excel vba columns range code example

Example 1: excel vba get a range of full columns

To get a contiguous range of entire rows, use this VBA function:

Function WSRows(ws As Worksheet, Row1&, Rows&)
    Set WSRows = ws.Rows(Row1).Resize(Rows)
End Function
  
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
  
MsgBox WSRows(Sheet1, 11, 9).Address		'<--displays: $11:$20
  
'To get the values in the range into a variant array:  
v =  WSRows(Sheet1, 11, 9)
   
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
  
'Sister function to a get range of contiguous full columns:  
  
Function WSCols(ws As Worksheet, Col1&, Cols&)
    Set WSCols = ws.Columns(Col1).Resize(, Cols)
End Function

Example 2: excel vba first column in range

Dim rRange As Range
Dim rDuplicate As Range

Set rRange = ActiveSheet.UsedRange
lFirstRow = rRange.Row
lLastRow = rRange.Rows.Count + rRange.Row - 1
lFirstColumn = rRange.Column
lLastColumn = rRange.Columns.Count + rRange.Column - 1
' New reference to current range (can be truncated)
Set rDuplicate = Range(Cells(lFirstRow, lFirstColumn), _
      Cells(lLastRow, lLastColumn))