Sub Macro2()

Dim myv As String
Dim mys As String

myv = " v "
mys = " - "

Range("E2").Select

Do Until Selection.Offset(0, -2) = ""
With Selection
If .Offset(0, -2).Value Like "*" & myv & "*" Then
.FormulaR1C1 = "=LEFT(RC[-2],FIND("" v "",RC[-2]))"

ElseIf .Offset(0, 2).Value Like "*" & mys & "*" Then
Selection.FormulaR1C1 = "=LEFT(RC[-2],FIND("" -
"",RC[-2]))"
Else
.Formula = ""
End If

.Offset(1, 0).Select
End With
Loop

End Sub



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HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"Joek" wrote in message
...
Here is the macro:

Sub Macro2()

Dim myv As String
Dim mys As String

myv = " v "
mys = " - "

Range("E2").Select

Do Until Selection.Offset(0, -2) = ""
If Selection.Offset(0, -2).xlContains = myv Then
Selection.FormulaR1C1 = "=LEFT(RC[-2],FIND("" v
"",RC[-2]))"
ElseIf Selection.Offset(0, 2).xlContains = mys Then
Selection.FormulaR1C1 = "=LEFT(RC[-2],FIND("" -
"",RC[-2]))"
Else
Selection.Formula = ""
End If

Selection.Offset(1, 0).Select

Loop

End Sub

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

What range are you checking, normally the code goes down a column, but
you
are updating later in the column.


--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
addy)

"Joek" wrote in message
...
I am trying to create macro that will insert a formula in a cell
depending
on
part of the contents of another cell.

E.G.
If cell C2 contains the text " v " (lower case v with spaces each side)
then
input a formula in C4

I need a macro because I nned to check a list of entries for three
different
part text entries.

I can do the loop and IF etc its just the 'If the cell contains.......