String function
I have a long string of words in one cell. Is there a
function that I can use to search a range of cells and count the cells that contain that specific phrase? |
String function
In Excel there is a function called Find and in VBA there is a function
called Instr. Take a look at those. Your question is a little unclear in that you say that the string is in one cell but you want to know which cells contain the phrase. HTH "jason" wrote: I have a long string of words in one cell. Is there a function that I can use to search a range of cells and count the cells that contain that specific phrase? |
String function
Hi Jason,
jason wrote: I have a long string of words in one cell. Is there a function that I can use to search a range of cells and count the cells that contain that specific phrase? Are you looking for VBA code to do this, or just a worksheet function? If the latter, you could try this array formula: =SUM(IF(ISERR(SEARCH($A$1,$C$1:$C$4)),0,1)) This assumes the string to be looked for is in A1 and the range to be searched is C1:C4. If you need a case-sensitive search, you can use FIND instead of SEARCH. This must be entered using Ctrl+Shift+Enter. -- Regards, Jake Marx MS MVP - Excel www.longhead.com [please keep replies in the newsgroup - email address unmonitored] |
String function
thanks jake. i'll give it a try.
-----Original Message----- Hi Jason, jason wrote: I have a long string of words in one cell. Is there a function that I can use to search a range of cells and count the cells that contain that specific phrase? Are you looking for VBA code to do this, or just a worksheet function? If the latter, you could try this array formula: =SUM(IF(ISERR(SEARCH($A$1,$C$1:$C$4)),0,1)) This assumes the string to be looked for is in A1 and the range to be searched is C1:C4. If you need a case-sensitive search, you can use FIND instead of SEARCH. This must be entered using Ctrl+Shift+Enter. -- Regards, Jake Marx MS MVP - Excel www.longhead.com [please keep replies in the newsgroup - email address unmonitored] . |
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