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    VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    Hi

    I need to edit my excel worksheet in such a way as shown:

    A1 data is: x/Makhushi?fref=
    A2 data is: w/m/x/jeorge?fref=

    D1 data is: David is going home
    D2 data is: jeorge is fine
    D3 data is: is Makhushi a good boy


    I want B columns as by matching subtext in column A and D
    B1: Makhushi a good boy
    B2: jeorge is fine

    How do I achieve this if I have data up to 500 ROWS ?
    PS: TEXT CAN BE MISSING IN ANY CELL. matching text must be case insensitive.

    Please help.

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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    Here, try this UDF

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    use function as:

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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    Thank you for your anawer.
    I changed A1 data "x/Makhushi?fref" to "x/Makhushi.sim.1?fref". And I could not get anything. I need the code to work that way as well sir.
    How to declare case sensitivity ?

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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    It's not about case sensivity.
    It's about your string.

    "x/Makhushi.sim.1?fref" is different than "x/Makhushi?fref" and you didn't explain do you want to compare for example:

    Makhushi
    or
    Makhushi.sim.1

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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    my mistake apologies.
    I want if Makhushi is found in any way then it takes "is Makhushi a good boy" from D.
    For example:
    Makhushi.iso
    iso.Makhushi/tree.bell
    tree/bell/makushi/train/tree/bell/makushi/train/
    x/Makhushi.sim.1?fref

    Hope I am clear now.

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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    ok now.

    Two things:

    1. Based on upper example separators between words are / . and ?
    Can there be any more separators like =

    2. If you separate words such way then it will return first matchin criteria.
    For example, if in D column you have:
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    Then when you separate text: tree/bell/makushi/train/tree/bell/makushi/train/
    Into words and try to match D column it will return: John climb on the tree
    because word tree is first of checking words and there is no any reason why check makushi and not check tree so I must check them all.

    If this is something that you don't want to then you can define one more column with just matching words.
    For example like this:
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    That will match criteria word and return text next to it.
    So tree/bell/makushi/train/tree/bell/makushi/train/
    Will return : is Makhushi a good boy
    Because tree is not matching word.

    Is this make sense?
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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    1. separators can be anything. (even makushi can be found as amakushisionara, bbababbamakushisi)
    2. Yes its a great idea. So can I get the result in multiple columns like

    A1: tree/bell/makushi/train/tree/bell/makushi/train/, E1: is Makhushi a good boy, F1: train is on time
    PS: in C1 and D1 I will put the word and sentences respectively.
    This is exactly what I need. Thanks in advance.

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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    Now you need to define 3 ranges by formula:
    • Range to test
    • Range with crucial word
    • Range with result

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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    Note: Ranges where you define data can be bigger than data but must be same size

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    Re: VBA code: complex search,copy and paste

    Thank you.

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