Excel vba if cell is not a number

This tutorial will teach you how to use the IsNumeric and IsNumber functions in VBA to check if values are numbers.

IsNumeric is a built-in VBA function, while IsNumber is an Excel function which can be called from VBA code.

Difference between IsNumber and IsNumeric in VBA

IsNumber checks if a value is stored as a number. Whereas, IsNumeric checks if a value can be converted into a number.

For example, if you pass a blank cell as a parameter, IsNumber will return FALSE, while IsNumeric will return TRUE. Also, if you pass a cell containing number stored as a text, IsNumber will return FALSE and IsNumeric TRUE.

You need to pay attention to these limitations of both functions and decide in which cases is better to use IsNumeric and when IsNumber.

Using IsNumeric in VBA

IsNumeric is the VBA function which checks if a value is numeric and returns a Boolean TRUE or FALSE as a result.

The function can take a variable or a cell value.

Here is an example of taking a cell value:

If IsNumeric(Sheet1.Range("A1").Value) = True Then
    MsgBox "The value in A1 is numeric"
Else
    MsgBox "The value in A1 is not numeric"
End If

In this example, we check if the value from the cell A1 is numeric using the IsNumeric. This function returns the appropriate message, depending on the result of the function.

This next example perform the same operation, except with a variable instead of a cell value:

Dim n as Variant

n = Sheet1.Range("A1").Value

If IsNumeric(n) = True Then
    MsgBox "The value in A1 is numeric"
Else
    MsgBox "The value in A1 is not numeric"
End If

Using IsNumber in VBA

IsNumber is an Excel Function, which can be used in VBA. It has an almost similar output as IsNumeric. Let’s look at the example of the IsNumber function:

If Application.WorksheetFunction.IsNumber(Sheet1.Range("A1").Value) = True Then

    MsgBox "The value in A1 is numeric"

Else

    MsgBox "The value in A1 is not numeric"

End If

As you can see from the code, the difference is in the syntax when calling the function. Since IsNumber is the Excel function, we need to put Application.WorksheetFunction before the function call.

VBA IsNumeric

IsNumber an excel function is used for identifying whether the cell content is a number or not. A numeric value can be a whole value or integer. An IsNumeric function can also be performed in VBA as well. In VBA this is available with the name “IsNumeric“. IsNumeric works in the same manner as IsNumber does. It analyzes the cell value and returns the answer whether it is a number or not.

IsNumeric considers only Boolean, which only gives result in the form of TRUE and FALSE.

Syntax of IsNumeric in Excel VBA

VBA IsNumeric has the following syntax in VBA:

How to Use Excel VBA IsNumeric?

We will learn how to use a VBA IsNumeric with few examples in excel.

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

VBA IsNumeric – Example #1

Let’s see an easy example where we will select a cell with any content and in a separate cell, we will see whether cell content is a Number or Not.

Step 1: For this open, a new module in the VBA window under the Insert menu tab as shown below.

Step 2: Write a Subcategory in the name of a performed function or in any other name as shown below.

Code:

Sub VBA_Isnumeric1()

End Sub

Step 3: Now we will use the If-Else loop for this complete condition. For this open and close If bracket as shown below.

Code:

Sub VBA_Isnumeric1()

If

End If

End Sub

Step 4: Now in If write and select IsNumeric function and select any Range cell from where we will analyze the content. Here we have selected cell A1 as TRUE.

Code:

Sub VBA_Isnumeric1()

If IsNumeric(Range("A1")) = True Then

End If

End Sub

Step 5: If cell value at cell A1 is TRUE it means it is a number then we can choose writing any sentence in cell B1 which will say “It is a Number” or put any text as per your choice.

Code:

Sub VBA_Isnumeric1()

If IsNumeric(Range("A1")) = True Then
    Range("B1") = "It is a Number"
End If

End Sub

Step 6: Now in Else line of code consider writing what we could see when IF condition doesn’t work. We are selecting cell B1 where we will see the output statement of cell A1 as “It is not a Number” as shown below.

Code:

Sub VBA_Isnumeric1()

If IsNumeric(Range("A1")) = True Then
    Range("B1") = "It is a Number"
Else
    Range("B1") = "It is not a Number"
End If

End Sub

Step 7: Once done then compile and run the complete code. As we can see in the below screenshot for the cell content A1 we got the statement as “It is a Number” in cell B1.

