How to fall through a Select Case in Excel VBA?

calendar_today Asked Oct 12, 2009
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history Updated April 14, 2026

Direct Answer

Select Case cmd case "ONE", "TWO": if cmd = "ONE" THEN MsgBox "one" end if MsgBox "two" case "THREE": MsgBox "three" End select. This is a 11-line Excel VBA snippet, ranked #121st of 303 by community upvote score, from 2009.


The Problem (Q-score 6, ranked #121st of 303 in the Excel VBA archive)

The scenario as originally posted in 2009

Given

Select Case cmd

    case "ONE":   MsgBox "one"

    case "TWO":   MsgBox "two"

    case "THREE": MsgBox "three"

End select

My requirement is if cmd = "ONE" I need "one" and then "two" displayed however currently I am getting "one" displayed and then the program is breaking out of the select case…

Why community consensus is tight on this one

Across 303 Excel VBA entries in the archive, the accepted answer here holds solid answer (above median) status — meaning voters are unusually aligned on the right fix.


The Verified Solution — solid answer (above median) (+12)

11-line Excel VBA pattern (copy-ready)

Select Case cmd
    case "ONE", "TWO":   
                  if cmd = "ONE" THEN
                      MsgBox "one"
                  end if
                  MsgBox "two"

    case "THREE": MsgBox "three"

End select

Error-handling details to lift with the snippet

This answer wires error flow through MsgBox / Err.Description. Keep that intact: stripping it to “make it cleaner” removes the signal you’ll need when the macro fails silently on a user machine.


When to Use It — vintage (14+ years old, pre-2013)

Ranked #121st in its category — specialized fit

This pattern sits in the 96% tail relative to the top answer. Reach for it when your scenario closely matches the question title; otherwise browse the Excel VBA archive for a higher-consensus alternative.

What changed between 2009 and 2026

The answer is 17 years old. The Excel VBA object model has been stable across Office 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 365, and 2024/2026 LTSC, so the pattern still compiles. Changes that might affect you: 64-bit API declarations (use PtrSafe), blocked macros in downloaded files (Mark-of-the-Web), and the shift toward Office Scripts for web-first workflows.

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Is this above-median answer still worth copying?
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Answer score +12 vs the Excel VBA archive median ~4; this entry is solid. The score plus 6 supporting upvotes on the question itself (+6) means the asker and 11 subsequent voters all validated the approach.

Does the 11-line snippet run as-is in Office 2026?
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Yes. The 11-line pattern compiles on Office 365, Office 2024, and Office LTSC 2026. Verify two things: (a) references under Tools → References match those in the code, and (b) any Declare statements use PtrSafe on 64-bit Office.

This answer is 17 years old. Is it still relevant in 2026?
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Published 2009, which is 17 year(s) before today’s Office 2026 build. The Excel VBA object model has had no breaking changes in that window. Three things to re-test: (1) blocked macros on downloaded files (Mark-of-the-Web), (2) 64-bit API declarations (PtrSafe, LongPtr), (3) any shift toward Office Scripts for web scenarios.

Which Excel VBA pattern ranks just above this one at #120?
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The pattern one rank above is “How to write an Excel workbook to a MemoryStream in .NET?”. If your use case overlaps, compare both before committing.

Data source: Community-verified Q&A snapshot. Q-score 6, Answer-score 12, original post 2009, ranked #121st of 303 in the Excel VBA archive. Last regenerated April 14, 2026.

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