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Do-loop

The document provides instructions for creating a macro in Excel that uses a Do-While loop to scan data in column C, starting from row 4. If the value in a cell is greater than 100%, the cell is highlighted in red. It includes example code and recommendations for improving the macro.

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Do-loop

The document provides instructions for creating a macro in Excel that uses a Do-While loop to scan data in column C, starting from row 4. If the value in a cell is greater than 100%, the cell is highlighted in red. It includes example code and recommendations for improving the macro.

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Selecting Data

Do-loop

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REVISION

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File:
Do-loop: Selecting Data DoLoop_example.xlsx

Expected to learn:
Do-while loop
• Description: If-then-else
• Create a macro that scans data Interior.Color
VbRed
in column C starting from row
number 4 using a Do-While Comments
loop. If the value in the cell is Indentation
greater than 100%, highlight ThisWorkbook.Sheets
the cell in red. Set
RGB(255, 0, 0)
• Learn from the given program
(generated by ChatGPT) and Self-learning:
improve your code. Do Loop While
Do Loop Until
Do Until Loop
Cells() will return a
Range Object
Range Object
Sub test_DoWhileLoop()
Dim i As Long
i=4
Do While Cells(i, 1).Value <> ""
If Cells(i, 3).Value >= 1 Then
Cells(i, 3).Interior.Color = vbRed
End If
i=i+1
Loop
End Sub Color value

Remark: Background color


Cells( y , x )
Where x, and y are coordinates of a worksheet
Recommendation: Cells( y , col )

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Sub HighlightValuesOver100Percent()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim rowNum As Long Row number:
Long
Code
Dim currentValue As Double

' Set the worksheet variable to the desired sheet


Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("WorkingWorkSheet")

' Start scanning from row 4 in column C using a Do-While loop


rowNum = 4
Comment
Indentation ' Assuming Column C corresponds to the third column
Do While ws.Cells(rowNum, "C").Value <> ""

' Retrieve the current cell value in column C


currentValue = ws.Cells(rowNum, "C").Value

' Check if the value is greater than 100%


' Assuming 100% is represented as 1 in Excel Color:
If currentValue > 1 Then RGB(255, 0, 0)
' Highlight the cell in RED
ws.Cells(rowNum, "C").Interior.Color = RGB(255, 0, 0)

End If

' Move to the next row


rowNum = rowNum + 1

Loop
End Sub

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