Excel 2003 vba if not

Logical functions are useful for calculations that require multiple conditions or criteria to test. In our earlier articles, we have seen “VBA IF,” “VBA OR,” and “VBA AND” conditions. This article will discuss the “VBA IF NOT” function. Before introducing VBA IF NOT function, let me show you about VBA NOT functionThe VBA NOT function in MS Office Excel VBA is a built-in logical function. If a condition is FALSE, it yields TRUE; otherwise, it returns FALSE. It works as an inverse function.read more first.

What is NOT Function in VBA?

The “NOT” function is one of our logical functions with Excel and VBA. All the logical functions require logical tests to perform and return TRUE if the logical test is correct. If the logical test is incorrect, it will return FALSE.

But “VBA NOT” is the opposite of the other logical function. So, we would say this is the inverse function of logical functions.

The “VBA NOT” function returns “FALSE” if the logical test is correct. If the logical test is incorrect, it will return “TRUE.” Now, look at the syntax of the “VBA NOT” function.

NOT(Logical Test)

It is very simple. First, we need to provide a logical test. Then, the NOT function evaluates the test and returns the result.

Examples of NOT & IF Function in VBA?

Below are the examples of using the IF and NOT function in excelNOT Excel function is a logical function in Excel that is also known as a negation function and it negates the value returned by a function or the value returned by another logical function.read more VBA.

You can download this VBA IF NOT Excel Template here – VBA IF NOT Excel Template

Example #1

Take a look at the below code for an example.

Code:

Sub NOT_Example()

  Dim k As String

  k = Not (100 = 100)

  MsgBox k

End Sub

In the above code, we have declared the variable as a string.

Dim k As String

Then, for this variable, we have assigned the NOT function with the logical test as 100 = 100.

k = Not (100 = 100)

Then, we have written the code to show the result in the VBA message boxVBA 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 k

Now, we will execute the code and see the result.

We got the result as “FALSE.”

Now, look back at the logical testA logical test in Excel results in an analytical output, either true or false. The equals to operator, “=,” is the most commonly used logical test.read more. We have provided the logical test as 100 = 100, which is generally TRUE; since we had given the NOT function, we got the result as FALSE. As we said in the beginning, it gives inverse results compared to other logical functions. Since 100 equals 100, it has returned the result as FALSE.

Example #2

Now, we will look at one more example with different numbers.

Code:

Sub NOT_Example()

 Dim k As String

 k = Not (85 = 148)

 MsgBox k

End Sub

The code is the same. The only thing we have changed here is We have changed the logical test from 100 = 100 to 85 = 148.

Now, we will run the code and see what the result is.

This time we got the result as TRUE. Now, examine the logical test.

k = Not (85 = 148)

We all know 85 is not equal to the number 148. Since it is not equal, the NOT function has returned the result as TRUE.

NOT with IF Condition:

In Excel or VBA, logical conditions are incomplete without the combination IF condition. Using the IF condition in excelIF function in Excel evaluates whether a given condition is met and returns a value depending on whether the result is “true” or “false”. It is a conditional function of Excel, which returns the result based on the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of the given criteria.
read more we can do many more things beyond default TRUE or FALSE. For example, we got FALSE and TRUE default results in the above examples. Instead, we can modify the result in our own words.

Look at the below code.

Code:

Sub NOT_Example2()

  Dim Number1 As String
  Dim Number2 As String

  Number1 = 100
  Number2 = 100

  If Not (Number1 = Number2) Then
   MsgBox "Number 1 is not equal to Number 2"
  Else
   MsgBox "Number 1 is equal to Number 2"
  End If

End Sub

We have declared two variables.

Dim Number1 As String & Dim Number2 As String

For these two variables, we have assigned the numbers 100 and 100, respectively.

Number1 = 100 & Number2 = 100

Then, we have attached the IF condition to alter the default TRUE or FALSE for the NOT function. If the result of the NOT function is TRUE, then my result will be as follows.

MsgBox “Number 1 is not equal to Number 2.”

If the NOT function result is FALSE, my result is as follows.

MsgBox “Number 1 is equal to Number 2.”

Now, we will run the code and see what happens.

We got the result as “Number 1 is equal to Number 2”, so the NOT function has returned the FALSE result to the IF condition. So, the IF condition returned this result.

Like this, we can use the IF condition to do the inverse test.

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VBA IF Not

In any programming language, we have logical operators AND OR and NOT. Every operator has a specific function to do. AND combines two or more statements and return values true if every one of the statements is true where is in OR operator if any one of the statements is true the value is true. The NOT operator is a different thing. NOT operator negates the given statement. We use these logical operators with IF statements in our day to day data analysis. If we use IF NOT statement in VBA consider this as an inverse function.

