Application max vba excel

What is Max Function in VBA?

Max Function is used to calculate the largest number. There are several numerical functions in excel which can be used to count the range, sum up the lot or to find the minimum or maximum value from the range of numbers. Max function is used to find the maximum value out of a range of values. It is an inbuilt function in Excel and categorized as the Max function. However, in VBA, there is no inbuilt function as Max to get the maximum value. Max function can be used in VBA Excel also. For the function argument (array, range, etc.), it can be either entered directly into the function or defined as variables to use instead.

Syntax:

=application.WorksheetFunction.max(arg1,arg2,arg3……………arg30)

Parameter or Arguments used in Max function are:

arg1……arg30: number 1 to number 30 from which the maximum number is to be inferred. It can be number, named ranges, arrays or reference to numbers.

Note:

• If the arguments contain no numbers, MAX returns 0 (zero).
• Arguments that have error values or text and cannot be translated into numbers will throw errors.
• Max function returns a numeric value.

How to Enable the Developers Tab?

Developer tab is mandatory on the Excel ribbon to start and write the VBA macro. Follow the below steps to enable the developer’s tab in Excel.

Step 1: Go to File.

Step 2: Click on Options.

Step 3: In a window opening up named Excel Options, click on Customize Ribbon to access the ribbon customization options.

Step 4: Here in the customization options, you can see the Developer(Custom) option. Checkmark it, so that it gets activated on the main ribbon of excel and can easily be accessed. Click OK after checking the Developer option.

Step 5: Click on the Developer tab and then click the Visual Basic (ALT +F11) icon.

VBA editor will appear.

How to Use Max Function in Excel VBA?

Below are the different examples to use Max function in Excel VBA:

You can download this VBA Max Excel Template here – VBA Max Excel Template

VBA Max – Example #1

Take four numbers 12, 25, 36, 45. Find out Max’s number by using the max function.

Code:

Sub AA()

Dim A As Integer
Dim B As Integer
Dim C As Integer
Dim D As Integer
Dim result As Integer
A = 12
B = 25
C = 36
D = 45
result = WorksheetFunction.Max(A, B, C, D)
MsgBox result

End Sub

Note:

• Mention the data type of the variables through dim.
• Assign numbers to variables.

Run the code by pressing the F5 key or by clicking on the Play Button. The result will be displayed in the message box.

VBA Max – Example #2

Take four numbers 15, 34, 50, 62. Find out max number by using the Max function.

Code:

Sub AA1()

A = 15
B = 34
C = 50
D = 62
result = WorksheetFunction.Max(A, B, C, D)
MsgBox result

End Sub

Note:

• Here, we have directly assigned numbers to four different variables without mentioning their data type. The program automatically decides the data type.
• Used those variables in the formula and got the result in the message box.

Run the code by pressing the F5 key or by clicking on the Play Button. The result will be displayed in the message box.

VBA Max – Example #3

Find the maximum value from the range by using the Max function.

Code:

Function getmaxvalue(Maximum_range As Range)
Dim i As Double
For Each cell In Maximum_range
If cell.Value > i Then
i = cell.Value
End If
Next
getmaxvalue = i
End Function

Note:

• A function procedure in VBA code performs calculations and returns the result.
• It can have an optional return statement. It is required to return a value from a function.
• Before using the function we need to define that particular function.

Syntax:

Function functionname(parameter_list)
Statement 1
Statement 2
Statement 3
:
End Function

Here, the function keyword is followed by a unique function name e.g. getmaxvalue(args_1,…args_n) and may or may not carry the list of parameters with datatype e.g. Maximum_range As Range. It ends with the End Function which indicates the end of the function. Mention the data type of the variables through dim.

Calling a function:

To invoke a function call the function by using the function name e.g getmaxvalue(args_1,…args_n).

The result will be as given below.

VBA Max – Example #4

Find the maximum value from the range by using the Max function.

Code:

Function getmaxvalue(Maximum_range As Range)
Dim i As Double
For Each cell In Maximum_range
If cell.Value > i Then
i = cell.Value
End If
Next
getmaxvalue = i
End Function

Note:

• Maximum_range represents a range of cells passed from the excel sheet as a parameter.
• The variable i is declared as Double.
• The For loop is iterated. With each iteration, the, if condition checks whether the value read from the corresponding cell, is greater than i. If the condition evaluates true then cell value is assigned to i.
• When all the cells in the Maximum_range have been iterated, the maximum among those will be assigned to i.
• Finally, i is assigned to getmaxvalue and returned to the calling cell.

The result will be as given below.

