I am trying to figure out how I could write an if-statement so that if a variable matches part of cell then the condition is met and the script runs.
E.g.
A1 contains "aa ss dd"
A2 contains "dd ss dd"
A3 contains "aa"
The variable v = aa
Currently I have a statement that matches the the entire cell:
If ActiveCell.Value = v Then
...
With this code A3 meet the condition but I want A1 to match it as well. Any ideas?
If InStr(ActiveCell.Value, v) Then ...
Try this:
Option Explicit
Sub MatchPartOfCell()
Dim sSearch As String
Dim rng As Range
sSearch = "aa"
Set rng = Range("A1")
Do Until rng = ""
If InStr(rng.Value, sSearch) > 0 Then
rng.Offset(, 1).Value = "I contain aa."
End If
Set rng = rng.Offset(1)
Loop
End Sub
Related
I want to extract a pincode from the address. For example, I want to extract 751003 from below address:
Siksha O Annushandhan University, Extension of Sum Hospital,Khandagiri,K-8,Bhubaneswar-751003,Odisha
and another example, I want to extract 799001 from below address:
Saha Drug Distributors; Santipara,Maszid Road,Agartala-799 001,Tripura
Assuming that your data starts in cell A2, try below formula.
=LOOKUP(1,1/MID(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",""),ROW($A$1:$A$199),6),MID(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",""),ROW($A$1:$A$199),6))
Note for OP: SO Expects user to attempt a solution and include description of attempt and difficulty faced.
Edit: See below edit.
=LOOKUP(1,1/MID(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","")&"a",ROW($A$1:$A$199),6),MID(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",""),ROW($A$1:$A$199),6))
Try using regular expressions:
Sub ExtractCode()
Set regex = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
' pattern explanation: \d{6} - match 6 digits
regex.Pattern = "\d{6}"
' Get address from cell A1 and remove all spaces
testString = Replace(Cells(1, 1), " ", "")
MsgBox regex.Execute(testString)(0).Value
' Get address from cell A2 and remove all spaces
testString = Replace(Cells(2, 1), " ", "")
MsgBox regex.Execute(testString)(0).Value
End Sub
Example I used
Saha Drug Distributors; Santipara,Maszid Road,Agartala-799 001,Tripura
U can use the following formulas to extract Pin Code:
=MID(TRIM(A1),FIND(CHAR(1),SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(A1)," ",CHAR(1),LEN(TRIM(A1))-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(A1)," ",""))))-3,7)
Or
=MID(A2,FIND("-",A2)+1,7)
Here is a rather easy approach considering the following data:
Sub GetVals()
Dim rng As Range, cl As Range
Dim lr As Long
With Sheet1 'Change accordingly
lr = .Cells(.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
Set rng = .Range("A1:A" & lr)
For Each cl In rng
cl.Offset(0, 1) = Val(Mid(cl, InStrRev(cl, "-") + 1, Len(cl)))
Next cl
End With
End Sub
Val will get the numberic values from the position of the last "-" (found through InstrRev without the space (as your wanted result in the question shows).
I am sadly unfamiliar with regular expressions since I'm not a programmer, but I would guess this problem is easily solvable using regex (I am definitely open to other suggestions, though)
I want to use the split function to split the value of a cell and spread it out over multiple cells. The delimiter is a comma. The problem though is that some users use commas in comments for example, which the Split function uses to split the string mid-comment.
for example a cell containing the value:
0001,"name","address","likes apples, oranges
and plums"
needs to be split into multiple cells saying 0001 "name" "address" and "likes apples, oranges and plums".
my code splits the comment as well, and I want it to ignore the comment or everything else withing double quotes. here is a sample:
Sub SplittingStrings()
Dim wb As Workbook
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim strInput As String
Dim counter As Integer
Dim cell As Variant
Dim splitCount As Integer
Dim splitString() As String
Dim category As Variant
Set wb = ActiveWorkbook
Set ws = wb.ActiveSheet
counter = 1
For Each cell In Range("A1", "A2000")
If cell.Value <> "" Then
strInput = cell.Value
splitCount = 2
splitString = Split(strInput, ",")
For Each category In splitString
Cells(counter, splitCount).Value = category
splitCount = splitCount + 1
Next category
End If
counter = counter + 1
Next cell
End Sub
how do I exclude stuff withing the double quotes from being considered by the split function?