Step 8: Now let’s replace 10 in cell A1 with a text like “Test” and see what we get.

Step 9: Now again run the complete code.

As we can see in the above screenshot, for the cell content A1 we got the statement as “It is not a number” for content “Test” which means cell A1 doesn’t have a number in it.

VBA IsNumeric – Example #2

There is another way to add IsNumeric. By far we all know that Boolean function is used for TRUE/ FALSE on the basis of what we feed and define the condition. Here we will use Boolean to calculate IsNumeric for any content of the cell.

Step 1: Write a Subcategory in the name of a performed function as shown below.

Code:

Sub VBA_IsNumeric2()

End Sub

Step 2: Now define a dimension “DIM” as A and assign it to Double. We can assign it as Integer or Long too. But that would only consider whole numbers and long text/numbers. Double is used where we are expecting to get numbers in decimal forms.

Code:

Sub VBA_IsNumeric2()

  Dim A As Double

End Sub

Step 3: Now define one more dimension “DIM” as X. And assign it as Boolean. We can consider any word, name or alphabet for defining dimensions in VBA.

Code:

Sub VBA_IsNumeric2()

  Dim A As Double
  Dim X As Boolean

End Sub

Step 4: Now for Dim A double, first assign the value as 10 which is a whole number.

Code:

Sub VBA_IsNumeric2()

  Dim A As Double
  Dim X As Boolean

  A = 10

End Sub

Step 5: Now for Boolean X, use IsNumeric function and assign defined Double A into the brackets of IsNumeric. By doing this IsNumeric will fetch the value stored in Dim A and analyze whether that value is a number or not.

Code:

Sub VBA_IsNumeric2()

  Dim A As Double
  Dim X As Boolean

  A = 10
  X = IsNumeric(A)

End Sub

Step 6: To get the answer of an analysis done by Isnumeric, we will assign it to a message box where we will see the result.

Code:

Sub VBA_IsNumeric2()

  Dim A As Double
  Dim X As Boolean

  A = 10
  X = IsNumeric(A)

MsgBox "The expression(10) is numeric or not : " & X, vbInformation, "VBA IsNumeric Function"

End Sub

Step 7: Once done compile and run the code.

As we can see a pop-up dialog box in the above image, the expression(10) is a TRUE numeric value.

Step 8: Now let’s change the value and put some decimal value in IsNumeric as shown below and see what output we get. Here we have to change the value of A as 10.12 and updated the message box with expression(10.12).

Code:

Sub VBA_IsNumeric2()

  Dim A As Double
  Dim X As Boolean

  A = 10.12
  X = IsNumeric(A)

MsgBox "The expression(10.12) is numeric or not : " & X, vbInformation, "VBA IsNumeric Function"

End Sub

Step 9: Now again compile and run the complete code.

We will again get TRUE for the value 10.12 which is a decimal value.

Step 10: Now let’s see if the current defined syntax of IsNumeric still works for other than numbers or not. For this, we need to change the Dim A as String which means we will be entering the Text value here. And change value entered for A. We have considered sample value as “ABC”. Make all necessary changes in related fields where we can place text instead of numbers and keep the rest of the things as it is.

Code:

Sub VBA_IsNumeric2()

  Dim A As String
  Dim X As Boolean

  A = ABC
  X = IsNumeric(A)

MsgBox "The expression('ABC') is numeric or not : " & X, vbInformation, "VBA IsNumeric Function"

End Sub

Step 11: After that compile and run the complete code.

Pros of Excel VBA IsNumeric

• It is so easy to apply IsNumeric in VBA. It is as simple as applying Isnumber through insert function.
• IsNumeric and IsNumber give the same result.

Cons of Excel VBA IsNumeric

• Applying example-2 where we need to insert text makes the simple process lengthy.

Things To Remember

• Recording a macro is also a way to perform IsNumeric function in VBA.
• Save the file in Macro-Enabled Excel, This is the best way to avoid losing written code.
• Best way to avoid any error while running the code is to first compile the complete code before we fix it as final.
• Assigning the created code into a button is also a way to perform created macro quickly, this saves time.
• If you are applying IsNumeric by example-2 method then remember to keep text in the single quote (‘Text’) otherwise it will give an error.
• As IsNumeric in VBA is used, in excel it used in the name of IsNumber.

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Метод WorksheetFunction.IsNumber (Excel)

Проверяет тип значения и возвращает значение True или False в зависимости от того, ссылается ли значение на число.