Conclusion

VBA max function is used to find the maximum value from a range of numbers. A function procedure is required to perform calculations. Dim is used to define variables. End function is used to end the function. It performs the task very fast and accurate. Though it is not an inbuilt function in VBA excel, however, by using function procedure we can perform the max function in VBA excel.

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As the name suggests, Max is used to finding the maximum value from a given data set or array. Although it is a worksheet function, one may use it with the worksheet method as a worksheet function. However, there is a limitation to this method as this function takes an array as an argument. Therefore, there can only be 30 values in the array.

Excel VBA Max Function

We have several numerical functions in Excel. We can count numerical values in the range and sum and find the minimum value and maximum value of the lot. To find the maximum value of the lot, we have an excel function called MAXThe MAX Formula in Excel is used to calculate the maximum value from a set of data/array. It counts numbers but ignores empty cells, text, the logical values TRUE and FALSE, and text values.read more, which will return the maximum value of the supplied range of numbers. In VBA, we do not have any built-in function called “MAX” to get the maximum number. We will see how to use this Excel VBA Max function.

Example of Max Function in Excel VBA

Unfortunately, we do not have the luxury of using MAX as the VBA built-in function, but we can access this function as a part of the Worksheet function class.

Now, look at the code below.

Code:

Sub MAX_Example1()

    Dim a As Integer
    Dim b As Integer
    Dim c As Integer

    Dim Result As Integer

    a = 50
    b = 25
    c = 60

    Result = WorksheetFunction.Max(a, b, c)

    MsgBox Result

End Sub

We have declared three variables to store the number in the above example.

Dim a As Integer

Dim b As Integer

Dim c As Integer

We have declared one more variable to show the results.

Dim Result As Integer.

For the first 3 three variables, we assigned values like 50, 25, and 60, respectively.

a = 50

b = 25

c = 60

In the next line, we have applied the MAX as a VBA worksheet functionThe worksheet function in VBA is used when we need to refer to a specific worksheet. When we create a module, the code runs in the currently active sheet of the workbook, but we can use the worksheet function to run the code in a particular worksheet.read more class to store the result to the variable “Result.”

Result = WorksheetFunction.Max(a, b, c)

So finally, we are showing the value in the message box in VBAVBA MsgBox function is an output function which displays the generalized message provided by the developer. This statement has no arguments and the personalized messages in this function are written under the double quotes while for the values the variable reference is provided.read more.

MsgBox Result

We will run this code using F5 or manually and see the result in the message box.

So, the result is 60.

From all the supplied numbers: 50, 25, and 60, the maximum number is 60.

Advanced Example of Max in Excel VBA

Loops are crucial in VBA to run through all the cells and arrive at the result. We will see how to combine VBA MAX with loops to arrive at the maximum value from the list of numbers.

We have a list of items and the monthly sales performance of those items, as shown below.

Now for each item, we want to know the maximum sale number across four months, as shown in the picture.

By applying MAX to Excel, we can find this in a few seconds.

We will now see how to find the maximum value using the VBA code.

The below code will perform the task of finding the maximum number for each item.

Code:

Sub MAX_Example2()

    Dim k As Integer

    For k = 2 To 9
        Cells(k, 7).Value = WorksheetFunction.Max(Range("A" & k & ":" & "E" & k))
    Next k

End Sub

It will identify the maximum number easily.

Run the code manually or press the F5 key to see the result below.

To get the maximum values month name, use the below code.

Code:

Sub MAX_Example2()

    Dim k As Integer

    For k = 2 To 9
        Cells(k, 7).Value = WorksheetFunction.Max(Range("B" & k & ":" & "E" & k))
        Cells(k, 8).Value = WorksheetFunction.Index(Range("B1:E1"), WorksheetFunction.Match _
                        (Cells(k, 7).Value, Range("B" & k & ":" & "E" & k)))
    Next k

End Sub

Based on the value provided by the VBA max function, the INDEX functionThe INDEX function in Excel helps extract the value of a cell, which is within a specified array (range) and, at the intersection of the stated row and column numbers.read more & MATCH functionThe MATCH function looks for a specific value and returns its relative position in a given range of cells. The output is the first position found for the given value. Being a lookup and reference function, it works for both an exact and approximate match. For example, if the range A11:A15 consists of the numbers 2, 9, 8, 14, 32, the formula “MATCH(8,A11:A15,0)” returns 3. This is because the number 8 is at the third position.
read more will return the associated month in the next line.

Things to Remember

• If their duplicate number is there, it will show only one number which comes first.
• It is the opposite formula of the MIN function in excelIn Excel, the MIN function is categorized as a statistical function. It finds and returns the minimum value from a given set of data/array.read more.
• The MAX function is not a VBA function. However, it is a built-in function in Excel, so use the worksheet function class.

You can download this Excel Template here – VBA Max Function Template.

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