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Filter Items in listbox using Like or sometype of wilcard search in columns

Posted on 2013-11-07

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vba 2010 excel
variable to pass
str = "LOCTITE"

What I'm doing currently :
Removing rows in a listbox that match my criteria on Exact Strings
in this case
str = "LOCTITE"

Specifically in Columns 8 or 9

What I need to happen now:
My problem is sometimes in Column 8 and/or 9
The column may contain "LOCTITE CO." OR TRUE VALUE LOCTITE"

So i need the code to look in columns 8 and/or 9
If "LOCTITE" exists somewhere in the string .

Removing rows in a listbox that DO NOT CONTAIN my criteria.
in this case
str = "LOCTITE"

so all i will be left with is rows that DO CONTAIN in Columns 8 and/or 9 the word "LOCTITE"

' get rid of unwanted results that do not contain str
 Dim ri As Long
With UserForm2.ListBox1
    For ri = .ListCount - 1 To 0 Step -1
If .List(ri, 8) <> str Or .List(ri, 9) <> str Then
                    .RemoveItem ri
        End If
    Next
End With

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Thanks
fordraiders

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by:Rgonzo1971

Rgonzo1971 earned 300 total points

ID: 396309062013-11-07

Hi,

pls try

' get rid of unwanted results that do not contain str
 Dim ri As Long
With UserForm2.ListBox1
    For ri = .ListCount - 1 To 0 Step -1
        If Not(.List(ri, 8) Like "*" & str & "*") _
            Or Not(.List(ri, 9) Like "*" & str & "*") Then
                    .RemoveItem ri
        End If
    Next
End With

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Regards

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by:gowflow

gowflow earned 100 total points

ID: 396309312013-11-07

For further refinement and in case you go thru some lowercase/uppercase replace this line

If Not(.List(ri, 8) like "*" & str & "*") Or Not(.List(ri, 9) Like "*" & str & "*") Then

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by this line

If Not(lcase(.List(ri, 8)) like "*" & lcase(str) & "*") Or Not(lcase(.List(ri, 9)) Like "*" & lcase(str) & "*") Then

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gowflow

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by:sisiliano

ID: 396310992013-11-07

If InStr(.List(ri, 8), str) = 0 or InStr(.List(ri, 9), str) =0 then

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by:byundt

byundt earned 100 total points

ID: 396324372013-11-07

When testing sisiliano's suggestion of InStr, the comparison is case sensitive as posted--so "Loctite" won't match "TRUE VALUE LOCTITE". But you can make a case insensitive comparison with:

If InStr(1, .List(ri, 8), str, vbTextCompare) = 0 Then

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by:sisiliano

ID: 396325222013-11-07

Oops didnt think about that.

Hope byundt suggestion works for you though.

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by:fordraiders

ID: 396431372013-11-12

goflow,

When testing your solution further.
If Not(lcase(.List(ri, 8)) like "*" & lcase(str) & "*") Or Not(lcase(.List(ri, 9)) Like "*" & lcase(str) & "*") Then
If Loctite is in 8 but not in 9...

It will still remove the line..

If its it one or the other then i want to keep the line.. ?

Thanks
fordraiders

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by:byundt

ID: 396431802013-11-12

It might be clearer to use an Else clause:

If (lcase(.List(ri, 8)) like "*" & lcase(str) & "*") Or (lcase(.List(ri, 9)) Like "*" & lcase(str) & "*")  Then
Else
     'Remove the line
End If

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