Синтаксис

expression. IsNumber (Arg1)

Выражение Переменная, представляющая объект WorksheetFunction .

Параметры

Имя	Обязательный или необязательный	Тип данных	Описание
Arg1	Обязательный	Variant	Value — значение, которое требуется протестировать. Значение может быть пустым (пустая ячейка), ошибкой, логическим, текстовым, числом или ссылочным значением или именем, ссылающимся на любое из этих значений, которое требуется проверить.

Возвращаемое значение

Boolean

Примечания

Аргументы значений функций IS не преобразуются. Например, в большинстве других функций, где требуется число, текстовое значение 19 преобразуется в число 19. Однако в формуле ISNUMBER(«19») значение 19 не преобразуется из текстового значения, и функция IsNumber возвращает значение False.

Функции IS полезны в формулах для проверки результата вычисления. В сочетании с функцией IF они предоставляют метод для обнаружения ошибок в формулах.

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Метод WorksheetFunction.IsNumber (Excel)

Проверяет тип значения и возвращает значение True или False в зависимости от того, ссылается ли значение на число.

Синтаксис

expression. IsNumber (Arg1)

Выражение Переменная, представляющая объект WorksheetFunction .

Параметры

Имя	Обязательный или необязательный	Тип данных	Описание
Arg1	Обязательный	Variant	Value — значение, которое требуется протестировать. Значение может быть пустым (пустая ячейка), ошибкой, логическим, текстовым, числом или ссылочным значением или именем, ссылающимся на любое из этих значений, которое требуется проверить.

Возвращаемое значение

Boolean

Примечания

Аргументы значений функций IS не преобразуются. Например, в большинстве других функций, где требуется число, текстовое значение 19 преобразуется в число 19. Однако в формуле ISNUMBER(«19») значение 19 не преобразуется из текстового значения, и функция IsNumber возвращает значение False.

Функции IS полезны в формулах для проверки результата вычисления. В сочетании с функцией IF они предоставляют метод для обнаружения ошибок в формулах.

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IsNumeric VBA Function Checks if Cell is a Number

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Introduction to IsNumeric

The IsNumeric VBA function checks if a cell is a number and expresses the answer as a Logical Boolean ( True or False ). The IsNumeric VBA function is a counterpart to the Excel ISNUMBER function, but the expressions don’t always produce the same results.

This isn’t the first time you’ve seen me use IsNumeric in my VBA macros, but in this tutorial I’ll explain how it’s used and what it’s good for. Let’s get started.

• If IsNumeric thinks your expression is a number, it will return a value of True.
• If it’s not a number, it will return False.

The syntax for the IsNumeric function can’t get any simpler:

As you can see, IsNumeric accepts one argument: an expression of the Variant Data Type. I know, I know. The complicated jargon isn’t necessary.

All you need to know is that IsNumeric can pretty much evaluate anything. A cell, a string, a date, a range. It won’t choke up on any of these, but that doesn’t mean it’ll give you the answer you want.

For example, if you enter a range, like Range(«A1:B5») , into an IsNumeric expression, it will always return False even if all the values in the range ARE numeric. The IsNumeric function won’t loop through each cell in your range and check whether each of them are numeric. You’ll have to do that with a loop of your own, like a For Each loop. I’ll show you a macro that does that in the IsNumeric Examples section.

Because IsNumeric returns True or False, it’s a great expression to include inside If Statements. Let’s take a look at a couple examples.

IsNumeric Examples

Check if a Cell is a Number

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This example macro tests if the value in cell A1 is a number. If it is, the value in cell B1 says it’s a number. Otherwise, it says it’s not a number.

You don’t need to put the = True in the above If Statement, but I included it to make the macro easier to read.

If you have a macro that performs arithmetic expressions, it’s a good practice to use IsNumeric to make sure your input is numeric before performing the math. As a side note, it’s also a good to make sure your input isn’t empty by using the IsEmpty function. That’s another tutorial for another day.

Check if All Cells in a Range are Numeric

The above macro checks each cell in your range and the moment it finds one that isn’t numeric, it exits the For Each loop and lets you know there are non-numeric cells in the range.

As a programmer, you can perform different actions based on whether the entire range is numeric or not. Checks like this one give you more control over how you handle errors.

