How to find the row number of a specific value in Excel using vbscript

Accepted answer +15 upvotes

This is VBA to find the first instance of “test2” in column A of the activesheet. You can adjust the string and worksheet accord to your needs. It only counts as a match if the whole cell matches, e.g., “test2222” won’t match. If you want it to, remove the , lookat:=xlWhole bit:

Sub FindFirstInstance()
Const WHAT_TO_FIND As String = "test2"
Dim ws As Excel.Worksheet
Dim FoundCell As Excel.Range

Set ws = ActiveSheet
Set FoundCell = ws.Range("A:A").Find(what:=WHAT_TO_FIND, lookat:=xlWhole)
If Not FoundCell Is Nothing Then
    MsgBox (WHAT_TO_FIND & " found in row: " & FoundCell.Row)
Else
    MsgBox (WHAT_TO_FIND & " not found")
End If
End Sub