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identify text type: is it a phone nuber?
Hi, I have a large series of data in VBA that I'm trying to identify as
different types. For example, is the string a phone number? I tried InStr(1, strMyString, "###-###-####") hoping that the #'s would serve as wild cards. I also used * in place of the #. Neither worked. Any ideas on how to identify whether a string is a phone number? Thanks. |
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identify text type: is it a phone nuber?
Use the like command
MyStr = "123-456-7890" ? mystr like "###-###-####" True myStr = "1234567890" ? mystr like "###-###-####" False -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dave B" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a large series of data in VBA that I'm trying to identify as different types. For example, is the string a phone number? I tried InStr(1, strMyString, "###-###-####") hoping that the #'s would serve as wild cards. I also used * in place of the #. Neither worked. Any ideas on how to identify whether a string is a phone number? Thanks. |
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identify text type: is it a phone nuber?
In addition to Tom's comments -
you might need to determine all possible phone types depending on your source? ###.###.#### ########## international? ### ### #### "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: Use the like command MyStr = "123-456-7890" ? mystr like "###-###-####" True myStr = "1234567890" ? mystr like "###-###-####" False -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dave B" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a large series of data in VBA that I'm trying to identify as different types. For example, is the string a phone number? I tried InStr(1, strMyString, "###-###-####") hoping that the #'s would serve as wild cards. I also used * in place of the #. Neither worked. Any ideas on how to identify whether a string is a phone number? Thanks. |
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