I am searching in a Loop through multiple lines of data and looking for
conditions. There are at least 3 possible conditions for my fist pass
through.

1. Search finds "defeated"
2. Search finds "you"
3. Search finds neither of the above

I have the following variables:

Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A1").Value)
Find_Text = "you"

I am performing the following task:

AttackNoun = Application.WorksheetFunction.Search(Find_Text, Parse_Text)

The issue occurs when it doesn't find "defeated", it errors out to debug mode.

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Sub Test_Parse()
'
' Test_Parse Macro
' Start of a test Macro to Parse data with rules
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+G
'
' Select the proper Sheet and Cell A1

Sheets("play1").Select
Range("A1").Select

' First part of routine goes through and counts the number of rows of data
that have data in them
' For now I am just putting the number of the counter in B1 (for debugging
purposes). That number will be used in the next section of code
'NOTE THAT THIS PART WORKS FINE AND IS HERE FOR COMPLETENESS

Counter = 1
StrCounter = CStr(Counter)
Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A1").Value)

Do While Parse_Text < ""
Range("A" + StrCounter).Select
Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A" + StrCounter).Value)
Counter = Counter + 1
StrCounter = CStr(Counter)
Loop
Range("B1").Select
Range("B1").Value = (Counter - 1)

' Here I am just setting a variable to equal the number of rows to parse
Num_Rows = Counter - 2
StrNum_Rows = CStr(Num_Rows)

' Now we need to start a Loop to look through the rows, one at a time, for
Num_Rows number of Rows

Counter = 2 'Reset the counter to 1 so we can tell when we are at the
final row
StrCounter = CStr(Counter)
Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A1").Value)

Do While Counter < Num_Rows - 1
Range("A" + StrCounter).Select 'select the first/next row of data to
parse
Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A" + StrCounter).Value)
'MsgBox Parse_Text
'MsgBox Find_Text

'First order of understanding -- Is this a "Deafeated" Line
'If so, then skip line
Find_Text = "defeated"

' NOTE THAT THIS IS WHERE IT ERRORS OUT IF THE WORD "defeat" IS NOT IN THE
TEXT
AttackNoun = Application.WorksheetFunction.Search(Find_Text,
Parse_Text)
If AttackNoun 1 Then
'Do something
Else
'Second order of understanding -- Are you doing something or is
someone doing something to you?
Find_Text = "You"
AttackNoun = Application.WorksheetFunction.Search(Find_Text,
Parse_Text)
If AttackNoun = 1 Then
Result_Text = CStr("You do something to something")
Range("C" + StrCounter).Select
Range("C" + StrCounter) = Result_Text
End If
If AttackNoun < 1 Then
Result_Text = CStr("Something does something to you")
Range("C" + StrCounter).Select
Range("C" + StrCounter) = Result_Text
End If

Counter = Counter + 1
StrCounter = CStr(Counter)
End If

Loop

End Sub

Don
It's difficult to follow what you are trying to accomplish. Post back
and tell us what you have (the layout of your data, i.e., data in these rows
and those columns). Then tell us what you want to do. You say you want to
search for some words, "defeated" and "you", and also search for the absence
of both words. Tell us what you want to happen when each condition is
found. Do this in plain words, not in VBA code. Post back and you will get
plenty of help. HTH Otto
"Don" wrote in message
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I am searching in a Loop through multiple lines of data and looking for
conditions. There are at least 3 possible conditions for my fist pass
through.

1. Search finds "defeated"
2. Search finds "you"
3. Search finds neither of the above

I have the following variables:

Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A1").Value)
Find_Text = "you"

I am performing the following task:

AttackNoun = Application.WorksheetFunction.Search(Find_Text, Parse_Text)

The issue occurs when it doesn't find "defeated", it errors out to debug
mode.

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Entire code snippet thus far

Sub Test_Parse()
'
' Test_Parse Macro
' Start of a test Macro to Parse data with rules
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+G
'
' Select the proper Sheet and Cell A1

Sheets("play1").Select
Range("A1").Select

' First part of routine goes through and counts the number of rows of data
that have data in them
' For now I am just putting the number of the counter in B1 (for debugging
purposes). That number will be used in the next section of code
'NOTE THAT THIS PART WORKS FINE AND IS HERE FOR COMPLETENESS

Counter = 1
StrCounter = CStr(Counter)
Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A1").Value)

Do While Parse_Text < ""
Range("A" + StrCounter).Select
Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A" + StrCounter).Value)
Counter = Counter + 1
StrCounter = CStr(Counter)
Loop
Range("B1").Select
Range("B1").Value = (Counter - 1)

' Here I am just setting a variable to equal the number of rows to parse
Num_Rows = Counter - 2
StrNum_Rows = CStr(Num_Rows)

' Now we need to start a Loop to look through the rows, one at a time, for
Num_Rows number of Rows

Counter = 2 'Reset the counter to 1 so we can tell when we are at the
final row
StrCounter = CStr(Counter)
Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A1").Value)

Do While Counter < Num_Rows - 1
Range("A" + StrCounter).Select 'select the first/next row of data
to
parse
Parse_Text = CStr(Range("A" + StrCounter).Value)
'MsgBox Parse_Text
'MsgBox Find_Text

'First order of understanding -- Is this a "Deafeated" Line
'If so, then skip line
Find_Text = "defeated"

' NOTE THAT THIS IS WHERE IT ERRORS OUT IF THE WORD "defeat" IS NOT IN THE
TEXT
AttackNoun = Application.WorksheetFunction.Search(Find_Text,
Parse_Text)
If AttackNoun 1 Then
'Do something
Else
'Second order of understanding -- Are you doing something or is
someone doing something to you?
Find_Text = "You"
AttackNoun = Application.WorksheetFunction.Search(Find_Text,
Parse_Text)
If AttackNoun = 1 Then
Result_Text = CStr("You do something to something")
Range("C" + StrCounter).Select
Range("C" + StrCounter) = Result_Text
End If
If AttackNoun < 1 Then
Result_Text = CStr("Something does something to you")
Range("C" + StrCounter).Select
Range("C" + StrCounter) = Result_Text
End If

Counter = Counter + 1
StrCounter = CStr(Counter)
End If

Loop

End Sub