Copying column with merged rows

**noclass1980** · 02-06-2013, 08:48 AM

I have a simple spreadsheet comprising columns A to F. I want to copy just column D using VBA and copy to another column (as part of a larger macro). Simple so far. However. a number of the rows have the columns merged across all 6 so when I select the column using VBA all the columns are selected and copied. I just need to copy column D. My code is:

SelectedColumn="D" 'this is a user defined input variable
Columns(SelectedColumn).Select ' this is where it selects all columns A to F
Selection.Copy

i also tried with FirstRow and LastRow as variables corresponding to the first and last row to be copied but it still didn't work.

SelectedColumn="D" 'this is a user defined input variable
Columns(SelectedColumn & FirstRow,SelectedColumn & LastRow ).Select ' this is where it selects all columns A to F
Selection.Copy

but if I use Record Macro and click on column D at the top, I get

Columns("D:D").Select
Selection.Copy

and this ignores the rows with the merged columns.

Any suggestions? It would not be practicable to unmerge or delete the rows with the merged columns.

Thanks in advance.

**Andrew-R** · 02-06-2013, 09:03 AM

Do you need to copy the data, or could you just transfer the values?

For example, this will move the values to column G, and will ignore the merged columns:

Sub MoveVals()

Columns("G").Value = Columns("D").Value

End Sub

Originally Posted by noclass1980

Any suggestions? It would not be practicable to unmerge or delete the rows with the merged columns.

<Grammar Nazi mode=On>It may not be practical, but it is practicable </GN=Off>

**noclass1980** · 02-06-2013, 10:11 AM

Thanks, that's works fine and copies column D but I now want to select D only. I don't see why the macro recorded method works but the vba way doesn't. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

**Andrew-R** · 02-06-2013, 10:14 AM

No, I couldn't get it to work either, even things like:

Columns("D:D").Resize(,1).Select

Still selected all of the merged columns.

So, I suppose the question now is why do you need to select column D? When working with macros it's hardly ever necessary to actually select objects.