On 11/20/2007 1:22 PM Gord Dibben spake thus:

[reformatted for more logical bottom posting]

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:18:45 -0800, David Nebenzahl
wrote:

On 11/20/2007 1:56 AM Gary''s Student spake thus:

With VBA, run david2:

Sub david2()
n = Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
For i = 2 To n
Cells(i, 2).Value = "XYZ" & Cells(i, 1).Value
Next
End Sub

Thanks for that. I changed it a little:

Sub Format4Upload
n = Cells(Rows.Count, "D").End(xlUp).Row
For i = 2 To n
Cells(i, 4).Characters(0, 0).Insert ("XYZ")
Next
End Sub

Works fine. But of course I need something mo how do I skip cells
that are blank? (In other words, don't insert anything if the cell is
blank).

Thanks again.

Sub Add_Text_Left()
Dim Cell As Range
Dim moretext As String
Dim thisrng As Range
On Error GoTo endit
Set thisrng = Range(ActiveCell.Address & "," & Selection.Address) _
.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants, xlTextValues)
moretext = InputBox("Enter your Text")
For Each Cell In thisrng
Cell.Value = moretext & Cell.Value
Next
Exit Sub
endit:
MsgBox "only formulas in range"
End Sub

Select A2 then SHIFT + End + Downarrow.

The run the macro.

Thanks; appreciated. Here's what I eventually came up with on my own
(mostly):


Sub Format4Upload()

Dim id_tag
'
' Format4Upload Macro
' Macro created 11/20/2007 by David Nebenzahl
'
' 1. Select "work" sheet:
Sheets("work").Select
' 2. Insert a new column at start of sheet, title it "path":
Range("A:A").Insert (xlShiftToRight)
Cells(1, 1).Value = "path"
' 3. Insert a new column after "id", title it "code":
Range("C:C").Insert (xlShiftToRight)
Cells(1, 3).Value = "code"
' copy "id" value to "code":
n = Cells(Rows.Count, "F").End(xlUp).Row
For i = 2 To n ' skip header row
' 4. Copy "id" value to "code":
Cells(i, 3).Value = Cells(i, 2).Value
' 5. Set "path" based on 1st 2 letters of id:
id_tag = Left(Cells(i, 2), 2)
Select Case id_tag
Case "FP"
Cells(i, 1).Value = "manmadebags"
Case "LP"
Cells(i, 1).Value = "leatherbags"
Case "EP"
Cells(i, 1).Value = "eveningbags"
End Select
' 6. Insert "Colors " before all (non-blank) options,
If Cells(i, 6) < "" Then
Cells(i, 6).Characters(0, 0).Insert ("Colors ")
End If
Next

End Sub


Requires no interaction from the user, and can be run with any sheet of
the workbook open. I kind of prefer working in the iterative model,
where I can kill several birds w/one stone inside the loop.

Comments welcome.