[excel] How to determine the last Row used in VBA including blank spaces in between

How can I determine the last row in an Excel sheet, including some blank lines in the middle?

With this function:

Function ultimaFilaBlanco(col As String) As Long        
        Dim lastRow As Long
        With ActiveSheet
            lastRow = ActiveSheet.Cells(ActiveSheet.Rows.Count, col).End(xlUp).row
        End With            
        ultimaFilaBlanco = lastRow          
End Function

And this data:

Row 1 : Value
Row 2 : Value
Row 3 : Value
Row 4 : Value
Row 5 : Value
Row 6 : White
Row 7 : Value
Row 8 : Value
Row 9 : Value
Row 10  : White
Row 11  : White
Row 12  : White
Row 13  : Value
Row 14  : White

The function returns 5, and I need 13. Any idea how to do it?

here is my code to find the next empty row for example in first row 'A'. To use it for any other row just change cells(i,2 or 3 or 4 so on)

Sheets("Sheeet1").Select
   for i=1 to 5000
        if cells(i,1)="" then nextEmpty=i goto 20
   next i
20 'continue your code here 

enter code here

LastRow = ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count

ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows(ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows.count).row

ActiveSheet can be replaced with WorkSheets(1) or WorkSheets("name here")

If sheet contains unused area on the top, UsedRange.Rows.Count is not the maximum row.

This is the correct max row number.

maxrow = Sheets("..name..").UsedRange.Rows(Sheets("..name..").UsedRange.Rows.Count).Row

I use the following:

lastrow = ActiveSheet.Columns("A").Cells.Find("*", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, LookIn:=xlValues, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row

It'll find the last row in a specific column. If you want the last used row for any column then:

lastrow = ActiveSheet.Cells.Find("*", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, LookIn:=xlValues, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row

The Problem is the "as string" in your function. Replace it with "as double" or "as long" to make it work. This way it even works if the last row is bigger than the "large number" proposed in the accepted answer.

So this should work

Function ultimaFilaBlanco(col As double) As Long        
    Dim lastRow As Long
    With ActiveSheet
        lastRow = ActiveSheet.Cells(ActiveSheet.Rows.Count, col).End(xlUp).row
    End With            
    ultimaFilaBlanco = lastRow          
End Function

Better:

if cells(i,1)="" then 
nextEmpty=i: 
exit for

ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count + ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows(1).Row -1

Short. Safe. Fast. Will return the last non-empty row even if there are blank lines on top of the sheet, or anywhere else. Works also for an empty sheet (Excel reports 1 used row on an empty sheet so the expression will be 1). Tested and working on Excel 2002 and Excel 2010.

Well apart from all mentioned ones, there are several other ways to find the last row or column in a worksheet or specified range.

Function FindingLastRow(col As String) As Long

  'PURPOSE: Various ways to find the last row in a column or a range
  'ASSUMPTION: col is passed as column header name in string data type i.e. "B", "AZ" etc.

   Dim wks As Worksheet
   Dim lstRow As Long

   Set wks = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1") 'Please change the sheet name
   'Set wks = ActiveSheet   'or for your problem uncomment this line

   'Method #1: By Finding Last used cell in the worksheet
   lstRow = wks.Range("A1").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row

   'Method #2: Using Table Range
   lstRow = wks.ListObjects("Table1").Range.Rows.Count

   'Method #3 : Manual way of selecting last Row : Ctrl + Shift + End
   lstRow = wks.Cells(wks.Rows.Count, col).End(xlUp).Row

   'Method #4: By using UsedRange
   wks.UsedRange 'Refresh UsedRange
   lstRow = wks.UsedRange.Rows(wks.UsedRange.Rows.Count).Row

   'Method #5: Using Named Range
   lstRow = wks.Range("MyNamedRange").Rows.Count

   'Method #6: Ctrl + Shift + Down (Range should be the first cell in data set)
   lstRow = wks.Range("A1").CurrentRegion.Rows.Count

   'Method #7: Using Range.Find method
   lstRow = wks.Column(col).Cells.Find("*", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, LookIn:=xlValues, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row

   FindingLastRow = lstRow

End Function

Note: Please use only one of the above method as it justifies your problem statement.

Please pay attention to the fact that Find method does not see cell formatting but only data, hence look for xlCellTypeLastCell if only data is important and not formatting. Also, merged cells (which must be avoided) might give you unexpected results as it will give you the row number of the first cell and not the last cell in the merged cells.

The best way to get number of last row used is:

ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count for the current sheet.

Worksheets("Sheet name").UsedRange.Rows.Count for a specific sheet.

To get number of the last column used:

ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Columns.Count for the current sheet.

Worksheets("Sheet name").UsedRange.Columns.Count for a specific sheet.

I hope this helps.

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