Visual Basic syntax question

In Excel VBA, use the ActiveCell.Row and ActiveCell.Column properties to determine the row and column numbers of the currently selected cell.

Sub GetActiveCellPosition()

    Dim RowNumber As Long
    Dim ColumnNumber As Long

    RowNumber = ActiveCell.Row
    ColumnNumber = ActiveCell.Column

    MsgBox "Row: " & RowNumber & vbCrLf & _
           "Column: " & ColumnNumber

End Sub

For example, if the active cell is D5, ActiveCell.Row returns 5 and ActiveCell.Column returns 4.

You can also retrieve both values directly without declaring variables:

Debug.Print ActiveCell.Row
Debug.Print ActiveCell.Column

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Marcin

Hi @Albert Kremer ,

If you need to determine the position of the currently selected cell in Excel VBA, the ActiveCell object provides access to both its coordinates and worksheet reference.

Dim rowNumber As Long
Dim columnNumber As Long
 
rowNumber = ActiveCell.Row
columnNumber = ActiveCell.Column

You can also retrieve the cell address if you need a worksheet reference in addition to the numeric row and column values:

MsgBox "Cell Address: " & ActiveCell.Address & vbCrLf & _
       "Row: " & ActiveCell.Row & vbCrLf & _
       "Column: " & ActiveCell.Column

For example, when cell D7 is selected:

• ActiveCell.Address returns $D$7
• ActiveCell.Row returns 7
• ActiveCell.Column returns 4

The Address property can be useful when logging, reporting, or displaying the currently selected cell, as it provides the familiar worksheet reference rather than only numeric coordinates.

I hope this helps.

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