VBA Index match of dates

pingme89

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
I am trying to take a date from a Userform field and compare it to Column "A". If there is a match, I want the row number to the row where the match was found.

For testing purposes these are the values in Column "A":

#2/26/2018#
#2/25/2018#
#2/21/2018#
#2/22/2018#
#2/28/2018#

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</tbody>

I want to use Serial Dates to avoid potential issues of date formats. The problem I am getting is that I want to use Match with Type 0 to get an exact match. No matter what I do, I get an Error 2042. This is the code I have so far:

Dim wbname As String
Dim DT As Date
DT = CDate(txtDate)


wbname = ThisWorkbook.Name
RowCount = Workbooks(wbname).Worksheets("Course Data").UsedRange.Rows.Count
ColCount = Workbooks(wbname).Worksheets("Course Data").UsedRange.Columns.Count


ColLett = Split(Cells(1, ColCount).Address, "$")(1)
RangeName = "ScheduleData"
CellName = "A1:" & ColLett & RowCount + 1
Set cell = Workbooks(wbname).Worksheets("Course Data").Range(CellName)
ThisWorkbook.Names.Add Name:=RangeName, RefersTo:=cell


ColLett = Split(Cells(1, 1).Address, "$")(1)
RangeName = "Dates"
CellName = "A1:" & ColLett & RowCount + 1
Set cell = Workbooks(wbname).Worksheets("Course Data").Range(CellName)
ThisWorkbook.Names.Add Name:=RangeName, RefersTo:=cell


Set Dates = Workbooks(wbname).Names("Dates").RefersToRange
Set ScheduleData = Workbooks(wbname).Names("ScheduleData").RefersToRange


Variable = Application.Match(DT, Dates, 0)
 

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Hi

The worksheet does not have the type date.

Try:

Code:
Dim l As Long
l = Application.Match(CLng(DT), Dates, 0)

Remark: I assumed it's a date value, if it's a datetime value use instead CDbl()
 
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Now I get a type mismatch error.
Run-Time Error 13.

The value of CLng(DT) now = 43159
The value of DT = 2/28/18
 
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Hi

That's usually when the value is not found.
Maybe the values in Dates range are not date values?

This simple test will maybe help you figure out the problem.

The code writes 3 dates in A1:A3 and then searches the second date in the range.

Try:

Code:
Sub test()
Dim dt As Date

Range("A1:A3").NumberFormat = "General"
Range("A1").Value = DateSerial(2018, 2, 1)
Range("A2").Value = DateSerial(2018, 2, 2)
Range("A3").Value = DateSerial(2018, 2, 3)

dt = DateSerial(2018, 2, 2)
MsgBox Application.Match(CLng(dt), Range("A1:A3"), 0)

End Sub

You should get a box with the message "2"
 
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