We have discussed above that we use the logical operators with if statements. In this article, we will use NOT operator with the if statement. I said earlier that IF NOT statement in VBA is also considered as an inverse function. Why is that because if the condition is true it returns false and if the condition is false it returns true. Have a look below,

IF A>B equals to IF NOT B>A

Both the if statements above are identical how? In the first statement if A is greater than B then the next statement is executed and in the next, if not statement means if B is not greater than A which in itself means A is greater than B.

The most simple way to understand IF NOT statement should be as follows:

If True Then
If NOT false Then

Or we can say that

If False then
IF NOT True then

Both the statements in Comparison 1 and Comparison 2 are identical to each other.

Let’s use IF NOT function in few examples which will make it more clearly for us.

Note: We need to keep in mind that in order to use VBA in excel we first have to enable our developer’s tab from the files tab and then from the options section.

How to Use Excel VBA IF Not?

We will learn how to use a VBA IF Not with few examples in excel.

You can download this VBA IF NOT Excel Template here – VBA IF NOT Excel Template

Example #1 – VBA IF Not

Follow the below steps to use IF NOT in Excel VBA.

For example, I have two values in sheet 1 in cell A1 and B1. Have a look at them below,

What I want to do is compare these two values which one is greater using IF NOT statement in VBA.

Step 1: Go to the developer’s tab and then click on Visual Basic to open the VB Editor.

Step 2: Insert a module from the insert tab in the VB Editor. Double click on the module we just inserted to open another window where we are going to write our code.

Step 3: Every VBA code starts with a sub-function as below,

Code:

Sub Sample()

End Sub

Step 4: Declare two variables as integers which will store our values from cell A1 and B1.

Code:

Sub Sample()

Dim A, B As Integer

End Sub

Step 5: To assign values to these variables we need to activate the worksheet first by the following code.

Code:

Sub Sample()

Dim A, B As Integer
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate

End Sub

Step 6: Now we will assign these variables the values of A1 and B1.

Code:

Sub Sample()

Dim A, B As Integer
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
A = Range("A1")
B = Range("B1")

End Sub

Step 7: Let us compare both the variables using IF NOT statement by the following code,

Code:

Sub Sample()

Dim A, B As Integer
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
A = Range("A1")
B = Range("B1")
If Not A > B Then
MsgBox "B is greater than A"
Else
MsgBox "A is greater than B"
End If

End Sub

Step 8: Run the above code from the run button in VBA or we can press the F5 button to do the same. We will get the following result.

Step 9: Let us inverse the values of A and B and again run the code to see the following result.

In the first execution, A was greater than B but we compared IF NOT A>B, Initially, the condition was true so it displayed the result for False statement i.e. A is greater than B and vice versa for execution second.

Example #2 – VBA IF Not

In the first example we compared integers, let us compare strings in this example with IF NOT statement in VBA. In the same sheet1, we have two strings in cell A3 and B3 as follows,

Let us compare both the strings using IF NOT Statement.

Step 1: To open VB Editor first click on Developer’s Tab and then click on Visual Basic.

Step 2: In the same module, we inserted above double click on it to start writing the second code.

Step 3: Declare a sub-function below the code we wrote first.

Code:

Sub Sample1()

End Sub

Step 4: Declare two variables as a string that will store our values from cell A3 and B3.

Code:

Sub Sample1()

Dim A, B As String

End Sub

Step 5: To assign values to these variables we need to activate the worksheet first by the following code to use its properties.

Code:

Sub Sample1()

Dim A, B As String
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate

End Sub

Step 6: Now we will assign these variables the values of A3 and B3.

Code:

Sub Sample1()

Dim A, B As String
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
A = Range("A3")
B = Range("B3")

End Sub

Step 7: Let us compare both the variables using IF NOT statement by the starting the if statement as follows,

Code:

Sub Sample1()

Dim A, B As String
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
A = Range("A3")
B = Range("B3")
If Not A = B Then

End Sub

Step 8: If A = B condition is true then the above statement will negate it and return the value as false.

Code:

Sub Sample1()

Dim A, B As String
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
A = Range("A3")
B = Range("B3")
If Not A = B Then
MsgBox "Both the strings are not same"

End Sub

Step 9: If both the strings are same i.e. if the result is returned as true display the following message,

Code:

Sub Sample1()

Dim A, B As String
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
A = Range("A3")
B = Range("B3")
If Not A = B Then
MsgBox "Both the strings are not same"
Else
MsgBox "Both the Strings are same"
End If

End Sub

Step 10: Now let us run the above code by pressing the F5 button or from the run button given. Once we run the code we get the following result.

Step 11: Now let us make both the stings in A3 and B3 cell same to see the different result when we run the same code.

In the first execution A was not similar to B but we compared IF NOT A=B, Initially the condition was true so it displayed the result for false statement i.e. both the strings are not same and when both of the strings were same we get the different message as both the strings are same.

Things to Remember

• IF NOT is a comparison statement.
• IF NOT negates the value of the condition i.e. if a condition is true it returns false and vice versa.
• IF NOT statement is basically an inverse function.

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