Excel: How to Dynamically Filter a Data Range and Create a Chart Based on the Filtered Data Using VBA?
I recently switched to I need help solving I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with I'm working on an Excel VBA project where I need to filter a data range dynamically based on a user-selected criterion from a dropdown list in cell A1. After filtering, I want to create a chart that updates automatically to reflect the filtered data. I've been struggling with the chart generation part. I can successfully filter the data, but when I try to create a chart, it's either empty or doesn't reflect the changes. Here’s what I have so far: ```vba Sub CreateDynamicChart() Dim ws As Worksheet Dim chartObj As ChartObject Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Data") ' Clear existing filters If ws.AutoFilterMode Then ws.AutoFilterMode = False ' Apply filter based on dropdown value Dim filterValue As String filterValue = ws.Range("A1").Value ws.Range("A2:E100").AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=filterValue ' Attempting to create the chart On behavior Resume Next Set chartObj = ws.ChartObjects("DynamicChart") If chartObj Is Nothing Then Set chartObj = ws.ChartObjects.Add(Left:=100, Width:=375, Top:=50, Height:=225) chartObj.Name = "DynamicChart" End If On behavior GoTo 0 ' Set up chart data source With chartObj.Chart .SetSourceData Source:=ws.Range("B2:B100").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible) .ChartType = xlColumnClustered .HasTitle = True .ChartTitle.Text = "Filtered Data" End With End Sub ``` I'm getting a "Method 'SpecialCells' of object 'Range' failed" behavior when there are no visible cells after filtering, which I assume is due to the filtered criteria not finding any matches. I tried to handle this by using behavior handling, but the chart still doesn’t seem to update correctly. Any advice on how I can ensure the chart updates after filtering, and how to properly handle cases when no data matches the filter? I’m using Excel 2016. Thanks in advance for your help! This is my first time working with Vba 3.9. Could someone point me to the right documentation? This is happening in both development and production on Ubuntu 22.04. I'm working on a REST API that needs to handle this. Am I approaching this the right way? The project is a service built with Vba. Any feedback is welcome!