how do I copy info from one sheet to another via a formula?

Good day all, hope you can help!!

I need a formula that will take info from sheet A column b only if sheet A
column A contains "EMC" somewhere in the text. I need it to paste into Sheet
B coumn B exactly as shown in sheet A column b as well as index to the next
line that contains this info.

example:
Sheet A
A B
EMC, Safe PREPARE Checklist
ENVIR Send PCB for test
ID, EMC, SAFE Testing files complete

Sheet B:
A B
PREPARE Checklist
Testing files complete

I have tried using the following formula but I get empty lines "FALSE"
between the actual info and it is not pulling the information exactly as it
is on the other sheet. It is also not pulling all info from lines that
contain the EMC text. If EMC is listed as EMC, SAFE, ID, FW etc it does not
pull that line item.
=IF(Sheet!A6="EMC",Sheet!B6)

Help, what am I doing wrong? I am a newbie and have spent several hours
looking through all the formulas/discussions you have provided to other users
but did not see one that would do what I am looking for on this sheet.
Your help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Trese

One way which should do it ..

In SheetA
-----
Put in D1: =IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("EMC",A1)),ROW(),""))

Copy D1 down to say, D100, to cover the max expected data range in col A
(can copy down ahead of expected data in col A)

In SheetB
----
Put in B1:

=IF(ISERROR(SMALL(SheetA!D:D,ROWS($A$1:A1))),"",INDEX(SheetA!B:B,MATCH(SMALL
(SheetA!D:D,ROWS($A$1:A1)),SheetA!D:D,0)))

Copy B1 down to B100
(cover the same range size as in col D in SheetA)

Col B will return the desired results from SheetA's col B,
all neatly bunched at the top ..
--
Rgds
Max
xl 97
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GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
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"Trese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Good day all, hope you can help!!
>
> I need a formula that will take info from sheet A column b only if sheet A
> column A contains "EMC" somewhere in the text. I need it to paste into
Sheet
> B coumn B exactly as shown in sheet A column b as well as index to the
next
> line that contains this info.
>
> example:
> Sheet A
> A B
> EMC, Safe PREPARE Checklist
> ENVIR Send PCB for test
> ID, EMC, SAFE Testing files complete
>
> Sheet B:
> A B
> PREPARE Checklist
> Testing files complete
>
> I have tried using the following formula but I get empty lines "FALSE"
> between the actual info and it is not pulling the information exactly as
it
> is on the other sheet. It is also not pulling all info from lines that
> contain the EMC text. If EMC is listed as EMC, SAFE, ID, FW etc it does
not
> pull that line item.
> =IF(Sheet!A6="EMC",Sheet!B6)
>
> Help, what am I doing wrong? I am a newbie and have spent several hours
> looking through all the formulas/discussions you have provided to other
users
> but did not see one that would do what I am looking for on this sheet.
> Your help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Trese
>
>

Max,
Thanks for the quick response. I loaded these formulas into a sample sheet
but only had luck with the formula on sheet A. Sheet B formula did not pull
in any data. When I enter the formula EXCEL changes it and asks that I update
the file. Not sure why?
I can send you the sample sheet for reference if you like. Any ideas

Thanks,
Trese

"Max" wrote:

> One way which should do it ..
>
> In SheetA
> -----
> Put in D1: =IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("EMC",A1)),ROW(),""))
>
> Copy D1 down to say, D100, to cover the max expected data range in col A
> (can copy down ahead of expected data in col A)
>
> In SheetB
> ----
> Put in B1:
>
> =IF(ISERROR(SMALL(SheetA!D:D,ROWS($A$1:A1))),"",INDEX(SheetA!B:B,MATCH(SMALL
> (SheetA!D:D,ROWS($A$1:A1)),SheetA!D:D,0)))
>
> Copy B1 down to B100
> (cover the same range size as in col D in SheetA)
>
> Col B will return the desired results from SheetA's col B,
> all neatly bunched at the top ..
> --
> Rgds
> Max
> xl 97
> ---
> GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
> xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
> ----
> "Trese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Good day all, hope you can help!!
> >
> > I need a formula that will take info from sheet A column b only if sheet A
> > column A contains "EMC" somewhere in the text. I need it to paste into
> Sheet
> > B coumn B exactly as shown in sheet A column b as well as index to the
> next
> > line that contains this info.
> >
> > example:
> > Sheet A
> > A B
> > EMC, Safe PREPARE Checklist
> > ENVIR Send PCB for test
> > ID, EMC, SAFE Testing files complete
> >
> > Sheet B:
> > A B
> > PREPARE Checklist
> > Testing files complete
> >
> > I have tried using the following formula but I get empty lines "FALSE"
> > between the actual info and it is not pulling the information exactly as
> it
> > is on the other sheet. It is also not pulling all info from lines that
> > contain the EMC text. If EMC is listed as EMC, SAFE, ID, FW etc it does
> not
> > pull that line item.
> > =IF(Sheet!A6="EMC",Sheet!B6)
> >
> > Help, what am I doing wrong? I am a newbie and have spent several hours
> > looking through all the formulas/discussions you have provided to other
> users
> > but did not see one that would do what I am looking for on this sheet.
> > Your help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Trese
> >
> >
>
>
>

> ... Sheet B formula did not pull in any data. ..

