VBA "Find" with multiple criterion

[KeriM]

I'm trying to do a somewhat complicated find in VBA.

I have a worksheet with column B having only two different values (eg.
and b). Column C has values that repeat for each value for column B
(eg. 1 and 2). The values that I want to return are in columns E and F


So what I'm trying to do is this:

If columns B and C equal "a" and "1" (respectively), then subtract th
values in E and F (on that row where the columns equal) and return tha
result on another worksheet.

Repeat for all the different combinations...a1, a2, b1, b2.

To illustrate:


Code
-------------------


Column B | Column C Column E | Column F

a 1 70 50
a 2 80 30
b 1 60 20
b 2 40 20


-------------------


I want to find a1 and write "20" in another worksheet.

Sorry if this is an overly long explanation, I feel like it's confusin
to explain. Let me know if anything needs to be clarified. As always
any help is appreciated

 

[Bruno Campanini]

KeriM brought next idea :

I'm trying to do a somewhat complicated find in VBA.

I have a worksheet with column B having only two different values (eg. a
and b). Column C has values that repeat for each value for column B.
(eg. 1 and 2). The values that I want to return are in columns E and F.


So what I'm trying to do is this:

If columns B and C equal "a" and "1" (respectively), then subtract the
values in E and F (on that row where the columns equal) and return that
result on another worksheet.

Repeat for all the different combinations...a1, a2, b1, b2.

To illustrate:


Code:
--------------------


Column B | Column C Column E | Column F

a 1 70 50
a 2 80 30
b 1 60 20
b 2 40 20

Well, following your example you'll get the values:
20
50
40
20
to be written in another worksheet.
Randomly?

Bruno

 

[Don Guillett]

I'm trying to do a somewhat complicated find in VBA.



I have a worksheet with column B having only two different values (eg. a

and b). Column C has values that repeat for each value for column B.

(eg. 1 and 2). The values that I want to return are in columns E and F.





So what I'm trying to do is this:



If columns B and C equal "a" and "1" (respectively), then subtract the

values in E and F (on that row where the columns equal) and return that

result on another worksheet.



Repeat for all the different combinations...a1, a2, b1, b2.



To illustrate:





Code:

--------------------





Column B | Column C Column E | Column F



a 1 70 50

a 2 80 30

b 1 60 20

b 2 40 20





--------------------





I want to find a1 and write "20" in another worksheet.



Sorry if this is an overly long explanation, I feel like it's confusing

to explain. Let me know if anything needs to be clarified. As always,

any help is appreciated!

Send file to dguillett1 @gmail.com with this msg and a complete explanation with examples.

 

[John Keith]

I'm trying to do a somewhat complicated find in VBA.

I have a worksheet with column B having only two different values (eg. a
and b). Column C has values that repeat for each value for column B.
(eg. 1 and 2). The values that I want to return are in columns E and F.


So what I'm trying to do is this:

If columns B and C equal "a" and "1" (respectively), then subtract the
values in E and F (on that row where the columns equal) and return that
result on another worksheet.

Repeat for all the different combinations...a1, a2, b1, b2.

To illustrate:


Code:
--------------------


Column B | Column C Column E | Column F

a 1 70 50
a 2 80 30
b 1 60 20
b 2 40 20


--------------------


I want to find a1 and write "20" in another worksheet.

Sorry if this is an overly long explanation, I feel like it's confusing
to explain. Let me know if anything needs to be clarified. As always,
any help is appreciated!

How long is your list? Is the data contiguous? Do you want to store
the result in the same row on the other worksheet?

Setting those questions aside I'd suggest either a FOR/WHILE loop. I
suppose there are more elegant methods and most experts try to avoid
loops but they can be quite fast for a simple operation like this and
the code is easy to understand.

For i = first_row to last_row
if cells(i, "B") = "a" and cells(i, "C") = 1 then _
worksheets(othersheet).cells(i, "A")= cells(i, "E") - cells(i, "F")
Next i

This all assumes I understood your question and there are several
details to check to meet what you really have to work with.

John Keith
(e-mail address removed)

 

[KeriM]

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:48:25 +0000, KeriM


How long is your list? Is the data contiguous? Do you want to store
the result in the same row on the other worksheet?

Setting those questions aside I'd suggest either a FOR/WHILE loop. I
suppose there are more elegant methods and most experts try to avoid
loops but they can be quite fast for a simple operation like this and
the code is easy to understand.

For i = first_row to last_row
if cells(i, "B") = "a" and cells(i, "C") = 1 then _
worksheets(othersheet).cells(i, "A")= cells(i, "E") - cells(i, "F")
Next i

This all assumes I understood your question and there are several
details to check to meet what you really have to work with.

John Keith
(e-mail address removed)

John,

You understand what I'm trying to do. To answer your questions:

How long is your list?
401 rows, but that may change (I'd rather not hard-code it)

Is the data contiguous?
Yes

Do you want to store the result in the same row on the other worksheet?
I need to store the results in the same column, but different rows



Your solution so far makes perfect sense.
I tried modifying this part for my code:


Code
-------------------


For i = first_row to last_row
If cells(i, "B") = "a" and cells(i, "C") = 1 Then....


-------------------


For now, can we just select the row where it finds those two values?
want to see that it works, and I'm not sure how to do that.

