Fast record searching in array
Is the array sorted, in particular the dimension you want to look in. If so
a "binary search" will return your result almost instantly no matter what
the size of your array. It's worth keeping your array sorted just for for
this purpose.
A quick google should find plenty of examples for you.
Regards,
Peter T
"Christopher Panadol" wrote in message
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Hi,
I know that there is the SEARCH command to find a record location quickly
in a range of cells. However I would like to know whether it has the same
command to find record location in array.
I have searched a lot of information in many VBA sites. They all suggest
to use a looping method like FOR....NEXT, DO....WHILE, etc to achieve
this. However, I found that if the quantity of array record is over
serveral thousand, using the looping method to locate the record is very
slow.
I know it is work by using the temorary sheet rather than array for such
case. I also test it and it found quite slower than using the array
method.
Is there a command or otherwise to have a fast searching in array?
Regards,
Chris
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