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Hotkey that finds a character, then positions cursor on it?
The Excel cell contains text with a "-" minus sign embedded in it (e.g. a
phone number). Q: Is there a Hotkey that will 1) "Find" the minus sign, and 2) Place the cursor right on top of that character? Excel's "Find-and-Replace" doesnt work within the cell. The macro I'm writing should massage the text in the following way: 1- (F2) Edit the text. 2- (How?) Find the minus sign, and position the cursor on top of it. 3- (Shft-Ctrl-End) Highlight all text from the minus sign to the end of the cell. 4- (Ctrl-X) Cut the text. 5- (Tab, Ctrl-V) Move one cell to the right and paste the string. Simple... I wish. Thxs - D.D. |
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D.D.
Check out this recent thread (from last week) on how to do it. http://groups.google.com/group/micro...bfb047eb8daaeb |
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Hotkey that finds a character, then positions cursor on it?
Thanks for the prompt reply. I'll mull over the code and make it work. I
was hoping for a HotKey... It seems odd to you that Excel lacks such a simple, common-sense feature like this (aka "Find-while-in-Edit-Mode")? Thanks - Dick Dixon "Greg Glynn" wrote: D.D. Check out this recent thread (from last week) on how to do it. http://groups.google.com/group/micro...bfb047eb8daaeb |
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Hotkey that finds a character, then positions cursor on it?
Whilst Greg's posted link will do what you want, do you really need
select/cut ? You know what the result should be, without user intervention, so code the changes in VBA. Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() Dim HyphenPos As Long With ActiveCell HyphenPos = InStr(1, .Value, "-") If HyphenPos 0 Then .Offset(0, 1).Value = Mid(.Value, HyphenPos + 1) .Value = Left(.Value, HyphenPos - 1) End If End With End Sub "D.D." wrote in message ... The Excel cell contains text with a "-" minus sign embedded in it (e.g. a phone number). Q: Is there a Hotkey that will 1) "Find" the minus sign, and 2) Place the cursor right on top of that character? Excel's "Find-and-Replace" doesnt work within the cell. The macro I'm writing should massage the text in the following way: 1- (F2) Edit the text. 2- (How?) Find the minus sign, and position the cursor on top of it. 3- (Shft-Ctrl-End) Highlight all text from the minus sign to the end of the cell. 4- (Ctrl-X) Cut the text. 5- (Tab, Ctrl-V) Move one cell to the right and paste the string. Simple... I wish. Thxs - D.D. |
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D.D. - Also consider using a formula in the cell to the right of the phone
number in A5: =RIGHT(A5,LEN(A5)-SEARCH("-",A5,1)+1) <<<includes the minus sign =RIGHT(A5,LEN(A5)-SEARCH("-",A5,1)) <<<excludes the minus sign -- Jay "D.D." wrote: The Excel cell contains text with a "-" minus sign embedded in it (e.g. a phone number). Q: Is there a Hotkey that will 1) "Find" the minus sign, and 2) Place the cursor right on top of that character? Excel's "Find-and-Replace" doesnt work within the cell. The macro I'm writing should massage the text in the following way: 1- (F2) Edit the text. 2- (How?) Find the minus sign, and position the cursor on top of it. 3- (Shft-Ctrl-End) Highlight all text from the minus sign to the end of the cell. 4- (Ctrl-X) Cut the text. 5- (Tab, Ctrl-V) Move one cell to the right and paste the string. Simple... I wish. Thxs - D.D. |
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NickHK: You are correct. The expected outcome is known. I am a newbie at
VB but your code seems very compact, understandable and well within my skillset. Thanks! "NickHK" wrote: Whilst Greg's posted link will do what you want, do you really need select/cut ? You know what the result should be, without user intervention, so code the changes in VBA. Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() Dim HyphenPos As Long With ActiveCell HyphenPos = InStr(1, .Value, "-") If HyphenPos 0 Then .Offset(0, 1).Value = Mid(.Value, HyphenPos + 1) .Value = Left(.Value, HyphenPos - 1) End If End With End Sub "D.D." wrote in message ... The Excel cell contains text with a "-" minus sign embedded in it (e.g. a phone number). Q: Is there a Hotkey that will 1) "Find" the minus sign, and 2) Place the cursor right on top of that character? Excel's "Find-and-Replace" doesnt work within the cell. The macro I'm writing should massage the text in the following way: 1- (F2) Edit the text. 2- (How?) Find the minus sign, and position the cursor on top of it. 3- (Shft-Ctrl-End) Highlight all text from the minus sign to the end of the cell. 4- (Ctrl-X) Cut the text. 5- (Tab, Ctrl-V) Move one cell to the right and paste the string. Simple... I wish. Thxs - D.D. |
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Jay:
I am a BASIC programmer, but was unaware of the SEARCH function in VB. Your solution is *really* compact, and effectively dodges the need to become VB programmer in, say, the next 24 hours.... though it appears a mastry of VB is inevitable! Thanks ! "Jay" wrote: D.D. - Also consider using a formula in the cell to the right of the phone number in A5: =RIGHT(A5,LEN(A5)-SEARCH("-",A5,1)+1) <<<includes the minus sign =RIGHT(A5,LEN(A5)-SEARCH("-",A5,1)) <<<excludes the minus sign -- Jay "D.D." wrote: The Excel cell contains text with a "-" minus sign embedded in it (e.g. a phone number). Q: Is there a Hotkey that will 1) "Find" the minus sign, and 2) Place the cursor right on top of that character? Excel's "Find-and-Replace" doesnt work within the cell. The macro I'm writing should massage the text in the following way: 1- (F2) Edit the text. 2- (How?) Find the minus sign, and position the cursor on top of it. 3- (Shft-Ctrl-End) Highlight all text from the minus sign to the end of the cell. 4- (Ctrl-X) Cut the text. 5- (Tab, Ctrl-V) Move one cell to the right and paste the string. Simple... I wish. Thxs - D.D. |
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