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I am looking for a way to automate checking a demographic sheet filled in by a trainee against an answer key.
Our sheet currently has data validation built in to return TRUE or FALSE on whether the answer matches the answer key, but I'm looking for a way to then display the exact text string, so as to provide feedback on the exact error.
For example the way it currently functions is:
Sheet1!A1=Cat
Sheet2!A1=Dog
Sheet3!A1=FALSE
What I'm looking for, is a to utilize VBA to generate a comment balloon on Sheet3!A1 and see the exact error for easier feedback.
I'm new to working with advanced functions in Excel, so if anyone has a pointer in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it!!
I Suppose your want to check Sheet1 = Sheet2 in sheet3, and show the error if does not match.
To make it simple, just use formula in sheet 3,
=IF(Sheet1!A1=Sheet2!A1,"",Sheet1!A1 & "|" &Sheet2!A1)
if they match, nothing will be show, if they don't match, it will show Sheet1figure|Sheet2figure
this is easier than showing True/False
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I want to return all rows in a particular dataset, with the value in a particular column. Without writing multiple vlookup statements and manually filtering the data. Can I do this using VBA, where it selects the data and creates new excel workbooks with this data?
I tried indexing, but it doesn't quite do what I want
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I know we can easily convert or change the attribute to of data in a cell quickly and there are shortcuts for it but is there a way to check if a data or list of data in a column is saved as an int/string/date/etc?
I would like to be able to just quickly check if the data I have in a column is saved in the correct format/attribute without having to convert/change it again just to make sure.
Excel will make assumptions of what the data is automatically. There is no datatype like in python or other coding languages. There are functions for testing cells values.
Functions to look at istext(), isblank(), isnumber(), islogical(), iserr(), ...
so if you want to know the data type in B5.
=IFS(ISTEXT(B5),"String",ISBLANK(B5),"Null",ISNUMBER(B5),"Number",ISLOGICAL(B5),"Boolean",ISERR(B5),"Error")
To convert a number to a string use the single quote mark prior to the number like '50. A date in excel is also a number. To convert a number stored as a string into a number multiply by 1.
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There is a fuction =Cell() see the details here
=CELL("format",B5)
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I'm using the following formula to extract a string from text in a cell by getting rid of -DCS.
The text contained in the cell: Q074-SARE_MANSONG-DCS
Formula:IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("DCS",H22)),LEFT(H22,FIND("#",SUBSTITUTE(H22,"-DCS","#",LEN(H22)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(H22,"-",""))))-1),([#[<HELPER><SITE>]]))
Desired reslut: Q074-SARE_MANSONG
The problem is that it is not working for all cells. Can someone please tell me what it is that I'm doing wrong. Thanks.
If "-DCS" is always at the end of the string:
=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-DCS","")
Use one of these formulas instead (assuming your data is in A1)
=left(A1,len(A1)-4) or =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-DCS","")
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I have a problem in excel.
I want just
SCV110FIDR357---------------------> SCV110F ID
SCV110FF5IDR321X-------------------> SCV110FF 5ID
SCV110F5IDR321X-------------------------> SCV110F 5ID
If your examples are in A1,A2 and A3 then in B1 type:
=LEFT(A1,SEARCH("ID",A1)+IF(IFERROR(NUMBERVALUE(MID(A1,SEARCH("ID",A1)-1,1)),-1)<0,-1,-2))&" "&MID(A1,SEARCH("ID",A1)+IF(IFERROR(NUMBERVALUE(MID(A1,SEARCH("ID",A1)-1,1)),-1)<0,0,-1),+IF(IFERROR(NUMBERVALUE(MID(A1,SEARCH("ID",A1)-1,1)),-1)<0,2,3))
For your limited sample data, this formula might do.
=IF(ISNUMBER(--MID(A2, FIND("ID", A2)-1, 1)), LEFT(A2, FIND("ID", A2)-2)&" "&MID(A2, FIND("ID", A2)-1, 1)&"ID", LEFT(A2, FIND("ID", A2)-1)&" ID")
Beyond adding an IFERROR function to cover data that doesn't follow the pattern you've provided, anything more complex should probably be done with a VBA UDF but more sample data together with expected results would be necessary before attempting the code.
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Far too often, I've got a formula that wraps functions inside of functions inside of functions, and when some new condition requires that I wrap another function around it, I often find myself completely losing track of which parentheses go where, which function applies to which set of parameters and usually find myself debugging a statement for a half hour after my modification produces unexpected results.
What I've BEEN doing is to cut the function into its individual parts in a column...each row representing a single function, and when I'm satisfied that end result is what it needs to be, I copy each piece back into it's respective spot in the preceding cell until I have a completed, and hopefully working, function.
CONSIDER:
=IF((ISERROR((VLOOKUP(D2,$A$2:$A9,1,0))),(IF((D2=(VLOOKUP(D2,$A$2:$A$9,1,0))),0,D2)),E2)
0 =IF((ISERROR((VLOOKUP(D2,$A$2:$A9,1,0))),L17,E2)
TRUE =ISERROR((VLOOKUP(D2,$A$2:$A9,1,0))
0 =IF((D2=L18),0,D2)
the =VLOOKUP(D2,$A$2:$A$9,1,0)
It'd be great to be able to document inline or have something similar to a VBA popup ion which to edit formulae, but since that doesn't exist, I'd be interested to know what other techniques for effectively building complex functions you've found helpful. Thoughts?
Normally, I split formulas over multiple columns - each column then contains a part of the formula. I never stuck them into a single cell - while "cleaner" they are impossible to debug.
If the columns are to much, I build a "admin" sheet, which can be hidden.
I dislike the excel formula editor in general - while I really like the power of the formulas, the editor is a pain to use.