I am not so sure this solution applies. The data in my sheet row would look like this:
11-11111 Couch 2/27/2007 Jones ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Coos
11-55555 Stern 1/27/2009 Smith PEC Arson II YES OSFM Joe
10-12345 Leon 1/15/2009 Stella ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Cooper
11-00025 Couch 2/27/2009 Jones ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Coos
11-00025 Lee 3/03/2009 Johns MEC Arson II YES OSFM Ruth

Based on the date which is the 3rd column over, I want to leave the original entry on this sheet and I want to put a copy of the entire data sorted onto sheets with the month. So I would have a sheet YTD which would have the above data, then I want a sheet JAN (which would contain all of the current year and past year cases that are still open, so the data on the JAN Sheet would be:

11-11111 Couch 2/27/2007 Jones ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Coos
11-55555 Stern 1/27/2009 Smith PEC Arson II YES OSFM Joe
10-12345 Leon 1/15/2009 Stella ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Cooper

And the data on the FEB sheet would be:
11-00025 Couch 2/27/2009 Jones ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Coos

and the data on the MAR sheet would be:
11-00025 Lee 3/03/2009 Johns MEC Arson II YES OSFM Ruth

What I am trying to avoid is having to manually do that and have excel do it automatically to avoid going in every couple of days and copying and pasting the info into the month sheets from the YTD sheet. Hopefully this makes my question make more sense…

Also, the data is not entered in JAN or FEB sheets, it is entered into the YTD sheet and then copied from there, so data might be input into the YTD sheet out of order and of course there is no way to tell how many reports there will be each month, so I cannot do a fixed formula other than to over guess how many cells will be used like if I think there will be 300 reports in a year, then I will format to 1000 cells down the column to be sure it is all formatted for the end user.

ok, I understand where you are coming from. When I have to do things like this I find it easier to try to work it out in pseudo code first.

For purposes of this discussion, I’m calling the main sheet ytddata, and each sheet is month 01, 02 03 etc

open workbook
open ytddata sheet
sort sheet by month column ascending
for each non zero cell in column a
read column3(date)
select month.indicator
open sheet(month)
locate first empty cell in column a
copy all datacells from row in ytddata sheet to this row
next column of ytddata sheet
delete all rows of data on ytddata sheet (not including column headings)

when it’s defined in this way, I think it helps for coding in VBA (or code of your choice), the sorting of the date column in the ytddata sheet might help speed it up, but I think it is optional.

Assuming that you are doing the copying periodically(daily, wekly?), you might want to zero the ytddata sheet to speed things up after copying the data to the individual month sheets. otherwise there will be duplicated data on the month sheets..

This makes more sense than the cell A5 in “Yearly Data” contains value “=’December”!A8″ solution, as if the data in ytddata sheet is reset to zero, then all the data rows in the month sheet will be effectively zeroed as well. The key word is ‘copied, not ‘equal to’ as was suggested.

All you need to do now is the coding. Hope this helps.
Dave

Ok, Wiggetssis – I spent last night to solve your problem of copying data on various worksheets. And I tested – it works! I have saved it as Excel 2003 so it should work for you (I have Excel 2007).
Examining your test data I assumed the data contains in 9 columns (Col A thru I) starting with Row 2. Row 1 may have header information. On K2 enter =Month(C2). Now click on lower handle on K2 and drag it all the way to end of data row. This will populate the Month number based on Col C date information.
Now create the additional 12 worksheets – Jan thru Dec on the same spreadsheet.
The VB code to copy the data will be as follows:
Sub CopyRows()
k1 = 1
k2 = 1
k3 = 1
k4 = 1
K5 = 1
K6 = 1
K7 = 1
K8 = 1
k9 = 1
K10 = 1
K11 = 1
k12 = 1

For I = 2 To 500
If Cells(I, 11) = 1 Then
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 1) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 1)
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 2) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 2)
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 3) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 3)
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 4) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 4)
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 5) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 5)
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 6) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 6)
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 7) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 7)
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 8) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 8)
Worksheets(“Jan”).Cells(k1, 9) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 9)
k1 = k1 + 1
ElseIf Cells(I, 11) = 2 Then
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 1) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 1)
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 2) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 2)
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 3) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 3)
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 4) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 4)
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 5) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 5)
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 6) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 6)
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 7) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 7)
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 8) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 8)
Worksheets(“Feb”).Cells(k2, 9) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 9)
k2 = k2 + 1
ElseIf Cells(I, 11) = 3 Then
Worksheets(“Mar”).Cells(k3,1) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I,1)
Etc.
k3 = k3 + 1
ElseIf Cells(I, 11) = 4 Then
Worksheets(“Apr”).Cells(K4,1) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I,1)
Etc…..
k4 = k4 + 1
Etc …. ETC
ElseIf Cells(I, 11) = 12 Then
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 1) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 1)
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 2) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 2)
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 3) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 3)
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 4) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 4)
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 5) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 5)
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 6) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 6)
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 7) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 7)
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 8) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 8)
Worksheets(“Dec”).Cells(k12, 9) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 9)
k12 = k12 + 1
End If
Next I
End Sub
I do recognize this is not the most elegant code! I was unable to copy the entire row at a time (instead of each cell) – which should be possible.
I have the whole Excel spreadsheet along with the buttons to execute the macro to copy the data and also to clear the data (Jan-Dec, if needed). I will be happy to e-mail to you, if needed. Just e-mail me at sbhixson@bellsouth.net
But I am not sure why you could not get the needed answer by using Pivot table. Pivot table should be an ideal tool with this type of data. Let me know what type of report/data you are looking – I will explore via Pivot table.
Good luck & let us know if this is information is of any benefit.

