Sub automatefilter()
'This is to get the todays date and i like this date as part of the name of the new sheet,however this is not necessary
Dim mydate As String
mydate = Format(Now(), "MMM DD YYYY")
'We need to remove all filters first
Workbooks(ActiveWorkbook.Name).Activate
Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
Dim str3 As String
Dim fieldname As Integer
Dim InputBoxRangeCancelVariable As Range
ActiveSheet.Cells.Select
Selection.ClearFormats
If ActiveSheet.AutoFilterMode Or ActiveSheet.FilterMode Then
ActiveSheet.ShowAllData
End If
'Now we need to get the data by which we are going to filter
On Error Resume Next
Set InputBoxRangeCancelVariable = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="Please select the cell which contains basis of the filter", Type:=8)
On Error GoTo 0
If InputBoxRangeCancelVariable Is Nothing Then
MsgBox ("You have not selected anything")
GoTo 0
Else
str3 = InputBoxRangeCancelVariable.Value
End If
'We need to find the address of the range to be filtered which is expanding horizantally
Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Select
Dim i As Long
Dim count As Integer
Dim str1 As String
For i = 1 To 500000
If ActiveCell.Value = "DOA(Month)" Then
str1 = ActiveCell.Address
Exit For
Else
ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Select
End If
Next i
ActiveSheet.Range(str1).Select
For i = 1 To 500000
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then
Exit For
Else
str1 = ActiveCell.Address
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
End If
Next i
str1 = Replace(str1, "$", "")
For i = 1 To Len(str1)
If IsNumeric(Mid(str1, i, 1)) = False Then
temp = temp + Mid(str1, i, 1)
End If
Next i
fieldname = Range(temp & 1).Column
Dim str2 As String
str2 = "A1:" & str1
Selection.Clear
ActiveSheet.Range(str2).AutoFilter Field:=fieldname, Criteria1:=str3
'as you have seen we are able to get the filtered data ,now let's create a sheet and copy paste the filtered data in the new sheet
'or there is a old sheet and we have to append the filtered data inside it,that'sour requirement
'Now let's create another sheet
str3 = str3 + " " + mydate
Dim signal As Boolean
signal = False
For i = 1 To ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.count
If ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(i).Name = str3 Then
signal = True
End If
Next i
If signal = False Then
'create the sheet as it is not present,and copy the filtered data with headers
Worksheets.Add(After:=Worksheets(Worksheets.count)).Name = str3
'copy and paste
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
Range("A1").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlToRight)).Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Copy
Sheets(str3).Select
Range("A1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
Else
'here the sheet is already present
Sheets(str3).Activate
If Range("A1").Value <> "" Then
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
Range("A2").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlToRight)).Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Copy
Else
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
Range("A1").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlToRight)).Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Copy
End If
Sheets(str3).Select
Range("A1").Select
While ActiveCell.Value <> ""
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
Wend
ActiveSheet.Paste
End If
Application.CutCopyMode = False
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End Sub
'This is to get the todays date and i like this date as part of the name of the new sheet,however this is not necessary
Dim mydate As String
mydate = Format(Now(), "MMM DD YYYY")
'We need to remove all filters first
Workbooks(ActiveWorkbook.Name).Activate
Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
Dim str3 As String
Dim fieldname As Integer
Dim InputBoxRangeCancelVariable As Range
ActiveSheet.Cells.Select
Selection.ClearFormats
If ActiveSheet.AutoFilterMode Or ActiveSheet.FilterMode Then
ActiveSheet.ShowAllData
End If
'Now we need to get the data by which we are going to filter
On Error Resume Next
Set InputBoxRangeCancelVariable = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="Please select the cell which contains basis of the filter", Type:=8)
On Error GoTo 0
If InputBoxRangeCancelVariable Is Nothing Then
MsgBox ("You have not selected anything")
GoTo 0
Else
str3 = InputBoxRangeCancelVariable.Value
End If
'We need to find the address of the range to be filtered which is expanding horizantally
Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Select
Dim i As Long
Dim count As Integer
Dim str1 As String
For i = 1 To 500000
If ActiveCell.Value = "DOA(Month)" Then
str1 = ActiveCell.Address
Exit For
Else
ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Select
End If
Next i
ActiveSheet.Range(str1).Select
For i = 1 To 500000
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then
Exit For
Else
str1 = ActiveCell.Address
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
End If
Next i
str1 = Replace(str1, "$", "")
For i = 1 To Len(str1)
If IsNumeric(Mid(str1, i, 1)) = False Then
temp = temp + Mid(str1, i, 1)
End If
Next i
fieldname = Range(temp & 1).Column
Dim str2 As String
str2 = "A1:" & str1
Selection.Clear
ActiveSheet.Range(str2).AutoFilter Field:=fieldname, Criteria1:=str3
'as you have seen we are able to get the filtered data ,now let's create a sheet and copy paste the filtered data in the new sheet
'or there is a old sheet and we have to append the filtered data inside it,that'sour requirement
'Now let's create another sheet
str3 = str3 + " " + mydate
Dim signal As Boolean
signal = False
For i = 1 To ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.count
If ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(i).Name = str3 Then
signal = True
End If
Next i
If signal = False Then
'create the sheet as it is not present,and copy the filtered data with headers
Worksheets.Add(After:=Worksheets(Worksheets.count)).Name = str3
'copy and paste
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
Range("A1").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlToRight)).Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Copy
Sheets(str3).Select
Range("A1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
Else
'here the sheet is already present
Sheets(str3).Activate
If Range("A1").Value <> "" Then
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
Range("A2").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlToRight)).Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Copy
Else
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
Range("A1").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlToRight)).Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Copy
End If
Sheets(str3).Select
Range("A1").Select
While ActiveCell.Value <> ""
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
Wend
ActiveSheet.Paste
End If
Application.CutCopyMode = False
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End Sub