Filter a date or between 2 dates using a macro in an excel report
In most of my reports, I have always minimum one date column, it can be a start date, complete date, end date, etc. and I need to filter it. For instance, I want to filter all problem tickets created on a specific date. This macro will show how to do it but also, I will let you know how to filter between 2 specific dates.
When I use the macro ?
To filter my date column.
How to create the macro ?
Read How to create, edit, hide and select a macro in an excel report
How to create the button to associate it with the macro ?
Read How to create a button and associated it to a macro in an excel report
How to use the macro ?
I have to filter first the column if not, the macro will not work.
How is/are the macro(s) ?
Copy the code below and paste it into your macro. You will see my comments in green if exist so follow the help to adapt to your need.
Simple filtering:
Sub test() Dim i As Date Dim j As Date ' B1 is the cell containing my date reference i = Range("B1").Value ' 4 is to tell to filter 4 days before my date reference j = i - 4 ' change the range B4:B16 but don’t include the title row of your date column you want to filter ' change the field number 2 (column B) by the date column number you want to filter Range("B4:B16").AutoFilter Field:=2, Criteria1:=">=" & CDbl(j) End Sub
Filtering between 2 dates:
Sub test() Dim i As Date Dim StartDate As Date Dim EndDate As Date ' B1 is the cell containing my date reference i = Range("B1").Value ' 4 is to tell that my start date will be 4 days before my date reference StartDate = i – 4 ' 6 is to tell that my end date will be 6 days after my date reference EndDate = i + 6 ' change the range B4:B16 but don’t include the title row of your date column you want to filter ' change the field number 2 (column B) by the date column number you want to filter Range("B4:B16").AutoFilter Field:=2, Criteria1:=">=" & CDbl(StartDate), Operator:=xlAnd, Criteria2:="<=" & CDbl(EndDate) End Sub
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