Article ID: 213488 - Last Review: November 23, 2006 - Revision: 3.5

XL2000: Cells.Find Returns Error Message When No Match Found

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SYMPTOMS

When you run a recorded Visual Basic for Applications macro, the Cells.Find, Columns.Find, Selection.Find, and Range.Find functions will produce the following macro error message if no data is found:
Runtime error '91':
Object variable not Set
This macro error message occurs because the Visual Basic Find method returns a NULL value, which makes activating a cell impossible.

WORKAROUND

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Sub Find_Macro()
    mystring = "mystring"
    Set RangeObj = Cells.Find(What:=mystring, After:=ActiveCell, _
    LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, _
    SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=False)
    If RangeObj Is Nothing Then MsgBox "Not Found" Else RangeObj.Select
End Sub
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
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