I'm also having a problem with what it's supposed to equal to sinc
those values are not the only values in the cells. It doesn't just sa
"a" in the column I'm searching for. It says something like "a 2342 332
and it doesn't just say "1" in column C, it says "abcdefg (1bb)." Poin
is, I have more than just the string I'm searching for in the cells. D
you know how I can use wildcards in the search? Thanks, you've bee
really helpful so far

 

[John Keith]

As usual there are many ways to address the next requirements for
testing the cell contents as you describe below. But the simplest
solution I would use would be to test the cell to see if it contains
"a" or "1" by using the instr function like this:

For i = first_row to last_row
if instr(cells(i, "B")',"a")>0 and instr(cells(i, "C"),"1")>0 then _
worksheets(othersheet).cells(i, "A")= cells(i, "E") - cells(i, "F")
Next i

The second line in the loop will store your result in the same row on
the target sheet as the source sheet.

For only 400 lines of data the for loop will be very fast.

John,

You understand what I'm trying to do. To answer your questions:

How long is your list?
401 rows, but that may change (I'd rather not hard-code it)

Is the data contiguous?
Yes

Do you want to store the result in the same row on the other worksheet?
I need to store the results in the same column, but different rows.



Your solution so far makes perfect sense.
I tried modifying this part for my code:


Code:
--------------------


For i = first_row to last_row
If cells(i, "B") = "a" and cells(i, "C") = 1 Then....


--------------------


For now, can we just select the row where it finds those two values? I
want to see that it works, and I'm not sure how to do that.

I'm also having a problem with what it's supposed to equal to since
those values are not the only values in the cells. It doesn't just say
"a" in the column I'm searching for. It says something like "a 2342 332"
and it doesn't just say "1" in column C, it says "abcdefg (1bb)." Point
is, I have more than just the string I'm searching for in the cells. Do
you know how I can use wildcards in the search? Thanks, you've been
really helpful so far!

John Keith
(e-mail address removed)

 

[KeriM]

As usual there are many ways to address the next requirements for
testing the cell contents as you describe below. But the simplest
solution I would use would be to test the cell to see if it contains
"a" or "1" by using the instr function like this:

For i = first_row to last_row
if instr(cells(i, "B")',"a")>0 and instr(cells(i, "C"),"1")>0 then _
worksheets(othersheet).cells(i, "A")= cells(i, "E") - cells(i, "F")
Next i

The second line in the loop will store your result in the same row on
the target sheet as the source sheet.

For only 400 lines of data the for loop will be very fast.

John,

Perfect! It does the calculation and writes it on the source worksheet


Now, how can I get it write to another workbook? This one may be a bi
tricker, because the workbook I want to write to doesn't always have th
same name (it is always open though). This is how it is written (an
working) for my other sheets:


Code
-------------------


Dim ws As Workbook
If ws.Name Like "*Count*" Then
Windows(ws.Name).Select
Range("C3").Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = 'write answer here'

-------------------


When I tried to implement this code into yours, it was posting a valu
of 0, probably because it lost the values when I switched sheets. Can
store the answer in a variable and then call the variable to write th
answer in the cell

 

[John Keith]

Now, how can I get it write to another workbook? This one may be a bit

tricker, because the workbook I want to write to doesn't always have the
same name (it is always open though).

Change this line (to the equal sign):

worksheets(othersheet).cells(i, "A")= cells(i, "E") - cells(i, "F")

to something like:

workbooks(ws.Name).activesheet.ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 =

You may need to tweak this a little but basically you need to
reference the workbook, then the worksheet and then the cell.

John,

Perfect! It does the calculation and writes it on the source worksheet.


Now, how can I get it write to another workbook? This one may be a bit
tricker, because the workbook I want to write to doesn't always have the
same name (it is always open though). This is how it is written (and
working) for my other sheets:


Code:
--------------------


Dim ws As Workbook
If ws.Name Like "*Count*" Then
Windows(ws.Name).Select
Range("C3").Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = 'write answer here'

--------------------


When I tried to implement this code into yours, it was posting a value
of 0, probably because it lost the values when I switched sheets. Can I
store the answer in a variable and then call the variable to write the
answer in the cell?

John Keith
(e-mail address removed)

 

[KeriM]

John,

One more question. How do I get it to loop through all the sets o
criteria and put it where I want it to go? For example, I want "a1" t
go into cell C3, "a2" to go into cell C4, "b1" to go into cell C8, "b2
to go into cell C9, etc. I can do it with one set of criterion (lik
"a1"), but how do I combine it with all my criteria

 

[KeriM]

John,

One more question. How do I get it to loop through all the sets o
criteria and put it where I want it to go? For example, I want "a1" t
go into cell C3, "a2" to go into cell C4, "b1" to go into cell C8, "b2
to go into cell C9, etc. I can do it with one set of criterion (lik
"a1"), but how do I combine it with all my criteria?

I was able to get it working; however, I ended up just putting each se
of values in their own sub and making a big runall() at the top so i
just runs through all the subs. Is there a more efficient way

 

[John Keith]

I've lost track of the detail of what you're trying to do at this
point. If you have something that works for you and runs fast enough
don't worry about being more efficient.

I was able to get it working; however, I ended up just putting each set
of values in their own sub and making a big runall() at the top so it
just runs through all the subs. Is there a more efficient way?

John Keith
(e-mail address removed)

 

[KeriM]

I've lost track of the detail of what you're trying to do at this
point. If you have something that works for you and runs fast enough
don't worry about being more efficient.

Ha ha. Fair enough. Thank you so much for your help on this