Cells.Find Returns Error When No Match Found (108892)

SUMMARY

When you run a recorded Visual Basic for Applications macro, the Cells.Find, Columns.Find, Selection.Find, and Range.Find functions will produce the following macro error if no data is found:

Runtime error '91':
Object variable not Set

This macro error occurs because the Visual Basic Find method returns a NULL value which makes activating a cell impossible.

WORKAROUND

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Sub Find_Macro()
    mystring = "mystring"
    Set RangeObj = Cells.Find(What:=mystring, After:=ActiveCell, _
    LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, _
    SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=False)
    If RangeObj Is Nothing Then MsgBox "Not Found" Else RangeObj.Select
End Sub