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Hi,

I would like to know if a String belongs to another string.

for example :
Dim KeyString as String
Dim Sentence as String
Dim Result as Interger

Result = worksheetFunction.Find(KeyString,Sentence)
if (Result<"") then
Msgbox "KeyString exists within Senetence"
EndIf

but it doesn't work.
i just want to check if my KeyString belongs to Sentence, that's all.
basically i store into Sentence the value of a cell.
thx

Maileen
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Try using the instr function. It returns the location of the beginning of one
text string withing another. If the string is not found it returns zero.

HTH

"Maileen" wrote:

Hi,

I would like to know if a String belongs to another string.

for example :
Dim KeyString as String
Dim Sentence as String
Dim Result as Interger

Result = worksheetFunction.Find(KeyString,Sentence)
if (Result<"") then
Msgbox "KeyString exists within Senetence"
EndIf

but it doesn't work.
i just want to check if my KeyString belongs to Sentence, that's all.
basically i store into Sentence the value of a cell.
thx

Maileen

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thanks a lot,
it works great. :)

Maileen

Jim Thomlinson wrote:
Try using the instr function. It returns the location of the beginning of one
text string withing another. If the string is not found it returns zero.

HTH

"Maileen" wrote:


Hi,

I would like to know if a String belongs to another string.

for example :
Dim KeyString as String
Dim Sentence as String
Dim Result as Interger

Result = worksheetFunction.Find(KeyString,Sentence)
if (Result<"") then
Msgbox "KeyString exists within Senetence"
EndIf

but it doesn't work.
i just want to check if my KeyString belongs to Sentence, that's all.
basically i store into Sentence the value of a cell.
thx

Maileen

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Default Find a string into another string

WorksheetFunction is an application object.

Try:

Sub test()

Dim KeyString As String

Dim Sentence As String

Dim Result As String

KeyString = "AAAA"

Sentence = "BBBB CCCC AAAA NNNN"


Result = Application.WorksheetFunction.Find(KeyString, Sentance)

If (Result < "") Then

MsgBox "KeyString exists within Senetence"

End If

End Sub

Cheers,

Allan P. London, CPA



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Hi,

I would like to know if a String belongs to another string.

for example :
Dim KeyString as String
Dim Sentence as String
Dim Result as Interger

Result = worksheetFunction.Find(KeyString,Sentence)
if (Result<"") then
Msgbox "KeyString exists within Senetence"
EndIf

but it doesn't work.
i just want to check if my KeyString belongs to Sentence, that's all.
basically i store into Sentence the value of a cell.
thx

Maileen



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Default Find a string into another string

Your code will work if the string is found, but if not, it raises an error.
Instr as suggested by Jim Thomlinson would seem a better choice.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

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WorksheetFunction is an application object.

Try:

Sub test()

Dim KeyString As String

Dim Sentence As String

Dim Result As String

KeyString = "AAAA"

Sentence = "BBBB CCCC AAAA NNNN"


Result = Application.WorksheetFunction.Find(KeyString, Sentance)

If (Result < "") Then

MsgBox "KeyString exists within Senetence"

End If

End Sub

Cheers,

Allan P. London, CPA



"Maileen" wrote in message
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Hi,

I would like to know if a String belongs to another string.

for example :
Dim KeyString as String
Dim Sentence as String
Dim Result as Interger

Result = worksheetFunction.Find(KeyString,Sentence)
if (Result<"") then
Msgbox "KeyString exists within Senetence"
EndIf

but it doesn't work.
i just want to check if my KeyString belongs to Sentence, that's all.
basically i store into Sentence the value of a cell.
thx

Maileen





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