I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

--
Thanks, Kevin

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

I'm not sure of all the possible variations of formatting codes that might come
in with your import. But the following User Defined Function should strip out
most of the formatting codes if they are similar to those above. It works by
removing the <'s and everything in between. If you might have <'s within the
text portion, then a more complex algorithm would be required.

To enter this User Defined Function (UDF), <alt-F11 opens the Visual Basic
Editor.
Ensure your project is highlighted in the Project Explorer window.
Then, from the top menu, select Insert/Module and
paste the code below into the window that opens.

To use this User Defined Function (UDF), enter a formula like

=StripFormat(A1)

in some cell.

=================================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+"
StripFormat = re.Replace(S, "")
End Function
================================

--ron

Try this..

=MID(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",),"","|"),"|<",""),FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTI TUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",),"","|"),"|<",""))+1,FIND("<",SUBSTITUTE(SUB STITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",),"","|"),"|<",""),2)-FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",),"","|"),"|<",""))-1)

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"AFSSkier" wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

--
Thanks, Kevin

As a follow up to Ron's posting, here is a non-Regular Expression UDF for
you to consider...

Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim X As Long
Dim Parts() As String
Parts = Split(S, "<")
For X = 1 To UBound(Parts)
If Not Parts(X) Like "*" Then
StripFormat = Split(Parts(X), "")(1)
Exit For
End If
Next
End Function

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"AFSSkier" wrote in message
...
I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font
codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

--
Thanks, Kevin

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)
^^^

Is that semi-colon a typo? I assumed it was in my response but, if not, what
are the rules for its insertion?
--ron

I assumed the same thing in my response... it looks like the OP traded the
last space from two consecutive spaces for that semi-colon, which I assumed
was a typo.

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font
codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)
^^^

Is that semi-colon a typo? I assumed it was in my response but, if not,
what
are the rules for its insertion?
--ron

And I also assumed the spaces between some of the formats (between the and
<) at the end were also typos (my code depends on this).

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Rick Rothstein" wrote in message
...
I assumed the same thing in my response... it looks like the OP traded the
last space from two consecutive spaces for that semi-colon, which I assumed
was a typo.

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When
the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font
codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace
a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields
coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)
^^^

Is that semi-colon a typo? I assumed it was in my response but, if not,
what
are the rules for its insertion?
--ron

The code I post in my earlier response assumes the spaces between the and
< symbols that you show in parts of your sample text are typos. If they are
not typos, then you will need to use this code instead...

Function StripFormat(ByVal S As String) As String
Dim X As Long
Dim Parts() As String
Do While InStr(S, " ")
S = Replace(S, " ", " ")
Loop
Parts = Split(Replace(S, " <", "<"), "<")
For X = 1 To UBound(Parts)
If Not Parts(X) Like "*" Then
StripFormat = Split(Parts(X), "")(1)
Exit For
End If
Next
End Function

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Rick Rothstein" wrote in message
...
As a follow up to Ron's posting, here is a non-Regular Expression UDF for
you to consider...

Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim X As Long
Dim Parts() As String
Parts = Split(S, "<")
For X = 1 To UBound(Parts)
If Not Parts(X) Like "*" Then
StripFormat = Split(Parts(X), "")(1)
Exit For
End If
Next
End Function

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"AFSSkier" wrote in message
...
I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font
codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace
a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields
coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

--
Thanks, Kevin

Ron,
Your UDF code works great, however there are still additional formatting
codes like (hard return), and &

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

I'm not sure of all the possible variations of formatting codes that might come
in with your import. But the following User Defined Function should strip out
most of the formatting codes if they are similar to those above. It works by
removing the <'s and everything in between. If you might have <'s within the
text portion, then a more complex algorithm would be required.

To enter this User Defined Function (UDF), <alt-F11 opens the Visual Basic
Editor.
Ensure your project is highlighted in the Project Explorer window.
Then, from the top menu, select Insert/Module and
paste the code below into the window that opens.

To use this User Defined Function (UDF), enter a formula like

=StripFormat(A1)

in some cell.

