XL2000: Macro to Count the Number of Records Returned in an AutoFiltered List (213275)

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1. Open a new workbook in Microsoft Excel, and then start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
2. On the Insert menu, click Module.
3. In the module sheet, type the following code:

   Sub Filter_Return()
       Sheets("sheet1").Select
       Range("a1").Select
       Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
       row_count = Selection.Rows.Count - 1     ' Count the rows and
                                                ' subtract the header.
   
       ' The following three lines run an AutoFilter using "Cat" as the
       ' criteria for the first column and greater than 0 as the
       ' criteria for the second column.
       Selection.AutoFilter
       Selection.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:="Cat"
       Selection.AutoFilter Field:=2, Criteria1:=">0"
       matched_criteria = 0                         ' Set variable to
                                                    ' zero.
       check_row = 0                                ' Set variable to
                                                    ' zero.
       While Not IsEmpty(ActiveCell)            ' Check to see if row
                                                ' height is zero.
           ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
           If ActiveCell.RowHeight = 0 Then
               check_row = check_row + 1
           Else
               matched_criteria = matched_criteria + 1
           End If
       Wend
   
       If row_count = check_row Then            ' If these are equal,
                                                ' nothing was returned.
           MsgBox "no matching data"
       Else
           MsgBox matched_criteria - 1          ' Display the number
                                                ' of records returned.
       End If
   
   End Sub
   					

4. Switch to Excel (press ALT+F11), and type the following information in a worksheet:

          A1:  Animal     B1:  In Stock         C1:  Price
          A2:  Dog        B2:  1                C2:  $1.00
          A3:  Cat        B3:  2                C3:  $2.00
          A4:  Dog        B4:  3                C4:  $3.00
          A5:  Cat        B5:  4                C5:  $4.00
          A6:  Bird       B6:  5                C6:  $5.00
    
   					

5. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros. In the Macro box, click Filter_Return, and then click Run.

The macro displays a message box that states the number of records returned or, if no data is returned, that there is "no matching data." In the example given, the message box returns the number 2.