hyperlink to UPS tracking web site

I need to enter a UPS tracking number into a cell and then create a hyperlink
that concantinates the tracking address and the cell contents. any
suggestions?

No idea what the tracking URL is like but this might do the job

=HYPERLINK("http://ups.com?trackingnumber=" & A1, "Track")

Where your tracking number is in A1

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Tim Williams
Palo Alto, CA


"cbrah" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I need to enter a UPS tracking number into a cell and then create a
hyperlink
> that concantinates the tracking address and the cell contents. any
> suggestions?

Thanks, that seems to do it. Any suggestions on how I can automate this
hyperlinking, so that I can enter (Scan in) a tracking number and have the
hyperlink automatically concantinate the web address and the number. This is
what I'm building as the correct URL:
"1za33f211346428299" - is what is seen in the cell. It is also what I have
optically scanned from the airbill.
"
http://wwwapps.ups.com/etracking/tracking.cgi?TypeOfInquiryNumber=T&InquiryNumber1=1za33f211346428299" - is the hyperlink address.

I'll have a dozen or so a day, so if I can automate the process it will help.
"Tim Williams" wrote:

> No idea what the tracking URL is like but this might do the job
>
> =HYPERLINK("http://ups.com?trackingnumber=" & A1, "Track")
>
> Where your tracking number is in A1
>
> --
> Tim Williams
> Palo Alto, CA
>
>
> "cbrah" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I need to enter a UPS tracking number into a cell and then create a
> hyperlink
> > that concantinates the tracking address and the cell contents. any
> > suggestions?
>
>
>

=IF(isblank(A1),"",HYPERLINK("http://ups.com?trackingnumber=" & A1,
"Track"))

will only display a hyperlink if there is a tracking number.

How are you entering the tracking numbers? You could add some code to the
worksheet_change event to insert new links when new numbers appear.

Tim.


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Tim Williams
Palo Alto, CA


"cbrah" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks, that seems to do it. Any suggestions on how I can automate this
> hyperlinking, so that I can enter (Scan in) a tracking number and have the
> hyperlink automatically concantinate the web address and the number. This
is
> what I'm building as the correct URL:
> "1za33f211346428299" - is what is seen in the cell. It is also what I
have
> optically scanned from the airbill.
> "
>
http://wwwapps.ups.com/etracking/tracking.cgi?TypeOfInquiryNumber=T&InquiryNumber1=1za33f211346428299" -
is the hyperlink address.
>
> I'll have a dozen or so a day, so if I can automate the process it will
help.
> "Tim Williams" wrote:
>
> > No idea what the tracking URL is like but this might do the job
> >
> > =HYPERLINK("http://ups.com?trackingnumber=" & A1, "Track")
> >
> > Where your tracking number is in A1
> >
> > --
> > Tim Williams
> > Palo Alto, CA
> >
> >
> > "cbrah" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I need to enter a UPS tracking number into a cell and then create a
> > hyperlink
> > > that concantinates the tracking address and the cell contents. any
> > > suggestions?
> >
> >
> >