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    Delete all cell content in column except for desired string

    Hello all, having troubles here and can't find an answer to help in the forum.

    I have a code here that I want to cycle through all values in column E. If the value in column E is anything other than 'Volunteer & Internship' I want to clear the cell content. I have tried various codes, but here is the last. I keep getting a mismatch error for this one and don't know where the mismatch is. Maybe it is more than just that error too, not sure. This is what I have, anyone able to correct me?

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    Re: Delete all cell content in column except for desired string

    Hi,

    try this:
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    Re: Delete all cell content in column except for desired string

    Sorry, I don't really know if I understand what the code you offered is doing... It doesn't seem to specify anywhere that this should be done in Column E and that the cell content in column E only is to be cleared if it doesn't have 'Volunteer & Internship'. Could you please explain? Thanks.

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    Re: Delete all cell content in column except for desired string

    Hi,

    and that the cell content in column E only is to be cleared if it doesn't have 'Volunteer & Internship'
    thats done here:
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    It doesn't seem to specify anywhere that this should be done in Column E
    That's my mistake, did it for column A, here is it for column E in the current activated worksheet
    The column is specified as the index number of the column, 5 for E
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    it's running from row 1 till the last filled row in column E

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    Re: Delete all cell content in column except for desired string

    Thank you for explaining. I know understand what it is doing and got it to work!

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    Re: Delete all cell content in column except for desired string

    Okay, so here is another question pertaining to this, because I can't seem to get it to work. Can you ask for it to look for two different strings 'volunteer & internship' or 'Adventure & Culture' and then clear any cells that do not have one or the other?

    I put the following and now it clears everything. Why?

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    Re: Delete all cell content in column except for desired string

    Scratch that, thought about it and put in 'and' instead and it solved the problem.

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