Comments on: String manipulation with worksheet formulas – Part 1 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/07/string-manipulation-with-worksheet-formulas-part-1/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dick Kusleika http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/07/string-manipulation-with-worksheet-formulas-part-1/#comment-34776 Dick Kusleika Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:30:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=906#comment-34776 <div style="overflow: auto; white-space: nowrap;" class="codecolorer-container vb default"><div style="white-space: nowrap;" class="vb codecolorer"><span class="kw1">Function</span> StringToArray(sString <span class="kw1">As</span> <span class="kw1">String</span>) <span class="kw1">As</span> <span class="kw1">Variant</span><br>     <br>     <span class="kw1">Dim</span> aLetters() <span class="kw1">As</span> <span class="kw1">String</span><br>     <span class="kw1">Dim</span> i <span class="kw1">As</span> <span class="kw1">Long</span><br>     <br>     <span class="kw1">ReDim</span> aLetters(1 <span class="kw1">To</span> Len(sString))<br>     <br>     <span class="kw1">For</span> i = 1 <span class="kw1">To</span> Len(sString)<br>         aLetters(i) = Mid(sString, i, 1)<br>     <span class="kw1">Next</span> i<br>     <br>     StringToArray = aLetters<br>     <br> <span class="kw1">End</span> <span class="kw1">Function</span></div></div>
Function StringToArray(sString As String) As Variant
   
    Dim aLetters() As String
    Dim i As Long
   
    ReDim aLetters(1 To Len(sString))
   
    For i = 1 To Len(sString)
        aLetters(i) = Mid(sString, i, 1)
    Next i
   
    StringToArray = aLetters
   
End Function
]]> By: Shreeram http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/07/string-manipulation-with-worksheet-formulas-part-1/#comment-34771 Shreeram Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=906#comment-34771 <p>How can we convert the string into array using VBA Code? for example: one string is there in Cell D7, D7=Shreeram. I want to split the characters using array. what is the respective VBA Code for it?</p> How can we convert the string into array using VBA Code? for example: one string is there in Cell D7, D7=Shreeram. I want to split the characters using array. what is the respective VBA Code for it?

]]> By: CJ http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/07/string-manipulation-with-worksheet-formulas-part-1/#comment-24737 CJ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:54:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=906#comment-24737 <p>How can create a expecific string of a cell? Example I'm working in a table with a column of 17 characters always. Right now I'm using a complex formula or a formating condicionating to have the result. But I heard we can format the cell to limit this to only 17.</p> <p>thanks</p> <p>pd. excuse my english</p> How can create a expecific string of a cell? Example I’m working in a table with a column of 17 characters always. Right now I’m using a complex formula or a formating condicionating to have the result. But I heard we can format the cell to limit this to only 17.

thanks

pd. excuse my english

]]> By: Andy Gee http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/07/string-manipulation-with-worksheet-formulas-part-1/#comment-24175 Andy Gee Wed, 16 May 2007 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=906#comment-24175 <p>Building on your example the following returns the text in B2 upto the last full stop (period). Great for truncating strings without splitting sentances!</p> <p>=LEFT(B2,FIND(MID(B2,FIND("^^",SUBSTITUTE("."&B2,".","^^",LEN("."&B2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE("."&B2,".",""))))-1+1,4024),B2)-1)</p> <p>Thanks Frank</p> Building on your example the following returns the text in B2 upto the last full stop (period). Great for truncating strings without splitting sentances!

=LEFT(B2,FIND(MID(B2,FIND(“^^”,SUBSTITUTE(“.”&B2,”.”,”^^”,LEN(“.”&B2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(“.”&B2,”.”,”"))))-1+1,4024),B2)-1)

Thanks Frank

]]> By: Tom http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/07/string-manipulation-with-worksheet-formulas-part-1/#comment-5147 Tom Sat, 08 Jan 2005 06:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=906#comment-5147 <p>Hey Frank -</p> <p>I have a perfect application for your string splitter, if only I could understand it (and get it to work). </p> <p>I need to parse a concatenated name and address field. If I break the string at the first number, it is probably the end of the name and the beginning of the house number.</p> <p>Maybe you'll have mercy and pass along a few tips.</p> <p>1) What does the "-" preceding the MID function do? Is this some sort of Excel supported autodecrement?</p> <p>2) What is the significance of the array and non-array versions? I hate to admit I'm completely lost, but since I am trying to parse a string, how did we get into arrays? Does your code use array processing to step thru the string, perhaps?</p> <p>Thanks - Tom</p> Hey Frank -

I have a perfect application for your string splitter, if only I could understand it (and get it to work).

I need to parse a concatenated name and address field. If I break the string at the first number, it is probably the end of the name and the beginning of the house number.

Maybe you’ll have mercy and pass along a few tips.

1) What does the “-” preceding the MID function do? Is this some sort of Excel supported autodecrement?

2) What is the significance of the array and non-array versions? I hate to admit I’m completely lost, but since I am trying to parse a string, how did we get into arrays? Does your code use array processing to step thru the string, perhaps?

Thanks – Tom

]]> By: Frank Kabel http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/07/string-manipulation-with-worksheet-formulas-part-1/#comment-2908 Frank Kabel Sat, 11 Dec 2004 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=906#comment-2908 <p>Hi Brett<br> thanks for your comment (still working on the second part though).<br> Could you clarify which formula is missing a minus (probably just too late on my side too see it...)</p> <p>Frank</p> Hi Brett
thanks for your comment (still working on the second part though).
Could you clarify which formula is missing a minus (probably just too late on my side too see it…)

Frank

]]> By: Brett http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/12/07/string-manipulation-with-worksheet-formulas-part-1/#comment-2897 Brett Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=906#comment-2897 <p>Frank-</p> <p> Well...wrapping my mind around that one was educational!! The lookup version of the final extraction formula is missing a "–" before the MID function beginning the TRUE argument, a great way to convert numbers-as-text to real numbers. It's there in the array form. I also didn't know that IF treated any non-zero number as TRUE. Thanks and keep thetext manipulations coming!!!!</p> <p>Brett</p> Frank-

Well…wrapping my mind around that one was educational!! The lookup version of the final extraction formula is missing a “–” before the MID function beginning the TRUE argument, a great way to convert numbers-as-text to real numbers. It’s there in the array form. I also didn’t know that IF treated any non-zero number as TRUE. Thanks and keep thetext manipulations coming!!!!

Brett

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