Help with instring code

[Elaine]

I have a line of code that sees if a subtotal contains the text "00 total".
However, some of the totals can be "01 total", "04 total". All totals have 0
as their second last number but not as their last number. Is there an easy
way to correct the following code to take care of this discrepancy?

If InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Value), "00 total") > 0 And _
InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"

--Elaine

[Jim Cone]

Elaine,

The Like operator can do what you ask, so just changing the first line...

'--------------------------
If rngCell.Value Like "*0# total*" And _
InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
End If
'--------------------------

Regards,
Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA

"Elaine" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I have a line of code that sees if a subtotal contains the text "00 total".
> However, some of the totals can be "01 total", "04 total". All totals have 0
> as their second last number but not as their last number. Is there an easy
> way to correct the following code to take care of this discrepancy?
>
> If InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Value), "00 total") > 0 And _
> InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
> rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
>
> --Elaine

[Elaine]

Jim:

I tried it but it did not work. I am not sure what it is that I am doing
incorrectly. I replaced your line with the one that I had and now it looks
just the way you have it. However, nothing happens -- the code doesn't seem
to find anything -- including the 00 totals! Could you please help again?


"Jim Cone" wrote:

> Elaine,
>
> The Like operator can do what you ask, so just changing the first line...
>
> '--------------------------
> If rngCell.Value Like "*0# total*" And _
> InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
> rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
> End If
> '--------------------------
>
> Regards,
> Jim Cone
> San Francisco, USA
>
> "Elaine" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > I have a line of code that sees if a subtotal contains the text "00 total".
> > However, some of the totals can be "01 total", "04 total". All totals have 0
> > as their second last number but not as their last number. Is there an easy
> > way to correct the following code to take care of this discrepancy?
> >
> > If InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Value), "00 total") > 0 And _
> > InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
> > rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
> >
> > --Elaine
>

[Jim Cone]

Elaine,

First thing is to do is remove the "End If", line 4 of my response.
It should not be there. Only the first line should have
been changed.

If that wasn't the problem then have you changed anything else...

Does the code have " _" at the end of the first line?
Is the code still in the same module?
Do you have an "Option Compare Text" statement at the top of the module?
Are you testing the same data?
Can you determine if it is the "Like" operator or is it the "Instr" function that
is failing? ( by stepping thru the code)

Regards,
Jim Cone


"Elaine" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Jim:
>
> I tried it but it did not work. I am not sure what it is that I am doing
> incorrectly. I replaced your line with the one that I had and now it looks
> just the way you have it. However, nothing happens -- the code doesn't seem
> to find anything -- including the 00 totals! Could you please help again?

> "Jim Cone" wrote:
> > Elaine,
> > The Like operator can do what you ask, so just changing the first line...
> > '--------------------------
> > If rngCell.Value Like "*0# total*" And _
> > InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
> > rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
> > End If
> > '--------------------------
> > Regards,
> > Jim Cone
> > San Francisco, USA



> > "Elaine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > > I have a line of code that sees if a subtotal contains the text "00 total".
> > > However, some of the totals can be "01 total", "04 total". All totals have 0
> > > as their second last number but not as their last number. Is there an easy
> > > way to correct the following code to take care of this discrepancy?
>> > > If InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Value), "00 total") > 0 And _
> > > InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
> > > rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
> > > --Elaine

[Tom Ogilvy]

If InStr(1, Application.Trim(rngCell.Value), "00 total",vbTextCompare) >
0 And _
InStr(1, rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value, "total",vbTextCompare) = 0
Then
rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"


Also, if this data is brought down from the web, the space may not be a
space. It may be a non-breaking space. Is this data brought down from the
web?

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Elaine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a line of code that sees if a subtotal contains the text "00
total".
> However, some of the totals can be "01 total", "04 total". All totals have
0
> as their second last number but not as their last number. Is there an easy
> way to correct the following code to take care of this discrepancy?
>
> If InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Value), "00 total") > 0 And _
> InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
> rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
>
> --Elaine

[Elaine]

Tom and Jim thank you very much for your replies. I did not declare Option
Compare Text in the top of my module. Thank you for your very specific and
generous help.

"Elaine" wrote:

> I have a line of code that sees if a subtotal contains the text "00 total".
> However, some of the totals can be "01 total", "04 total". All totals have 0
> as their second last number but not as their last number. Is there an easy
> way to correct the following code to take care of this discrepancy?
>
> If InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Value), "00 total") > 0 And _
> InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
> rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
>
> --Elaine

[Tom Ogilvy]

Declaring Option Compare Text
shouldn't make a difference in your original code since you converted it to
lowercase in passing it to instr. and total was expressed as lowercase. In
my example, I did away with the Lcase and use vbCompareText as an argument
to instr, so it isn't required there either.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy





"Elaine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tom and Jim thank you very much for your replies. I did not declare Option
> Compare Text in the top of my module. Thank you for your very specific and
> generous help.
>
> "Elaine" wrote:
>
> > I have a line of code that sees if a subtotal contains the text "00
total".
> > However, some of the totals can be "01 total", "04 total". All totals
have 0
> > as their second last number but not as their last number. Is there an
easy
> > way to correct the following code to take care of this discrepancy?
> >
> > If InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Value), "00 total") > 0 And _
> > InStr(1, LCase(rngCell.Offset(1, -2).Value), "total") = 0 Then
> > rngCell.Offset(2, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[3]C[1]"
> >
> > --Elaine