Hi, seeking help with 2 follow-ons
to the Sub SortMatch() posted by JBeaucaire in .misc

1. If [D4] = [D8] Then
How could the line above be amended to handle the scenario where the
condition is approximate, eg: stop the randomization if the absolute value
of
D4 is within 5% of D8's ?

2. How could the sub be modified to re-generate & "print" several sets of
possible result combinations (say 3 result sets) to the right of the source
data in A1:B8 (let's assume the source data is to be left intact)

Thanks for any insights
Max

"JBeaucaire" wrote:
Similar to above, but rather than manually having to press F9 over and
over,
here's a layout and a macro to do it in one click:

Text Values A1:A8
Numbers B1:B8
Formula in C4 =SUM(B1:B4)
Formula in C8 =SUM(B5:B8)

Now, here's the macro, run it and it shuffle the data until a matching set
is created and then stop.

Sub SortMatch()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Columns("C:C").Insert Shift:=xlToRight
Range("C1:C8").FormulaR1C1 = "=RAND()"

Start:
Range("A1:C8").Sort Key1:=Range("C1"), _
Order1:=xlAscending, Header:=xlGuess, _
OrderCustom:=1, MatchCase:=False, _
Orientation:=xlTopToBottom, _
DataOption1:=xlSortNormal

If [D4] = [D8] Then
Columns("C:C").Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
MsgBox "Found one set"
Else
GoTo Start
End If

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub