Question

Finding & Replacing / Appending String in a Column

Asked by: greddin

I have a spreadsheet with a column that contains rows like this:

Three sample rows:

@GAM(RW)
@GAM(RW),@IPG(R)
@IPG(R),GAM(RW),@DE(R)

I need to do two things.
1) Find every occurance of @IPG(R) and replace it with @IPG(RW)
2) Append it to any row which doesn't already have it

Can anyone help me with a macro or any other helpful way?


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2009-05-14 at 14:06:44ID24410301
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Answers

 

by: cdebelPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:04:31ID: 24390373

i would try this... it might not be the cuttiest code ever, but it does find & replace.

For this example, i used the C column.  You can change it as you wish...

    Dim i As Long
    
    With Application.ActiveSheet
        .Columns("C").Replace What:="@IPG(R)", Replacement:="@IPG(RW)"
        For i = 1 To .Range("C65536").End(xlUp).Row
            If .Cells(i, "C") <> Empty Then
                If InStr(1, .Cells(i, "C"), "@IPG(RW)") < 1 Then
                    .Cells(i, "C") = .Cells(i, "C") & ", @IPG(RW)"
                End If
            End If
        Next
    End With

                                              
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by: cdebelPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:12:03ID: 24390447

You could also try that if you prefer that the macro check for the active cell column ...

Sub Macro1()
    Dim i As Long
    Dim col
    
    col = Application.ActiveCell.Column
    
    With Application.ActiveSheet
        .Columns(col).Replace What:="@IPG(R)", Replacement:="@IPG(RW)"
        For i = 1 To .Cells(65536, col).End(xlUp).Row
            If .Cells(i, col) <> Empty Then
                If InStr(1, .Cells(i, col), "@IPG(RW)") < 1 Then
                    .Cells(i, col) = .Cells(i, col) & ", @IPG(RW)"
                End If
            End If
        Next
    End With
End Sub
                                              
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by: greddinPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:25:28ID: 24390544

I have a real simple question now, how do I add a Macro in Excel? I'm using 2003.

 

by: cdebelPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:29:18ID: 24390574

ok. From menu

  • TOOLS / MACRO / RECORD A MACRO. 
  • Then you enter your macro name (for example, Macro1). You assign a shortcut key and so on. Then click OK. 
  • TOOLS / MACRO / STOP RECORDING 
  • Then press ALT-F8 to have a list of your macros.  Select your macro name, then click EDIT 
  • Add the macro code (without the sub & end sub lines) inside your macro, and it should be fine.

     

 

by: greddinPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:30:10ID: 24390579

Never mind, I think I found how to add the macro.

But the first macro you provided is giving this error:

Compile error
Invalid outside procedure

And it's highlighting the "With Application.ActiveWorksheet" line.

 

by: cdebelPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:33:28ID: 24390595

Its probably because you did't enclosed the code in your macro procedure...

Let's say that you have named your macro "MyMacro".  You should then have this:

Sub MyMacro()
' Some comments here
End Sub.

So what you can do is add the complete macro that i gave you, and call it in your own macro.  That would look like the code bellow.  

Sub MyMacro()
    Macro1
End Sub
 
Sub Macro1()
    Dim i As Long
    Dim col
    
    col = Application.ActiveCell.Column
    
    With Application.ActiveSheet
        .Columns(col).Replace What:="@IPG(R)", Replacement:="@IPG(RW)"
        For i = 1 To .Cells(65536, col).End(xlUp).Row
            If .Cells(i, col) <> Empty Then
                If InStr(1, .Cells(i, col), "@IPG(RW)") < 1 Then
                    .Cells(i, col) = .Cells(i, col) & ", @IPG(RW)"
                End If
            End If
        Next
    End With
End Sub

                                              
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by: cdebelPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:34:02ID: 24390599

Or you could simply copy the code i gave you in your own macro like this:

Sub MyMacro()
    Dim i As Long
    Dim col
    
    col = Application.ActiveCell.Column
    
    With Application.ActiveSheet
        .Columns(col).Replace What:="@IPG(R)", Replacement:="@IPG(RW)"
        For i = 1 To .Cells(65536, col).End(xlUp).Row
            If .Cells(i, col) <> Empty Then
                If InStr(1, .Cells(i, col), "@IPG(RW)") < 1 Then
                    .Cells(i, col) = .Cells(i, col) & ", @IPG(RW)"
                End If
            End If
        Next
    End With
End Sub
                                              
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by: greddinPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:37:32ID: 24390617

Ok, I've got it working now following your instructions.  But the Macro isn't doing both items.

It's adding the @IPG(RW) fine, but when something like @IPG(R) already exists, it's just appending it to the end again like this:

@GAM(RW),@IPG(R), @IPG(RW)

 

by: cdebelPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:38:45ID: 24390628

Can you post the workbook?

Is the (R) replace with a R with a circle arround it?

 

by: greddinPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:47:56ID: 24390698

Here is the workbook. Column F is mine.

Thanks!

 

by: cdebelPosted on 2009-05-14 at 15:58:28ID: 24390766

I'm trying to figure out what's happenning...

 

by: saurabh726Posted on 2009-05-14 at 16:01:21ID: 24390777

Just go to the sheet where you want to make these changes and run the following code which will do what you are looking for...

Saurabh...

Sub REPLACEEE()
    Dim rng As Range, cell As Range
    Set rng = Range("F2:F" & Cells(65536, "F").End(xlUp).Row)
 
    For Each cell In rng
        If InStr(cell.Value, "@IPG(RW") = 0 Then
            If InStr(cell.Value, "@IPG(R)") > 0 Then
                cell.Value = Replace(cell.Value, "@IPG(R)", "@IPG(RW)")
            Else
                cell.Value = cell.Value & ", @IPG(RW)"
            End If
        End If
    Next cell
 
    MsgBox "Done"
 
End Sub

                                              
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by: saurabh726Posted on 2009-05-14 at 16:02:40ID: 24390781

And in case if you dont want a space between a comma and @IPG(RW)

Then remove it the space from line-10, That's it will become..This

 cell.Value = cell.Value & ",@IPG(RW)"

 

by: cdebelPosted on 2009-05-14 at 16:06:50ID: 24390808

Here it is

Sub MyMacro()
    Dim i, col As Long
       
    col = Application.ActiveCell.Column
    
    With Application.ActiveSheet
        For i = 2 To .Cells(65536, col).End(xlUp).Row
            If .Cells(i, col) <> Empty Then
                .Cells(i, col).Value = Replace(.Cells(i, col).Value, "@IPG(R)", "@IPG(RW)")
                
                If InStr(1, .Cells(i, col), "@IPG(RW)") < 1 Then
                    .Cells(i, col) = .Cells(i, col) & ", @IPG(RW)"
                End If
            End If
        Next
    End With
End Sub

                                              
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by: greddinPosted on 2009-05-14 at 17:03:42ID: 31581753

Thanks for your help!

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