Excel – How to find the row number of a specific value in Excel using vbscript

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I have an open Excel file and using VB Script, I need to search only column "A" in the Excel sheet until it matches a text string. When the script finds that match, I would like to see the row number of the cell where the match was found.
Thanks for your helps in advance!

Best Answer

This is VBA to find the first instance of "test2" in column A of the activesheet. You can adjust the string and worksheet accord to your needs. It only counts as a match if the whole cell matches, e.g., "test2222" won't match. If you want it to, remove the , lookat:=xlWhole bit:

Sub FindFirstInstance()
Const WHAT_TO_FIND As String = "test2"
Dim ws As Excel.Worksheet
Dim FoundCell As Excel.Range

Set ws = ActiveSheet
Set FoundCell = ws.Range("A:A").Find(what:=WHAT_TO_FIND, lookat:=xlWhole)
If Not FoundCell Is Nothing Then
    MsgBox (WHAT_TO_FIND & " found in row: " & FoundCell.Row)
Else
    MsgBox (WHAT_TO_FIND & " not found")
End If
End Sub
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