Using VBA & OnKey to delete rows with blank cells in a certain column

[gamaron]

Disclaimer: I'm a complete VBA newbie.

I can get Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).EntireRow.Delete to work in the "immediate" mode (with Cntrl-G in the macro editor) as per this post.

However, I'd like to map this behavior to a key combo. I can't get this to work:

Application.OnKey "+^{D}", "Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).EntireRow.Delete"

Nor can I get this to work:

Application.OnKey "+^{D}", "DelRowsWithSelectedBlankCells"

Public Sub DelRowsWithSelectedBlankCells()
Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).EntireRow.Delete
End Sub

Suggestions? Do I have to declare the sub somehow? Do I have to map the macro to the sheet/workbook or something?

Thanks in advance!

(I suspect I'm missing some fundamental VBA step...)

 

[mvptomlinson]

The Public Sub part needs to be in a standard module, not in the same place as the Onkey event. Usually you put the OnKey event in the workbook_open event (or a worksheet_activate event if it's just for one sheet).

For example, put this code in the ThisWorkbook module:

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Application.OnKey "+^{D}", "DelRowsWithSelectedBlankCells"
End Sub

Put this in a standard module (VB Editor -> Insert -> Module):

Public Sub DelRowsWithSelectedBlankCells()
Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).EntireRow.Delete
End Sub

Put this in the ThisWorkbook module as well:

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
Application.OnKey "+^{D}"
End Sub

Hope that helps!

 

[gamaron]

That works, thanks!