VBA: How to delete filtered rows in Excel?

Question

I have an Excel table that contains some data. By using next vba code I'm trying to filter only blank cells in some fields and delete these rows

ActiveSheet.Range("$A$1:$I$" & lines).AutoFilter Field:=7, Criteria1:= _
        "="
ActiveSheet.Range("$A$1:$I$" & lines).AutoFilter Field:=8, Criteria1:= _
        "="
ActiveSheet.Range("$A$1:$I$" & lines).AutoFilter Field:=9, Criteria1:= _
        "="
ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Offset(1, 0).Resize(ActiveSheet.UsedRange.rows.Count - 1).rows.Delete
ActiveSheet.ShowAllData

It works only if I have blank cells in this columns. But I faced with a problem, when I do not have blank cells, and by using above code all my range is removing from the sheet. How to avoid this issue? Should I change my filter condition or something else?

Answer 1

Use SpecialCells to delete only the rows that are visible after autofiltering:

ActiveSheet.Range("$A$1:$I$" & lines).SpecialCells _
    (xlCellTypeVisible).EntireRow.Delete

If you have a header row in your range that you don't want to delete, add an offset to the range to exclude it:

ActiveSheet.Range("$A$1:$I$" & lines).Offset(1, 0).SpecialCells _
    (xlCellTypeVisible).EntireRow.Delete

Answer 2

As an alternative to using UsedRange or providing an explicit range address, the AutoFilter.Range property can also specify the affected range.

ActiveSheet.AutoFilter.Range.Offset(1,0).Rows.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Delete(xlShiftUp)

As used here, Offset causes the first row after the AutoFilter range to also be deleted. In order to avoid that, I would try using .Resize() after .Offset().