Remember that when you write:
MyArray = Range("A1:A5000")
you are really writing
MyArray = Range("A1:A5000").Value
You can also use names:
MyArray = Names("MyWSTable").RefersToRange.Value
But Value is not the only property of Range. I have used:
MyArray = Range("A1:A5000").NumberFormat
I doubt
MyArray = Range("A1:A5000").Font
would work but I would expect
MyArray = Range("A1:A5000").Font.Bold
to work.
I do not know what formats you want to copy so you will have to try.
However, I must add that when you copy and paste a large range, it is not as much slower than doing it via an array as we all thought.
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Having posted the above I tried by own advice. My experiments with copying Font.Color and Font.Bold to an array have failed.
Of the following statements, the second would fail with a type mismatch:
ValueArray = .Range("A1:T5000").Value
ColourArray = .Range("A1:T5000").Font.Color
ValueArray must be of type variant. I tried both variant and long for ColourArray without success.
I filled ColourArray with values and tried the following statement:
.Range("A1:T5000").Font.Color = ColourArray
The entire range would be coloured according to the first element of ColourArray and then Excel looped consuming about 45% of the processor time until I terminated it with the Task Manager.
There is a time penalty associated with switching between worksheets but recent questions about macro duration have caused everyone to review our belief that working via arrays was substantially quicker.
I constructed an experiment that broadly reflects your requirement. I filled worksheet Time1 with 5000 rows of 20 cells which were selectively formatted as: bold, italic, underline, subscript, bordered, red, green, blue, brown, yellow and gray-80%.
With version 1, I copied every 7th cells from worksheet "Time1" to worksheet "Time2" using copy.
With version 2, I copied every 7th cells from worksheet "Time1" to worksheet "Time2" by copying the value and the colour via an array.
With version 3, I copied every 7th cells from worksheet "Time1" to worksheet "Time2" by copying the formula and the colour via an array.
Version 1 took an average of 12.43 seconds, version 2 took an average of 1.47 seconds while version 3 took an average of 1.83 seconds. Version 1 copied formulae and all formatting, version 2 copied values and colour while version 3 copied formulae and colour. With versions 1 and 2 you could add bold and italic, say, and still have some time in hand. However, I am not sure it would be worth the bother given that copying 21,300 values only takes 12 seconds.
** Code for Version 1**
I do not think this code includes anything that needs an explanation. Respond with a comment if I am wrong and I will fix.
Sub SelectionCopyAndPaste()
Dim ColDestCrnt As Integer
Dim ColSrcCrnt As Integer
Dim NumSelect As Long
Dim RowDestCrnt As Integer
Dim RowSrcCrnt As Integer
Dim StartTime As Single
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
NumSelect = 1
ColDestCrnt = 1
RowDestCrnt = 1
With Sheets("Time2")
.Range("A1:T715").EntireRow.Delete
End With
StartTime = Timer
Do While True
ColSrcCrnt = (NumSelect Mod 20) + 1
RowSrcCrnt = (NumSelect - ColSrcCrnt) / 20 + 1
If RowSrcCrnt > 5000 Then
Exit Do
End If
Sheets("Time1").Cells(RowSrcCrnt, ColSrcCrnt).Copy _
Destination:=Sheets("Time2").Cells(RowDestCrnt, ColDestCrnt)
If ColDestCrnt = 20 Then
ColDestCrnt = 1
RowDestCrnt = RowDestCrnt + 1
Else
ColDestCrnt = ColDestCrnt + 1
End If
NumSelect = NumSelect + 7
Loop
Debug.Print Timer - StartTime
' Average 12.43 secs
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
End Sub
** Code for Versions 2 and 3**
The User type definition must be placed before any subroutine in the module. The code works through the source worksheet copying values or formulae and colours to the next element of the array. Once selection has been completed, it copies the collected information to the destination worksheet. This avoids switching between worksheets more than is essential.
Type ValueDtl
Value As String
Colour As Long
End Type
Sub SelectionViaArray()
Dim ColDestCrnt As Integer
Dim ColSrcCrnt As Integer
Dim InxVLCrnt As Integer
Dim InxVLCrntMax As Integer
Dim NumSelect As Long
Dim RowDestCrnt As Integer
Dim RowSrcCrnt As Integer
Dim StartTime As Single
Dim ValueList() As ValueDtl
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
' I have sized the array to more than I expect to require because ReDim
' Preserve is expensive. However, I will resize if I fill the array.
' For my experiment I know exactly how many elements I need but that
' might not be true for you.
ReDim ValueList(1 To 25000)
NumSelect = 1
ColDestCrnt = 1
RowDestCrnt = 1
InxVLCrntMax = 0 ' Last used element in ValueList.
With Sheets("Time2")
.Range("A1:T715").EntireRow.Delete
End With
StartTime = Timer
With Sheets("Time1")
Do While True
ColSrcCrnt = (NumSelect Mod 20) + 1
RowSrcCrnt = (NumSelect - ColSrcCrnt) / 20 + 1
If RowSrcCrnt > 5000 Then
Exit Do
End If
InxVLCrntMax = InxVLCrntMax + 1
If InxVLCrntMax > UBound(ValueList) Then
' Resize array if it has been filled
ReDim Preserve ValueList(1 To UBound(ValueList) + 1000)
End If
With .Cells(RowSrcCrnt, ColSrcCrnt)
ValueList(InxVLCrntMax).Value = .Value ' Version 2
ValueList(InxVLCrntMax).Value = .Formula ' Version 3
ValueList(InxVLCrntMax).Colour = .Font.Color
End With
NumSelect = NumSelect + 7
Loop
End With
With Sheets("Time2")
For InxVLCrnt = 1 To InxVLCrntMax
With .Cells(RowDestCrnt, ColDestCrnt)
.Value = ValueList(InxVLCrnt).Value ' Version 2
.Formula = ValueList(InxVLCrnt).Value ' Version 3
.Font.Color = ValueList(InxVLCrnt).Colour
End With
If ColDestCrnt = 20 Then
ColDestCrnt = 1
RowDestCrnt = RowDestCrnt + 1
Else
ColDestCrnt = ColDestCrnt + 1
End If
Next
End With
Debug.Print Timer - StartTime
' Version 2 average 1.47 secs
' Version 3 average 1.83 secs
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
End Sub