You probably were hit by the line break(s)/wrap(s) in the formula when you
copied and pasted into SheetB. These break(s) need to be corrected manually
after pasting. The entire formula has to be in one line. Try it again. And
just in case needed,
here's a link to a sample file with the implemented construct:
http://savefile.com/files/6733373
Trese_wksht.xls

--
Rgds
Max
xl 97
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GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
----
"Trese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Max,
> Thanks for the quick response. I loaded these formulas into a sample sheet
> but only had luck with the formula on sheet A. Sheet B formula did not
pull
> in any data. When I enter the formula EXCEL changes it and asks that I
update
> the file. Not sure why?
> I can send you the sample sheet for reference if you like. Any ideas
>
> Thanks,
> Trese
>
> "Max" wrote:
>
> > One way which should do it ..
> >
> > In SheetA
> > -----
> > Put in D1: =IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("EMC",A1)),ROW(),""))
> >
> > Copy D1 down to say, D100, to cover the max expected data range in col A
> > (can copy down ahead of expected data in col A)
> >
> > In SheetB
> > ----
> > Put in B1:
> >
> >
=IF(ISERROR(SMALL(SheetA!D:D,ROWS($A$1:A1))),"",INDEX(SheetA!B:B,MATCH(SMALL
> > (SheetA!D:D,ROWS($A$1:A1)),SheetA!D:D,0)))
> >
> > Copy B1 down to B100
> > (cover the same range size as in col D in SheetA)
> >
> > Col B will return the desired results from SheetA's col B,
> > all neatly bunched at the top ..
> > --
> > Rgds
> > Max
> > xl 97
> > ---
> > GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
> > xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
> > ----
> > "Trese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Good day all, hope you can help!!
> > >
> > > I need a formula that will take info from sheet A column b only if
sheet A
> > > column A contains "EMC" somewhere in the text. I need it to paste into
> > Sheet
> > > B coumn B exactly as shown in sheet A column b as well as index to the
> > next
> > > line that contains this info.
> > >
> > > example:
> > > Sheet A
> > > A B
> > > EMC, Safe PREPARE Checklist
> > > ENVIR Send PCB for test
> > > ID, EMC, SAFE Testing files complete
> > >
> > > Sheet B:
> > > A B
> > > PREPARE Checklist
> > > Testing files complete
> > >
> > > I have tried using the following formula but I get empty lines "FALSE"
> > > between the actual info and it is not pulling the information exactly
as
> > it
> > > is on the other sheet. It is also not pulling all info from lines that
> > > contain the EMC text. If EMC is listed as EMC, SAFE, ID, FW etc it
does
> > not
> > > pull that line item.
> > > =IF(Sheet!A6="EMC",Sheet!B6)
> > >
> > > Help, what am I doing wrong? I am a newbie and have spent several
hours
> > > looking through all the formulas/discussions you have provided to
other
> > users
> > > but did not see one that would do what I am looking for on this sheet.
> > > Your help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Trese
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

> In SheetA
> -----
> Put in D1: =IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("EMC",A1)),ROW(),""))

Just some clarifications:

I presumed you wanted the search for "EMC" to be case sensitive. That's why
FIND was used in the above formula. If however, you need it to be
case-insensitive, just replace FIND with SEARCH in the formula.

And instead of hardcoding the target phrase "EMC" into the formula, we could
point the formula at an adjacent cell, say: E1, and enter the target phrase
in E1. This "softcoding" is useful if we have to do the same thing over for
other target phrases.

Then just put instead in D1:
=IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND($E$1,A1)),ROW(),""))
and copy D1 down as before
--
Rgds
Max
xl 97
---
GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
----

Max,
IT WORKED!!!

I thought I corrected the line breaks but I guess I missed something the
first time around. Anyway- thanks for your time and your help- I REALLY
appreciate it.

Trese

"Max" wrote:

> > In SheetA
> > -----
> > Put in D1: =IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("EMC",A1)),ROW(),""))
>
> Just some clarifications:
>
> I presumed you wanted the search for "EMC" to be case sensitive. That's why
> FIND was used in the above formula. If however, you need it to be
> case-insensitive, just replace FIND with SEARCH in the formula.
>
> And instead of hardcoding the target phrase "EMC" into the formula, we could
> point the formula at an adjacent cell, say: E1, and enter the target phrase
> in E1. This "softcoding" is useful if we have to do the same thing over for
> other target phrases.
>
> Then just put instead in D1:
> =IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND($E$1,A1)),ROW(),""))
> and copy D1 down as before
> --
> Rgds
> Max
> xl 97
> ---
> GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
> xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
> ----
>
>
>

Glad to hear that, Trese !
Thanks for the feedback ..
--
Rgds
Max
xl 97
---
GMT+8, 1° 22' N 103° 45' E
xdemechanik <at>yahoo<dot>com
----
"Trese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Max,
> IT WORKED!!!
>
> I thought I corrected the line breaks but I guess I missed something the
> first time around. Anyway- thanks for your time and your help- I REALLY
> appreciate it.
>
> Trese