Use a row number (not entire row) in excel formula via VBA

[ZeGekko]

Hello.I have two columns of data. The first one has empty cells, the second one is full. What I am trying to do is check if the first (H) column's n-th row is empty or not. If it is, do nothing in the third (J) column (leave it blank or just assign zero). If the cell is not empty, in the third (J) column subtract the first (H) column's value from the second (I) column's. This is how it looks like:H I J1,8166 0,7055475 -1,1110524 0,5334240 0,5795186 1,8545 0,2895624 -1,5649375 0,3019480 1,8814 0,7747401 -1,1066599

Sub op()    Dim r As Integer         For r = 4 To Cells(Rows.Count, 7).End(xlUp).Row        If Not IsEmpty(Range("H" & r)) Then        Range("J" & r).Formula = "=(I&r - H&r)"        Else        If IsEmpty(Range("H" & r)) Then Range("J" & r) = ""        End If    Next rEnd Sub

When I run the above code, r is taking the entire row. For example, if it is 5th row, in the formula it is showing up as 5:5.

=(I&4:4 - H&4:4)

Can you help me out please? Thanks.

 

[ZeGekko]

I am terribly sorry about the text format. I have tried to edit it out, but it is not changing.

 

[AlphaFrog]

Try this...

[COLOR=darkblue]Sub[/COLOR] op()
    [COLOR=darkblue]Dim[/COLOR] r      [COLOR=darkblue]As[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkblue]Integer[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=darkblue]For[/COLOR] r = 4 [COLOR=darkblue]To[/COLOR] Cells(Rows.Count, "I").End(xlUp).Row
        [COLOR=darkblue]If[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkblue]Not[/COLOR] IsEmpty(Range("H" & r)) [COLOR=darkblue]Then[/COLOR]
            Range("J" & r).FormulaR1C1 = "=RC[-2]+RC[-1]"
        [COLOR=darkblue]Else[/COLOR]
            Range("J" & r) = ""
        [COLOR=darkblue]End[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkblue]If[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=darkblue]Next[/COLOR] r
[COLOR=darkblue]End[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkblue]Sub[/COLOR]

Or better yet...

[COLOR=darkblue]Sub[/COLOR] op2()
    [COLOR=darkblue]With[/COLOR] Range("J4:J" & Cells(Rows.Count, "I").End(xlUp).Row)
        .FormulaR1C1 = "=IF(RC[-2]="""","""",RC[-2]+RC[-1])"
        .Value = .Value
    [COLOR=darkblue]End[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkblue]With[/COLOR]
[COLOR=darkblue]End[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkblue]Sub[/COLOR]

 

[ZeGekko]

AF, awesome! Thanks for the help.By the way, do you know what the issue is with the text format?

 

[AlphaFrog]

You're welcome.

By the way, do you know what the issue is with the text format?

No. But you're not the only one having that problem.