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    Substitute a text string with multiple values

    Hi folks.

    I've been up and down every post I cannot find way to solve the issue that I've been tasked to resolve.
    Here is what I've got so far...
    I have data in Column A that contains cells where STRING1 can be found.
    The idea is to be able to search for every cell in Column A that contains STRING1 and insert new cell bellow with substituted value taken from Column C Titled STRING1.
    In other words I have Column A where is the data and Column C where is the values for STRING1
    The result is Column B where a new cell/row has been added for each substituted value from Column C. The result can be either created in separated row or the the new cells can be added within the already existing Column A by adding the cells or rows


    Column A Column B Column C
    This is what I have this is how the result should look line

    My name is <STRING1> and I'm strong. My name is <STRING1> and I'm strong. <STRING1>
    Some text My name is George and I'm strong. George
    Some other text My name is Peter and I'm strong. Peter
    Some other text My name is Thomas and I'm strong. Thomas
    This is <STRING1> is tall Some text
    Some other text Some other text
    Some other text
    This is <STRING1>, he is tall.
    This is George, he is tall .
    This is Peter, he is tall.
    This is Thomas, he is tall.
    Some other text

    I'm not very good at VBA scripting but so far searching in the net I found a script where I can add new row which would copy the formula from the row above it - I'm not sure if this can be helpful at all Credit is to a person named Mark Hill <[email protected]>.


    Sub InsertRowsAndFillFormulas_caller()
      '-- this macro shows on Tools, Macro..., Macros (Alt+F8) dialog
      Call InsertRowsAndFillFormulas
    End Sub
     
    Sub InsertRowsAndFillFormulas(Optional vRows As Long = 0)
    ' Documented:  http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/insrtrow.htm
    ' Re: Insert Rows --   1997/09/24 Mark Hill <[email protected]>
       ' row selection based on active cell -- rev. 2000-09-02 David McRitchie
       Dim x As Long
       ActiveCell.EntireRow.Select  'So you do not have to preselect entire row
       If vRows = 0 Then
        vRows = Application.InputBox(prompt:= _
          "How many rows do you want to add?", Title:="Add Rows", _
          Default:=1, Type:=1) 'Default for 1 row, type 1 is number
        If vRows = False Then Exit Sub
       End If
    
       'if you just want to add cells and not entire rows
       'then delete ".EntireRow" in the following line
    
       'rev. 2001-01-17 Gary L. Brown, programming, Grouped sheets
       Dim sht As Worksheet, shts() As String, i As Long
       ReDim shts(1 To Worksheets.Application.ActiveWorkbook. _
           Windows(1).SelectedSheets.Count)
       i = 0
       For Each sht In _
           Application.ActiveWorkbook.Windows(1).SelectedSheets
        Sheets(sht.Name).Select
        i = i + 1
        shts(i) = sht.Name
    
        x = Sheets(sht.Name).UsedRange.Rows.Count 'lastcell fixup
    
        Selection.Resize(rowsize:=2).Rows(2).EntireRow. _
         Resize(rowsize:=vRows).Insert Shift:=xlDown
    
        Selection.AutoFill Selection.Resize( _
         rowsize:=vRows + 1), xlFillDefault
    
        On Error Resume Next    'to handle no constants in range -- John McKee 2000/02/01
        ' to remove the non-formulas -- 1998/03/11 Bill Manville
        Selection.Offset(1).Resize(vRows).EntireRow. _
         SpecialCells(xlConstants).ClearContents
       Next sht
       Worksheets(shts).Select
    End Sub
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    Last edited by dihris; 12-03-2012 at 10:24 AM. Reason: Something went wrong with the formatting of my message: attached excel spreadsheet

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