I'm trying to find an id in a list and get it's address, but also deal with a situation if nothing is found.
Here's what I have:
Function find_in_two_ranges_two_sheets(ws1 As String, col1 As Integer) As Range
Dim rows1 As Integer
rows1 = Get_Rows_Generic(ws1, 1)
Dim range1 As Range ' range of first search
With Worksheets(ws1)
Set range1 = .Range(.Cells(1, col1), .Cells(rows1, col1))
End With
Dim found1 As Range
Set found1 = range1.Find("test id", LookIn:=xlValues)
If found1 = Nothing Then
MsgBox "nothing"
Else
MsgBox found1.AddressLocal
End If
Set find_in_two_ranges_two_sheets = range1
End Function
Sub test_stuff()
Dim x As Range
Set x = find_in_two_ranges_two_sheets("usersFullOutput.csv", 1)
MsgBox x.Address
End Sub
When I run test_stuff()
I get an error in the function in the line If found1 = Nothing Then
with the word Nothing
highlighted. "Compile error; Invalid Use of Object". Not sure what to do.
To check the range
object you need to use is
instead of =
:
If found1 Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "nothing"
Else
MsgBox found1.AddressLocal
End If
Explanation:
Nothing
is the uninitialized state of an object variable. An object cannot be a simple variable such as a number or a string, so it can never be 0 or "". It must be a more comprehensive structure (a text box, form, recordset, querydef, ...)
Since it is not a simple value, you cannot test if it is equal to something. VBA has an Is
keyword that you use.