I'm working with importing text files into Excel that have account
names listed in one column and I'd like to repalce the account name
with an account number. For Example, I would like to replace the name
ADVERTISING with the number 63100 and I would like to replace the name
PURCHASES with the number 51000. I would like to know if someone
would be able to get me started with an Excel macro that I would just
be able to continue the same formatting, adding records to achieve the
same results but within a shorter period of time. Does anybody have
an idea of how to help me get this one started?

Thanks for helping,

Josh

Columns("A:A").Select
Selection.Replace What:="advertising", Replacement:="61300",
LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False
Selection.Replace What:="Purchases", Replacement:="51000",
LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False


or
Sub MakeReplacements()
dim varr as variant, varr1 as variant, i as long
varr = Array("advertising", "purchases")
varr1 = Array(63100, 51000)
for i = lbound(varr) to ubound(varr)
Columns(A:A).Replace What:=varr(i), Replacement:=varr1(i), _
LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False
Next i
End Sub


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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Josh" wrote in message
om...
I'm working with importing text files into Excel that have account
names listed in one column and I'd like to repalce the account name
with an account number. For Example, I would like to replace the name
ADVERTISING with the number 63100 and I would like to replace the name
PURCHASES with the number 51000. I would like to know if someone
would be able to get me started with an Excel macro that I would just
be able to continue the same formatting, adding records to achieve the
same results but within a shorter period of time. Does anybody have
an idea of how to help me get this one started?

Thanks for helping,

Josh

Take a look at the standard Excel vlookup function, in any event you'll need
a look up table to convert from the text data to a numerical value, perhaps
on another sheet. Unless you wish to hard code these into a program (not
usually recommended for dynamic data). How do you intend to establish the
translation and maintain it?

Cheers
Nigel

"Josh" wrote in message
om...
I'm working with importing text files into Excel that have account
names listed in one column and I'd like to repalce the account name
with an account number. For Example, I would like to replace the name
ADVERTISING with the number 63100 and I would like to replace the name
PURCHASES with the number 51000. I would like to know if someone
would be able to get me started with an Excel macro that I would just
be able to continue the same formatting, adding records to achieve the
same results but within a shorter period of time. Does anybody have
an idea of how to help me get this one started?

Thanks for helping,

Josh

There appears to be syntax errors in the following assertions:

Columns(A:A).Replace What:=varr(i), Replacement:=varr1(i), _
LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False

and

Selection.Replace What:="advertising", Replacement:="61300",
LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False
Selection.Replace What:="Purchases", Replacement:="51000",
LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False

They all appear in red when I copy/paste it into VB editor. I have
Excel 2000.






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You can ignore these since you have posted again with different
requirements.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Josh Webskowski" wrote in message
...
There appears to be syntax errors in the following assertions:

Columns(A:A).Replace What:=varr(i), Replacement:=varr1(i), _
LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False

and

Selection.Replace What:="advertising", Replacement:="61300",
LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False
Selection.Replace What:="Purchases", Replacement:="51000",
LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False

They all appear in red when I copy/paste it into VB editor. I have
Excel 2000.






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