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I am looking for a macro that converts US Post Office abreviations for State
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Most people would use Vlookup for this. Create a table of the 50 states and
their "English" names. Then use a formula like: =vlookup(a1,States!A:B,2,false) Regards, Fred ""Questor"" wrote in message ... I am looking for a macro that converts US Post Office abreviations for State Names into plain English. If one is available please advise. Thank you, Questor |
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Works a treat. Thanks very much.
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Here's a list you can start with:
http://www.whypad.com/posts/excel-sp...us-states/583/ --JP On Jan 29, 12:02*am, "Fred Smith" wrote: Most people would use Vlookup for this. Create a table of the 50 states and their "English" names. Then use a formula like: =vlookup(a1,States!A:B,2,false) Regards, Fred |
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Fred, just to clarify why I provided what I did: he specifically asked for a
macro. Additionally, I wasn't sure just exactly HOW he wants to use it, and that's the reason I came back with the Sub, which could be adapted to use with a worksheet also. I agree with you that a VLOOKUP() with a table is much simpler (and in this case would be much faster). Sometimes we just don't get quite enough info to give a "spot on" answer, do we? At least with your input, and JPs, hopefuly Questor now has an option available that will work for him/her. "Fred Smith" wrote: Most people would use Vlookup for this. Create a table of the 50 states and their "English" names. Then use a formula like: =vlookup(a1,States!A:B,2,false) Regards, Fred ""Questor"" wrote in message ... I am looking for a macro that converts US Post Office abreviations for State Names into plain English. If one is available please advise. Thank you, Questor . |
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No worries. From his response, sounds like he's happy (as well as cryptic).
Fred "JLatham" wrote in message ... Fred, just to clarify why I provided what I did: he specifically asked for a macro. Additionally, I wasn't sure just exactly HOW he wants to use it, and that's the reason I came back with the Sub, which could be adapted to use with a worksheet also. I agree with you that a VLOOKUP() with a table is much simpler (and in this case would be much faster). Sometimes we just don't get quite enough info to give a "spot on" answer, do we? At least with your input, and JPs, hopefuly Questor now has an option available that will work for him/her. "Fred Smith" wrote: Most people would use Vlookup for this. Create a table of the 50 states and their "English" names. Then use a formula like: =vlookup(a1,States!A:B,2,false) Regards, Fred ""Questor"" wrote in message ... I am looking for a macro that converts US Post Office abreviations for State Names into plain English. If one is available please advise. Thank you, Questor . |
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