Run-time Error '1004'-- AutoFilter Method of Range Class Failed

Question

I am pulling a work organization report and want to find and filter by a unique ID value. The unique ID to be filtered is specified by a public property (this number is used on another occasion so that is why it is public) entered through a text box within a userform. The file being used is a dynamically named report that the user selects from an open file dialog.

• User enters unique ID of manager they want to filter under
• Use unique ID to find which manager level column has unique ID
• Move onto the next column if ID is not found
• Once ID is found, Filter column

There are 9 different manager levels I am filtering through, columns AU, AW, AY, BA ,BC, BE, BG, BI, & BK, and they all rest on row 3. Therefore I have columns 'A3:BK3' but am only filtering between 'AU3:BK3' to pull data in the earlier columns.

Problem: I am continuing to receive a "Run-time error '1004': AutoFilter method of Range class failed" and I have no idea why, even after trying to debug. It works on some columns, but not on others when using test IDs that are throughout the 9 columns.

Code:

Private Sub EmailButton_Click()

    'test WWIDS
    '75305 -- 337431 -- 152820578 -- 152821156

Application.ScreenUpdating = False


'Filter by WWID -- Question: How to know who to pull for?
'Filter criteria (Unique ID - WWID), if it does not exist, then move to next, else end/stop

    If Len(Trim(Me.EnterWWIDtxtbox.Text)) = 0 Then

        Me.EnterWWIDtxtbox.SetFocus
        MsgBox "Must provide a Unique ID"

        Exit Sub
    End If

Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim wb As Workbook

    Set wb = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=OpenFileTxt)
    Set ws = wb.Worksheets("Sheet1")

With wb.Worksheets("Sheet1")

 Dim aColumns() As String
    aColumns = Split("AU,AW,AY,BA,BC,BE,BG,BK,BI", ",")

    Dim bFound As Boolean
    bFound = False

    Dim rFound As Range
    Dim vColumn As Variant
    For Each vColumn In aColumns
        Set rFound = ws.Columns(vColumn).Find(WWID, , xlValues, xlPart)
        If Not rFound Is Nothing Then
            bFound = True
            MsgBox "Found [" & WWID & "] in column " & vColumn
            With ws.Columns(vColumn)

                .AutoFilter 1, rFound.Value

            End With
            Exit For
        End If
    Next vColumn

    If bFound = False Then MsgBox "Unique ID [" & WWID & "] not found"

End With

Answer 1

I'm new to VBA just FYI, I tackle problems to learn, but my answer may not be perfect.

TLDR:

Use: With ws.Range(rFound.Address(False, False)) NOT With ws.Columns(vColumn)

You have a bunch of repeating code which I tried to trim down, but as I'm not 100% on the end goal or how things work, I could only do so much. Here is what I ended up with.

Private Sub EmailButton_Click()

'Get WWID
WWID = "111"
'WWID = "777" ' HardCode for Testing

Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim wb As Workbook

    Set wb = ActiveWorkbook
    Set ws = wb.ActiveSheet

Dim aColumns() As String
    aColumns = Split("AU,AW,AY,BA,BC,BE,BG,BI,BK", ",")

 If WWID = "111" Then
    Col = "47" 'AU = "47"
 End If
    AW = "49"
    AY = "51"
    BA = "53"
    BC = "55"
    BE = "57"
 If WWID = "777" Then
    Col = "59" 'BG = "59"
 End If
    BI = "61"
    BK = "63"

ws.AutoFilterMode = False

Dim rFound As Range
Dim vColumn As Variant
  For Each vColumn In aColumns
        Set rFound = ws.Columns(vColumn).Find(WWID, , xlValues, xlPart)
        If Not rFound Is Nothing Then

            With ws.Range(rFound.Address(False, False))

                .AutoFilter Col, rFound.Value

            End With
        End If
    Next vColumn
End Sub