Code to Locate Numbers and Write Location

[scott1945]

I need the to locate all the sets of numbers in the cell range E2:E20 (I will need to be able to add additional ranges, this is only an example). Using my sample Excel sheet the first number found in the range (1-1 located in cell E3) we would use 1 as a reference and write the cell location to the following cells, below (please make the cell location adjustable). Also, if the code finds two sets of numbers (say a 1-7 in cell E5 (not on the Excel sheet) it should write “error” to cell A1 in that case.

The set of number cells are formatted as text. I searched and searched for existing code and found a close example that possible could be used but just adjusted.

1 to cell A1
2 to cell A2
3 to cell A3
4 to cell A4
5 to cell A5
6 to cell A6
7 to cell A7
8 to cell A8
9 to cell A9
10 to cell A10

So using my Excel example sheet 1-1 (in cell E3) would write as cell E3 in cell A1 and 10-2 (cell E9 would write as A10 in cell A10.

That would do it. Thanks so much for all your help.



Possible Code?

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[Pauleyb]

Would this formula work in A1 (and then drag down to A10)?
=IF(COUNTIF($E$2:$E$20,ROW()&"-*")=0,"",IF(COUNTIF($E$2:$E$20,ROW()&"-*")>1,"error","E"&MATCH(ROW()&"-*",$E$2:$E$20,0)+1))

[scott1945]

Hi Pauleyb

This looks great. I tried it in my day-to-day sheet and it does not work unless I put the formula in A1 (where it is in the sample Excel sheet). The example in the Excel sheet is only a very small example of what I use and so I really have to have a very flexible formulas/VBA code so I can move cell locations within the code/formulas of where the data gets written. Is it possible to place cell locations where it will get written in your formula?

This would really fit the bill. Thank-you so much.

Scott

[scott1945]

Hi

Are you still there?

[scott1945]

Could you please close this posting. Reason: my helper is gone.
Thank-you