Please give this a try and see if you get the desired output.
Tweak the variables if required.
Sub SplittingStringsUsingRegEx()
Dim lr As Long, c As Long
Dim Rng As Range, cell As Range
Dim RE, Match, Matches
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
lr = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
Set Rng = Range("A1:A" & lr)
Set RE = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
With RE
.Global = True
.Pattern = "\d+|"".+?"""
End With
c = 2
For Each cell In Rng
If RE.test(cell.Value) Then
Set Matches = RE.Execute(cell.Value)
For Each Match In Matches
Cells(cell.Row, c) = Replace(Match, """", "")
c = c + 1
Next Match
End If
c = 2
Next cell
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Without Regex:
We need to "protect" commas that are encapsulated with double quotes:
Sub ProtectStuff()
Dim i As Long, N As Long, v As String, v2 As String
Dim ProtectMode As Boolean, DQ As String, rep As String
Dim CH As String, arr
DQ = """"
rep = Chr(1)
N = Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
For i = 1 To N
v = Cells(i, "A").Value
If v <> "" Then
ProtectMode = False
v2 = ""
For j = 1 To Len(v)
CH = Mid(v, j, 1)
If CH = DQ Then ProtectMode = Not ProtectMode
If CH = "," And ProtectMode Then CH = rep
v2 = v2 & CH
Next j
End If
arr = Split(v2, ",")
j = 2
For Each a In arr
Cells(i, j) = Replace(a, rep, ",")
j = j + 1
Next a
Next i
End Sub
Text to Columns will do what you want, differently than the split function.
I have a variable text field sitting in cell A1 which contains the following:
Text;#Number;#Text;#Number
This format can keep repeating, but the pattern is always Text;#Number.
The numbers can vary from 1 digit to n digits (limit 7)
Example:
Original Value
MyName;#123;#YourName;#3456;#HisName;#78
Required value:
123, 3456, 78
The field is too variable for excel formulas from my understanding.
I tried using regexp but I am a beginner when it comes to coding. if you can break down the code with some explanation text, it would be much appreciated.
I have tried some of the suggestions below and they work perfectly. One more question.
Now that I can split the numbers from the text, is there any way to utilize the code below and add another layer, where we split the numbers into x cells.
For example: once we run the function, if we get 1234, 567 in the same cell, the function would put 1234 in cell B2, and 567 in cell C2. This would keep updating all cells in the same row until the string has exhausted all of the numbers that are retrieved from the function.
Thanks
This is the John Coleman's suggested method:
Public Function GetTheNumbers(st As String) As String
ary = Split(st, ";#")
GetTheNumbers = ""
For Each a In ary
If IsNumeric(a) Then
If GetTheNumbers = "" Then
GetTheNumbers = a
Else
GetTheNumbers = GetTheNumbers & ", " & a
End If
End If
Next a
End Function
If the pattern is fixed, and the location of the numbers never changes, you can assume the numbers will be located in the even places in the string. This means that in the array result of a split on the source string, you can use the odd indexes of the resulting array. For example in this string "Text;#Number;#Text;#Number" array indexes 1, 3 would be the numbers ("Text(0);#Number(1);#Text(2);#Number(3)"). I think this method is easier and safer to use if the pattern is indeed fixed, as it avoids the need to verify data types.
Public Function GetNums(src As String) As String
Dim arr
Dim i As Integer
Dim result As String
arr = Split(src, ";#") ' Split the string to an array.
result = ""
For i = 1 To UBound(arr) Step 2 ' Loop through the array, starting with the second item, and skipping one item (using Step 2).
result = result & arr(i) & ", "
Next
If Len(result) > 2 Then
GetNums = Left(result, Len(result) - 2) ' Remove the extra ", " at the end of the the result string.
Else
GetNums = ""
End If
End Function
The numbers can vary from 1 digit to n digits (limit 7)
None of the other responses seems to take the provided parameters into consideration so I kludged together a true regex solution.