IsNumeric vs ISNUMBER

To test how the IsNumeric VBA and the ISNUMBER Excel functions behave, we’re going to make a User Defined Function (UDF) to evaluate the following cells in Column A:

We’ll use the native ISNUMBER function of Excel in Column C and we’ll use the the following UDF to represent our VBA IsNumeric function in Column B.

We’ll evalulate the expressions in Column A using both the VBA IsNumeric() function (Column B) and the Excel =ISNUMBER() function (Column C). You would expect them to be identical, right? You’re about to be surprised…

The two functions yield completely different answers when evaluating the same data. IT’S CRAZY!

By looking at the comparison image, you can see the VBA IsNumeric function considers empty cells numeric, but the Excel ISNUMBER function does not. That’s why I said earlier that it’s a good VBA practice to check if your cell is empty by using the IsEmpty function when you use the IsNumeric function.

Another difference you can see is in how the two functions treat dates and times. IsNumeric VBA says times are numbers, but dates are not. It also says the combination of dates and times are not numeric. ISNUMBER, on the other hand, says all 3 date/time cells are numeric.

Final Thoughts

Congratulations! You’re now an IsNumeric expert! You certainly know more about IsNumeric than the average Excel user, and for that you should be excited.

IsNumeric is a great VBA function, but, as you’ve seen, you have to be careful when using it if there’s a chance your input may be blank or if you’re evaluating dates and times.

It’s important to know what a function does well, but it’s equally important to know what a function doesn’t do well. I hope you find this VBA tutorial informative and you’re IsNumeric in your own macros!

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Функция IsNumeric

Возвращает boolean value, указывающее, выражение можно высмеять как число.

Обязательный аргумент выражениеаргумент является значением типа Variant, содержащим числовое выражение или строковое выражение.

IsNumeric возвращает true, если выражение целиком распознается как число; в противном случае возвращается false.

IsNumeric возвращает false, если выражение является выражение даты.

Примеры запросов

SELECT IsNumeric([UnitPrice]) AS Expr1 FROM ProductSales;

Функция оценивает, является ли значение «UnitPrice» допустимым числом, и возвращает результат «-1» для значения «Истина» и «0» для значения «Ложь» в столбце «Вырасть1». Результат — -1 (Истина).

SELECT IsNumeric([DateofSale]) AS ValidNumber, IsNumeric(«487.34») AS NumberTest FROM ProductSales;

Функция оценивает, является ли «DateofSale» и «487,34» допустимым числом, и возвращает результат «-1» для «Истина» и «0» для ложь в столбцах ValidNumber и NumberTest соответственно. Результат составляет 0 (Ложь) для validNumber и -1(True) для NumberTest.

Пример VBA

Примечание: В примерах ниже показано, как использовать эту функцию в модуле Visual Basic для приложений (VBA). Чтобы получить дополнительные сведения о работе с VBA, выберите Справочник разработчика в раскрывающемся списке рядом с полем Поиск и введите одно или несколько слов в поле поиска.

В этом примере функция IsNumeric используется для определения того, может ли переменная быть оценена как число.

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Using Isnumeric and Isnumber in VBA

In this Article

This tutorial will teach you how to use the IsNumeric and IsNumber functions in VBA to check if values are numbers.

IsNumeric is a built-in VBA function, while IsNumber is an Excel function which can be called from VBA code.

Difference between IsNumber and IsNumeric in VBA

IsNumber checks if a value is stored as a number. Whereas, IsNumeric checks if a value can be converted into a number.

For example, if you pass a blank cell as a parameter, IsNumber will return FALSE, while IsNumeric will return TRUE. Also, if you pass a cell containing number stored as a text, IsNumber will return FALSE and IsNumeric TRUE.

You need to pay attention to these limitations of both functions and decide in which cases is better to use IsNumeric and when IsNumber.

Using IsNumeric in VBA

IsNumeric is the VBA function which checks if a value is numeric and returns a Boolean TRUE or FALSE as a result.

The function can take a variable or a cell value.

Here is an example of taking a cell value:

In this example, we check if the value from the cell A1 is numeric using the IsNumeric. This function returns the appropriate message, depending on the result of the function.

This next example perform the same operation, except with a variable instead of a cell value:

Using IsNumber in VBA

IsNumber is an Excel Function, which can be used in VBA. It has an almost similar output as IsNumeric. Let’s look at the example of the IsNumber function:

As you can see from the code, the difference is in the syntax when calling the function. Since IsNumber is the Excel function, we need to put Application.WorksheetFunction before the function call.

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