search cells in multiple columns of same row

[jsd219]

I am trying to write a script that looks for a cell with specified text
in a specified column, once it finds the cell it needs to check six
different columns (a,b,c,d,e,f) one row above and find the column that
has an "x", it then needs to place an "x" in its row one column to the
right form the previous "x"

example: if it finds the cell with "Went up the hill" the script needs
to look up one row and check columns (a,b,c,d,e,f) until it finds the
"X".

In this case it will find the "X" on the row with "JACK AND JILL" in
column "a" so it will place an "X" for the row "Went up the hill" (the
orginal cell searched for) in column "b"

a b c d e f g
X JACK AND JILL

Went up the hill

To fetch 3.5 Pales of
Water

God bless
jsd219

 

[Dallman Ross]

I don't know about the populating-a-cell part of your request.
I believe you will need a macro or VBA code for that part, and
others here could help with that. But as for finding *where*
the put the X, this formula should work as one way:

=ADDRESS(MATCH("X",OFFSET(INDIRECT(MATCH("Went up the hill",G1:G3,0)&":"&MATCH("Went up the hill",G1:G3,0)),-1,),0)+1,MATCH("Went up the hill",G1:G3,0))

(Replace "Went up the hill" with the real text that's in Column G.
Replace G1:G3 with the actual range.)

Question: what if the X in the previous line is in Column F?
Then we can't move it one more to the right; the text strings
are there. I hope you don't want it to go back to A then. That
means more work on the above formula.

Actually, I fully expect one of the macro geniuses here to do this
all with a macro rather than messing with a formula. But I was
curious as to whether I could find where to place your X with a
formula.

-dman-

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[jsd219]

I appreciate it but yes i am hoping to get htis doen with a script not
formula.


God bless
jsd219

 

[Dave Peterson]

Maybe something like:

Option Explicit
Sub testme()

Dim res As Variant
Dim wks As Worksheet
Dim WhatToFind As String
Dim iCol As Long

Set wks = Worksheets("sheet1")

WhatToFind = "JACK And JILL"

With wks
res = Application.Match(WhatToFind, .Range("H:H"), 0)

If IsError(res) Then
MsgBox "not found"
Exit Sub
End If

For iCol = 1 To 6 'skip 7 not to overwrite column 7
If LCase(.Cells(res, iCol).Value) = LCase("x") Then
.Cells(res, iCol + 1).Value = "X"
Exit For
End If
Next iCol
End With
End Sub

 

[Dave Peterson]

I see you have another thread with the same question.

Good luck.

 

[jsd219]

Yes, this script is a smaller part of a bigger one and i have posted
for various parts of the bigger script and someitmes i use similar if
not the same verbage.

Unfortunately i can not get your or Tom's script to work properly. i
know you two are awesome coders so i am assuming it is on my end.

One of the problems is, i need this script to start at whatever row is
selected. I am working on another script that will test the cells and
select the appropriate ones, once those cells are selected i then need
to call this script. so all i need this one to do is starting from the
selected position (in this case the specified cell in column "N"),
check its row thru columns C - H to see if any of those cells have an
"x" in them. if they do then the script needs to place an "x" one
column to the right and one row down.

God bless
jsd219

 

[Dave Peterson]

Tom has responded at your other thread.

Yes, this script is a smaller part of a bigger one and i have posted
for various parts of the bigger script and someitmes i use similar if
not the same verbage.

Unfortunately i can not get your or Tom's script to work properly. i
know you two are awesome coders so i am assuming it is on my end.

One of the problems is, i need this script to start at whatever row is
selected. I am working on another script that will test the cells and
select the appropriate ones, once those cells are selected i then need
to call this script. so all i need this one to do is starting from the
selected position (in this case the specified cell in column "N"),
check its row thru columns C - H to see if any of those cells have an
"x" in them. if they do then the script needs to place an "x" one
column to the right and one row down.

God bless
jsd219