Returns a Range object that represents all the cells whose contents are different from the comparison cell in each column.
Syntax
expression.ColumnDifferences (Comparison)
expression A variable that represents a Range object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison | Required | Variant | A single cell to compare to the specified range. |
Return value
Range
Example
This example selects the cells in column A on Sheet1 whose contents are different from cell A4.
Sub CompDiff()
'Setting up data to be compared
Range("A1").Value = "Rod"
Range("A2").Value = "Bill"
Range("A3").Value = "John"
Range("A4").Value = "Rod"
Range("A5").Value = "Kelly"
Range("A6").Value = "Rod"
Range("A7").Value = "Paddy"
Range("A8").Value = "Rod"
Range("A9").Value = "Rod"
Range("A10").Value = "Rod"
'Code to do the comparison, selects the values that are unlike A1
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
Set r1 = ActiveSheet.Columns("A").ColumnDifferences(Comparison:=ActiveSheet.Range("A1"))
r1.Select
End Sub