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From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 17:25:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Initial plan


From c77283b2c0b12307d0d50731aa951b6dae7e5854 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 17:28:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] findQueryInRow: change searchRow parameter type from
 String to Range

---
 README.md          |  2 +-
 findQueryInRow.bas | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec6a7e4..91be47f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Finds queried value in a specified row and returns the column number where the q
 **Input**:
 1. `String` Search Worksheet Name _(ex. "Sheet 1")_
 2. `String` Search Term _(ex. "foo")_
-3. `String` Search Row _(ex. "1:1")_
+3. `Range` Search Row _(ex. Range("1:1"))_
 
 **Output**: `Integer` Column Number
 
diff --git a/findQueryInRow.bas b/findQueryInRow.bas
index ad868fd..2ec0d6a 100644
--- a/findQueryInRow.bas
+++ b/findQueryInRow.bas
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 ' *** Requires Function "getColumnLetter" ***
 
-'recieves input of worksheet (ex. "Sheet 1"), search term (ex. "foo"), and range (ex. "1:1") as string
+'receives input of worksheet (ex. "Sheet 1"), search term (ex. "foo"), and range (ex. Range("1:1")) as Range
 'outputs column number as integer
 
-Function findQueryInRow(searchWorksheet As String, searchTerm As Variant, searchRow As String) As Integer
+Function findQueryInRow(searchWorksheet As String, searchTerm As Variant, searchRow As Range) As Integer
 
         '''method 1
         'dimension variables
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Function findQueryInRow(searchWorksheet As String, searchTerm As Variant, search
         Dim foundCol As Integer
         
         'find the search term within the search range
-        Dim foundSearchTerm As range: Set foundSearchTerm = ws.range(searchRow).Find(what:=searchTerm, LookIn:=xlValues, LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False)
+        Dim foundSearchTerm As range: Set foundSearchTerm = searchRow.Find(what:=searchTerm, LookIn:=xlValues, LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False)
 
         'if search term is found return row number
         'else try method 2
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ Function findQueryInRow(searchWorksheet As String, searchTerm As Variant, search
                 'dimension variables
 
                 'find the column letter of the last column in the search row
-                Dim searchRowLastColumnLetter As String: searchRowLastColumnLetter = common.getColumnLetter(ws.range(common.getColumnLetter(Columns.count) & ws.range(searchRow).row).End(xlToLeft).Column)
+                Dim searchRowLastColumnLetter As String: searchRowLastColumnLetter = common.getColumnLetter(ws.range(common.getColumnLetter(Columns.count) & searchRow.row).End(xlToLeft).Column)
 
                 'find the last row in the search search row
-                Dim searchRowLastRow As String: searchRowLastRow = ws.range(searchRow).row
+                Dim searchRowLastRow As String: searchRowLastRow = searchRow.row
 
                 'find the last cell in the search row
                 Dim searchRowLastCell As range: Set searchRowLastCell = ws.range(searchRowLastColumnLetter & searchRowLastRow)
         
-                Dim row As Integer: row = ws.range(searchRow).row
+                Dim row As Integer: row = searchRow.row
                 Dim i As Long
                 Dim foundMatch As Boolean: foundMatch = False
                 Dim compare As String