{"id":378,"date":"2025-10-25T10:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverice.it\/IpercubeTechWP1\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2025-10-25T11:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:20:39","slug":"xlt2b_returnfirstnotemptycellvalue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.silverice.it\/IpercubeTechWP1\/ipercube-utilities\/excel-functions\/xlt2b_returnfirstnotemptycellvalue\/","title":{"rendered":"Column Scanning &#8211; Return First Not Empty Cell Value (Top to Bottom)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scans a column in an\u00a0<strong>Excel.Worksheet<\/strong>\u00a0from top to bottom and returns the value of the first non-empty cell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The function scans from the top of the specified column and stops at the first cell that is not\u00a0<strong>Nothing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column page-snippet is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro cbp-has-line-numbers\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-Geist-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-Geist-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;--cbp-line-number-color:#D4D4D4;--cbp-line-number-width:calc(2 * 0.6 * .875rem);line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 10px 16px;margin-bottom:-2px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2b2b2b;color:#c7c7c7\">VB<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#D4D4D4;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>    Public Function xlT2B_ReturnFirstNotEmptyCellValue(wsSheet As Excel.Worksheet,\n                                                ByRef RowNumber As Integer, \n                                                ByRef ColNumber As Integer) As String\n\n        For iRowIndex As Integer = 1 To wsSheet.Rows.Count\n            If Not wsSheet.Cells(iRowIndex, ColNumber).Value Is Nothing Then\n                RowNumber = iRowIndex\n                Return CStr(wsSheet.Cells(RowNumber, ColNumber).Value)\n            End If\n        Next\n\n        Return String.Empty\n    End Function<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M4.5 12.75l6 6 9-13.5\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M16.5 8.25V6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25-2.25H6A2.25 2.25 0 003.75 6v8.25A2.25 2.25 0 006 16.5h2.25m8.25-8.25H18a2.25 2.25 0 012.25 2.25V18A2.25 2.25 0 0118 20.25h-7.5A2.25 2.25 0 018.25 18v-1.5m8.25-8.25h-6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25 2.25v6\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki dark-plus\" style=\"background-color: #1E1E1E\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">    <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">Public Function <\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">xlT2B_ReturnFirstNotEmptyCellValue<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">wsSheet<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">Excel<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">.Worksheet,<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">                                                ByRef RowNumber As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">Integer<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">, <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">                                                ByRef ColNumber As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">Integer<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">) As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">String<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">For<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> iRowIndex As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">Integer<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> = <\/span><span style=\"color: #B5CEA8\">1<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">To<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> wsSheet.Rows.Count<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">            <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">If<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> Not wsSheet.<\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">Cells<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">iRowIndex<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\"> ColNumber<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">).Value Is<\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\"> Nothing<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">Then<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">                <\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">RowNumber<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> =<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\"> iRowIndex<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">                <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">Return<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">CStr<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(wsSheet.<\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">Cells<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">RowNumber<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\"> ColNumber<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">).<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">Value<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">)<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">            <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">End If<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">Next<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">Return<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">String<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">Empty<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">    <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">End Function<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scans a column in an\u00a0Excel.Worksheet\u00a0from top to bottom and returns the value of the first non-empty cell. 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