMROW TO TOPROW STEP - 1
but that is so blunt!

Is there a good reason to be obtuse?

 

[bill]

Well, FOR EACH is so much sweeter.
I know, who cares right?

Um, not sure about the obtuse remark!

My plan was to pass a range to a sub that removed dups.
Going forward always seems to place my current cell ahead of the last cell AFTER a row within the range was deleted.

Going backwards alwasy seems to work OK.

 

[phantom1975]

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Any time you are going to remove/add/insert rows/columns, I suggest going backward for that very reason. It sounds like you are just trying to sharpen your tools and know the limits of your options. I'm afraid that For...Each is limited to going forward.

 

[bill]

It sounds like you are just trying to sharpen your tools and know the limits of your options.

I suppose that's so however using a FOR EACH is a bit more than you imply. For me anyway.

Thanks for yor confirmation however.

 

[Legacy 21301]

I suppose you could use :-

Dim rng As Range, i#, cell As Range
Set rng = [A1:A10]
i = rng.Cells.Count
For Each cell In rng
rng(i) = rng(i).Value & " 1"
i = i - 1
Next

But this is doing the same thing as the other code - and doesn't have any advantage over the other way.

 

[bill]

lol