nice solution sbElectric.

Have you thought about using the range function?

instead of

If Cells(I, 11) = 1 Then
Worksheets(”Jan”).Cells(k1, 1) = Worksheets(”YTD”).Cells(I, 1)
Worksheets(”Jan”).Cells(k1, 2) = Worksheets(”YTD”).Cells(I, 2)
Worksheets(”Jan”).Cells(k1, 3) = Worksheets(”YTD”).Cells(I, 3)

try

If Cells(I, 11) = 1 Then ; check cell value
Range(“A2:l2″).Select ; or however many cells from the row you want to copy
Selection.Copy
Sheets(“Jan”).Select ; or whichever sheet you need to copy to
Range(“A2″).Select ; change for the target row
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks:= _
False, Transpose:=False

try to do the transfer by creating a macro, this will give you a list of the functions used (and their syntax) which you can use as a starting point.

the hard part is going to be doing the comparison to decide which sheet the row needs to be copied to.

I use macros a lot. they are after all a subset of Visual basic (Visual basic for Applications ..VBA)

Alt-F8 create macro

Copy the data, then just refine it to do the checks.
Dave

David, thank you for your nice comments. I am glad to know that you followed my very simplified logic!!!
Yes, that is exactly what I was trying to do as you suggested. But could not define the nine columns (A to I) as one entity. I need to lookup how Range is used in plain VB. I do not use Macro – may need to learn it also. What surprised and frustrated me is that the statement
If Cells(I,11) = 1 Then
Worksheets(“Jan”).Rows(k1) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Rows(I) – did not work.
It did not give any compile error or any error message. But did not copy the data.

Just for experiment, when I tried Worksheets(“Jan”).Rows(k1) = 123.45 – it populated the entire Row with 123.45. Go figure!!!

May be Sarfaraz Ahmed
MS Excel help
may be able to tell me how to copy the Row data in one statement (or define 9 columns as one entity) and then copy.
Thanks, Ahmed.
sbElectric

I don’t think there’s a simple way to do this completely automatically.

If you were simply using Excel without VBA, I’d suggest a manual solution using Advanced filter and copy / paste.

Let’s assume it’s permisible to add a colum to your source data table. I have created a month column =MONTH(c2) which yields 1 .. 12. THis makes it much easier to select the data required. You can hide that column if you don’t want people messing with it.

Giving:

code name1 date name2 thing number code3 yes code4 name3 month
11-11111 Couch 27/02/2007 Jones ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Coos 2
11-55555 Stern 27/01/2009 Smith PEC Arson II YES OSFM Joe 1
10-12345 Leon 15/01/2009 Stella ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Cooper 1
11-00025 Couch 27/02/2009 Jones ARSON Arson II YES OSFM Coos 2
11-00025 Lee 03/03/2009 Johns MEC Arson II YES OSFM Ruth 3

(please excuse the messy copy/paste from Excel. You’ll also notice I’ve given each column a unique header name. Necessary for what follows)

I have also added, at cell A10,

month
2

because I want to find Feb entries

I then applied Advanced filtering, but I also recorded it as a macro

Range(“A1″).Select
Range(“A1:K6″).AdvancedFilter Action:=xlFilterInPlace, CriteriaRange:=Range _
(“A10:A11″), Unique:=False
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
Selection.Copy
Sheets(“FEB”).Select
Range(“A1″).Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
Sheets(“SHEET1″).Select
ActiveSheet.ShowAllData

This selected the table of data at A1, selected Month=2 as criteria, and then filtered just the Feb data.

I then selected the table (and got just the visible part), copied it and pasted it to the FEB sheet.

Then I returned the table to its previous unfiltered condition.

I now have 2 rows of data in the FEB sheet, and the column headings at the top.

How about other Months? cell A11 contains 2, hence we look up month 2. SHEETS(“FEB”) needs to be changed as well.

