VBA EXCEL Range syntax

Question

I don\'t understand syntax for range.

Why does this work:

For i = 1 To 10
    Range(\"A\" & i & \":D\" & i).Copy
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Answer 1

Without any specific details about the error, I assume that Match does not return the value you expect, but rather an #N/A error. Match has the syntax

=match(lookup_value, lookup_range, match_type)

The lookup_range typically consists of a range of several cells, either a column with several rows or a row with several columns.

In your formula, you have only one cell in the lookup_range. Let's say Lastrow is 10. The first three runs of the loop produce the formula

=Match(A2,A10,0)
=Match(A3,A10,0)
=Match(A4,A10,0)

It is a valid formula but in most cases the result won't be a match but an error. Whereas what you probably want is

=Match(A2,A1:A10,0)

Looking again at your code, stitch it together and find why you need A1:A as a string constant in your formula:

For i = 2 To lastRow
    num = WorksheetFunction.Match(Cells(i, 1), Range("A1:A" & lastRow), 0)
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