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Enter sign replace in Excel 2007:
How can I replace enter sign in the middle of a string for 100 000 lines
with any other sign, where the quantity of signs in cells is is different
from right for every cell.

P.s.: code formula doesn't work for it.
Any solution is acceptable macro and formulas tips.
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Select the cells you which to modify and run this small macro:

Sub ReturnKiller()
returnn = Chr(10)
NewChar = "?"
For Each r In Selection
v = r.Value
v = Replace(v, returnn, NewChar)
r.Value = v
Next
End Sub

It will replace the embedded ENTER characters with a question mark.
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Enter sign replace in Excel 2007:
How can I replace enter sign in the middle of a string for 100 000 lines
with any other sign, where the quantity of signs in cells is is different
from right for every cell.

P.s.: code formula doesn't work for it.
Any solution is acceptable macro and formulas tips.
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Chip Pearson has a very nice addin that will help determine what that
character(s) is:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/CellView.aspx

Depending on what that character is, you may be able to use alt-#### (from the
number keypad) to enter the character into the Other box in the text to columns
wizard dialog.

In fact, you may be able to select the character (in the formula bar), and copy
it. Then use ctrl-v to paste into that text to columns Other box.

You may be able to use Edit|Replace to change the character--Some characters can
be entered by holding the alt-key and typing the hex number on the numeric
keypad. For example, alt-0010 (or ctrl-j) can be used for linefeeds. But I've
never been able to get alt-0013 to work for carriage returns.

Another alternative is to fix it via a formula:

=substitute(a1,char(##),"")

Replace ## with the ASCII value you see in Chip's addin.

Or you could use a macro (after using Chip's CellView addin):

Option Explicit
Sub cleanEmUp()

Dim myBadChars As Variant
Dim myGoodChars As Variant
Dim iCtr As Long

myBadChars = Array(Chr(##)) '<--What showed up in CellView?

myGoodChars = Array("")

If UBound(myGoodChars) < UBound(myBadChars) Then
MsgBox "Design error!"
Exit Sub
End If

For iCtr = LBound(myBadChars) To UBound(myBadChars)
ActiveSheet.Cells.Replace What:=myBadChars(iCtr), _
Replacement:=myGoodChars(iCtr), _
LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, _
MatchCase:=False
Next iCtr

End Sub

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros he
http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same thing.)

Zasipkina wrote:

Enter sign replace in Excel 2007:
How can I replace enter sign in the middle of a string for 100 000 lines
with any other sign, where the quantity of signs in cells is is different
from right for every cell.

P.s.: code formula doesn't work for it.
Any solution is acceptable macro and formulas tips.
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