You could copy/paste this code 11 more times, or you could use a for/next loop. Not only would you have to put the month number into cell A11, you’d have to turn the month number into a name

for i = 1 to 12
Range(“A11″).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = i
…
…
Sheets(Text(i, “MMM”)).Select
…
…
Next i

Actually Text(i,”MMM”) won’t work because the first parameter is treated a a date if using MMM format, and 1 isn’t a date!

For i = 1 To 12
Range(“A11″).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = i
Range(“A1″).Select
Range(“A1:K6″).AdvancedFilter Action:=xlFilterInPlace, CriteriaRange:=Range(“A10:A11″), Unique:=False
Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Select
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
Selection.Copy
txtSheet = UCase(Application.WorksheetFunction.Text(DateSerial(1990, i, 1), “MMM”))
Sheets(txtSheet).Select
Range(“A1″).Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
Sheets(“SHEET1″).Select
ActiveSheet.ShowAllData
Next i

This doesn’t remove OLD text from the month cheets, it simply pastes in the new stuff. If you skip to each sheet, select the active region round A1 and then delete, you’ll clear the decks – and that means a few lines of code extra before pasting the filtered data.

If you are careful to place formulae so there is always going to be blank space between the table and the summary, you won;t over-write your monthly formulae.

To tidy up:

You could extend this code

1. the macro puts codes down column I (month) and removed them afterwards
2. The macro sets both cells A10 ands A11 and removes them afterwards

Plainly A10 and A11 aren’t appropriate places for these 2 cells to go, in practice.

3. You could use the control toolbox to add a button to the front sheet – and the code I’ve given you becomes the code for the button activation.

Derek

>Just for experiment, when I tried Worksheets(”Jan”).Rows(k1) = 123.45 –
> it populated the entire Row with 123.45. Go figure!!!

Rows(k1) – you have selected one complete row. In VBA, Range = value causes all cells in that range to be be set to that value

Worksheet(“JAN”).Range(“A1:B10″) = 99 will set 20 cells to value 99

Worksheet(“JAN”).Range(“A:K”) = 99 will set all cells in 11 rows to 99

Dgrainge:
Good analysis and suggested solution. But still I do not understand the following:
1) Worksheets(“Mar”).Cells(k3, 1) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Cells(I, 1) works to get the cell value
2) But Worksheets(“Mar”). Rows(k3) = Worksheets(“YTD”).Rows(I) – does not work to get row values

What is the easy way to get the entire row values copied from one Worksheet to another Worksheet? Or say copy 1st 9 columns (A thru I) of Row 3 from one worksheet to another?

Will be looking forward to your answer. Have a great day!

I am working on the same problem from a different angle. I am using rows ferom a master sheet and placing them in individual sheets as rows appended to the bottom. I am working on the final syntax of finding the first emopty row at the bottom of the individual spreadsheets, but you can convert the code to handle months easily:

Sub MoveDataToSheets()
‘
‘ MoveDataToSheets Macro
‘ Macro written 2/25/2011 by Jim Snyder
‘
Dim rowCount As Integer, sheetIndex As Integer
Dim LastRow As Range

‘ Prevent screen updates from slowing execution
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

rowCount = ActiveCell.CurrentRegion.Rows.Count

‘ Process each row once copying row to matching location tab
For currentRow = 1 To rowCount

‘ Determine which sheet the row goes to
Select Case (Cells(currentRow, “B”).Value)
Case “ALTAVISTA”
sheetIndex = 2
Case “AN”
sheetIndex = 3
Case “Ballytivnan”
sheetIndex = 4
Case “Casa Grande”
sheetIndex = 5
Case “Columbus – Devices (DE)”
sheetIndex = 6
Case “Columbus – Nutrition”
sheetIndex = 7
Case “Fairfield”
sheetIndex = 8
Case “Granada”
sheetIndex = 9
Case “Guangzhou”
sheetIndex = 10
Case “NOLA”
sheetIndex = 11
Case “Process Research Operations (PRO)”
sheetIndex = 12
Case “Richmond”
sheetIndex = 13
Case “Singapore”
sheetIndex = 14
Case “Sturgis”
sheetIndex = 15
Case “Zwolle”
sheetIndex = 16
Case Else
sheetIndex = 1
End Select

‘ Only if the row cotains a valid location, copy it to location sheet
If (sheetIndex > 1) Then
Set sheet = Worksheets(sheetIndex) ‘ Designate target sheet
ActiveSheet.Rows(currentRow).Copy ‘ Copy from master sheet
sheet.Activate

sheet.Paste Destination:=.Cells(LastRow, 1) ‘ Paste in location specific sheet
End If
Next

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

I Could n’t understand the question can you elabrote this.