vba - find last instance of a text string

CROY1985

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Office Version
  1. 365
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  1. Windows
Hi all

I have Some data which looks like this:

RowData
1Onions
2Onions
3Onions
4Potatoes
5Potatoes
6Potatoes
7Spring Onions
8Spring Onions
9Spring Onions

<tbody>
</tbody>


Im using the following vba code which isnt quite getting the right answer:

Code:
    Set where = C.Find(what:="Onions", after:=C(1), searchdirection:=xlPrevious)
    endrow = where.Row

But the vba code is finding the Onions in "Spring Onions" and returns row 9, i need it to match contents exactly and return row 3 in the example above.

Can anyone help on adjusting this?


Thank you
 

Excel Facts

How to find 2nd largest value in a column?
MAX finds the largest value. =LARGE(A:A,2) will find the second largest. =SMALL(A:A,3) will find the third smallest
Try
Code:
Set Where = c.find("Onions", c(1), , xlWhole, , xlPrevious, False, , False)
 
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Try:
Code:
Dim endrow As Long
endrow = Range("C:C").Find("Onions", LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole, searchdirection:=xlPrevious).Row
Change "C:C" to suit your needs.
 
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