Option Explicit
Option Base 0 '<~~this is the default but I've included it because it has to be 0
Function numsOnly(str As String, _
Optional delim As String = ", ")
Dim n As Long, nums() As Variant
Static rgx As Object, cmat As Object
'with rgx as static, it only has to be created once; beneficial when filling a long column with this UDF
If rgx Is Nothing Then
Set rgx = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
End If
numsOnly = vbNullString
With rgx
.Global = True
.MultiLine = False
.Pattern = "[0-9]{1,7}"
If .Test(str) Then
Set cmat = .Execute(str)
'resize the nums array to accept the matches
ReDim nums(cmat.Count - 1)
'populate the nums array with the matches
For n = LBound(nums) To UBound(nums)
nums(n) = cmat.Item(n)
Next n
'convert the nums array to a delimited string
numsOnly = Join(nums, delim)
End If
End With
End Function
Regexp option that uses Replace
Sub Test()
Debug.Print StrOut("MyName;#123;#YourName;#3456;#HisName;#78")
End Sub
function
Option Explicit
Function StrOut(strIn As String) As String
Dim objRegex As Object
Set objRegex = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
With objRegex
.Pattern = "(^|.+?)(\d{1,7})"
.Global = True
If .Test(strIn) Then
StrOut = .Replace(strIn, "$2, ")
StrOut = Left$(StrOut, Len(StrOut) - 2)
Else
StrOut = "Nothing"
End If
End With
End Function
I would like to extract a combination of text and numbers from a larger string located within a column within excel.
The constants I have to work with is that each Text string will
•either start with a A, C or S, and
•will always be 7 Characters long
•the position of he string I would like to extract varies
The code I have been using which has been working efficiently is;
Public Function Xtractor(r As Range) As String
Dim a, ary
ary = Split(r.Text, " ")
For Each a In ary
If Len(a) = 7 And a Like "[SAC]*" Then
Xtractor = a
Exit Function
End If
Next a
Xtractor = ""
End Function
However today I have learnt that sometimes my data may include scenarios like this;
What I would like is to adapt my code so If the 8th character is "Underscore" and the 1st character of the 7 characters is either S, A or C please extract up until the "Underscore"
Secondly I would like to exclude commons words like "Support" & "Collect" from being extracted.
Finally the 7th letter should be a number
Any ideas around this would be much appreciated.
Thanks
try this
ary = Split(Replace(r.Text, "_", " "))
or
ary = Split(Replace(r.Text, "_", " ")," ")
result will be same for both variants
test
update
Do you know how I could leave the result blank if the 7th character returned a letter?
Public Function Xtractor(r As Range) As String
Dim a, ary
ary = Split(Replace(r.Text, "_", " "))
For Each a In ary
If Len(a) = 7 And a Like "[SAC]*" And IsNumeric(Mid(a, 7, 1)) Then
Xtractor = a
Exit Function
End If
Next a
Xtractor = ""
End Function
test
Add Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5 to project references. Use the following code to test matching and extracting with Xtractor:
Public Function Xtractor(ByVal p_val As String) As String
Xtractor = ""
Dim ary As String, v_re As New VBScript_RegExp_55.RegExp, Matches
v_re.Pattern = "^([SAC][^_]{1,6})_?"
Set Matches = v_re.Execute(p_val)
If Matches.Count > 0 Then Xtractor = Matches(0).SubMatches(0) Else Xtractor = ""
End Function
Sub test_Xtractor(p_cur As Range, p_val As String, p_expected As String)
Dim v_cur As Range, v_res As Range
p_cur.Value = p_val
Set v_cur = p_cur.Offset(columnOffset:=1)
v_cur.FormulaR1C1 = "='" & ThisWorkbook.Name & "'!Xtractor(RC[-1])"
Set v_res = v_cur.Offset(columnOffset:=1)
v_res.FormulaR1C1 = "=RC[-1]=""" & p_expected & """"
Debug.Print p_val; "->"; v_cur.Value; ":"; v_res.Value
End Sub
Sub test()
test_Xtractor ActiveCell, "A612002_MDC_308", "A612002"
test_Xtractor ActiveCell.Offset(1), "B612002_MDC_308", ""
test_Xtractor ActiveCell.Offset(2), "SUTP038_MDC_3", "SUTP038"
test_Xtractor ActiveCell.Offset(3), "KUTP038_MDC_3", ""
End Sub
Choose the workbook and cell for writing test fixture, then run test from the VBA Editor.
Output in the Immediate window (Ctrl+G):
A612002_MDC_308->A612002:True
B612002_MDC_308->:True
SUTP038_MDC_3->SUTP038:True
KUTP038_MDC_3->:True
UPD
Isit possible to ammend this code so if the 7th character is a letter to return blank?
Replace line with assign to v_re by the following:
v_re.Pattern = "^([SAC](?![^_]{5}[A-Z]_?)[^_]{1,6})_?"
v_re.IgnoreCase = True
And add to the test suite:
test_Xtractor ActiveCell.Offset(4), "SUTP03A_MDC_3", ""
Output:
A612002_MDC_308->A612002:True
B612002_MDC_308->:True
SUTP038_MDC_3->SUTP038:True
KUTP038_MDC_3->:True
SUTP03A_MDC_3->:True
I inserted negative lookahead subrule (?![^_]{5}[A-Z]_?) to reject SUTP03A_MDC_3. But pay attention: the rejecting rule is applied exactly to the 7th character. Now v_re.IgnoreCase set to True, but if only capitalized characters are allowed, set it to False. See also Regular Expression Syntax on MSDN.
I need to
a) separate strings from numbers for a selection of cells
and
b) place the separated strings and numbers into different columns.
For example , Excel sheet is as follows:
A1 B1
100CASH etc.etc.
The result should be:
A1 B1 C1
100 CASH etc.etc.
Utilization of regular expressions will be useful, as there may be different cell formats,such as 100-CASH, 100/CASH, 100%CASH. Once the procedure is set up it won't be hard to use regular expressions for different variations.
I came across a UDF for extracting numbers from a cell. This can easily be modified to extract string or other types of data from cells simply changing the regular expression.
But what I need is not just a UDF but a sub procedure to split cells using regular expressions and place the separated data into separate columns.
I've also found a similar question in SU, however it isn't VBA.
See if this will work for you:
UPDATED 11/30:
Sub test()
Dim RegEx As Object
Dim strTest As String
Dim ThisCell As Range
Dim Matches As Object
Dim strNumber As String
Dim strText As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim CurrCol As Integer
Set RegEx = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
' may need to be tweaked
RegEx.Pattern = "-?\d+"
' Get the current column
CurrCol = ActiveCell.Column
Dim lngLastRow As Long
lngLastRow = Cells(1, CurrCol).End(xlDown).Row
' add a new column & shift column 2 to the right
Columns(CurrCol + 1).Insert Shift:=xlToRight
For i = 1 To lngLastRow ' change to number of rows to search
Set ThisCell = ActiveSheet.Cells(i, CurrCol)
strTest = ThisCell.Value
If RegEx.test(strTest) Then
Set Matches = RegEx.Execute(strTest)
strNumber = CStr(Matches(0))
strText = Mid(strTest, Len(strNumber) + 1)
' replace original cell with number only portion
ThisCell.Value = strNumber
' replace cell to the right with string portion
ThisCell.Offset(0, 1).Value = strText
End If
Next
Set RegEx = Nothing
End Sub
How about:
Sub UpdateCells()
Dim rng As Range
Dim c As Range
Dim l As Long
Dim s As String, a As String, b As String
''Working with sheet1 and column C
With Sheet1
l = .Range("C" & .Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
Set rng = .Range("C1:C" & l)
End With
''Working with selected range from above
For Each c In rng.Cells
If c <> vbNullString Then
s = FirstNonNumeric(c.Value)
''Split the string into numeric and non-numeric, based
''on the position of first non-numeric, obtained above.
a = Mid(c.Value, 1, InStr(c.Value, s) - 1)
b = Mid(c.Value, InStr(c.Value, s))
''Put the two values on the sheet in positions one and two
''columns further along than the test column. The offset
''can be any suitable value.
c.Offset(0, 1) = a
c.Offset(0, 2) = b
End If
Next
End Sub
Function FirstNonNumeric(txt As String) As String
With CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
.Pattern = "[^0-9]"
FirstNonNumeric = .Execute(txt)(0)
End With
End Function