=================================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+"
StripFormat = re.Replace(S, "")
End Function
================================

--ron

Jacob,
Your function works great, however there are still additional formatting
codes like (hard return), and &. Also, where the field is blank or has no
formatting codes, an error #VALUE! is the result.

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Try this..

=MID(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",),"","|"),"|<",""),FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTI TUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",),"","|"),"|<",""))+1,FIND("<",SUBSTITUTE(SUB STITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",),"","|"),"|<",""),2)-FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"
",),"","|"),"|<",""))-1)

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"AFSSkier" wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

--
Thanks, Kevin

The additional codes are "(hard return), and &". These did not show on my
last request.
--
Thanks, Kevin


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

I'm not sure of all the possible variations of formatting codes that might come
in with your import. But the following User Defined Function should strip out
most of the formatting codes if they are similar to those above. It works by
removing the <'s and everything in between. If you might have <'s within the
text portion, then a more complex algorithm would be required.

To enter this User Defined Function (UDF), <alt-F11 opens the Visual Basic
Editor.
Ensure your project is highlighted in the Project Explorer window.
Then, from the top menu, select Insert/Module and
paste the code below into the window that opens.

To use this User Defined Function (UDF), enter a formula like

=StripFormat(A1)

in some cell.

=================================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+"
StripFormat = re.Replace(S, "")
End Function
================================

--ron

I'll try this one more time. The codes are and &.

" and &"
--
Thanks, Kevin


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

I'm not sure of all the possible variations of formatting codes that might come
in with your import. But the following User Defined Function should strip out
most of the formatting codes if they are similar to those above. It works by
removing the <'s and everything in between. If you might have <'s within the
text portion, then a more complex algorithm would be required.

To enter this User Defined Function (UDF), <alt-F11 opens the Visual Basic
Editor.
Ensure your project is highlighted in the Project Explorer window.
Then, from the top menu, select Insert/Module and
paste the code below into the window that opens.

To use this User Defined Function (UDF), enter a formula like

=StripFormat(A1)

in some cell.

=================================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+"
StripFormat = re.Replace(S, "")
End Function
================================

--ron

Sorry, this is frustrating to me too.

The codes must be html, are & n b s p; and & a m p; (without spaces).

"& n b s p ; and & a m p ;"
--
Thanks, Kevin


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

I'm not sure of all the possible variations of formatting codes that might come
in with your import. But the following User Defined Function should strip out
most of the formatting codes if they are similar to those above. It works by
removing the <'s and everything in between. If you might have <'s within the
text portion, then a more complex algorithm would be required.

To enter this User Defined Function (UDF), <alt-F11 opens the Visual Basic
Editor.
Ensure your project is highlighted in the Project Explorer window.
Then, from the top menu, select Insert/Module and
paste the code below into the window that opens.

To use this User Defined Function (UDF), enter a formula like

=StripFormat(A1)

in some cell.

=================================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+"
StripFormat = re.Replace(S, "")
End Function
================================

--ron

The hard return can be handled easily enough (at least in the function I
posted), but can you give an example of the & in use so that we can figure
out how to account for it?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"AFSSkier" wrote in message
...
I'll try this one more time. The codes are and &.

" and &"
--
Thanks, Kevin


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When
the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font
codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace
a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields
coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell
to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)

I'm not sure of all the possible variations of formatting codes that
might come
in with your import. But the following User Defined Function should
strip out
most of the formatting codes if they are similar to those above. It
works by
removing the <'s and everything in between. If you might have <'s
within the
text portion, then a more complex algorithm would be required.

To enter this User Defined Function (UDF), <alt-F11 opens the Visual
Basic
Editor.
Ensure your project is highlighted in the Project Explorer window.
Then, from the top menu, select Insert/Module and
paste the code below into the window that opens.

To use this User Defined Function (UDF), enter a formula like

=StripFormat(A1)

in some cell.

=================================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+"
StripFormat = re.Replace(S, "")
End Function
================================

--ron

The semi-colon is a typo from a html code not showing up here. The are & n b
s p; and & a m p; (without spaces).

"& n b s p ; and & a m p ;"

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

I assumed the same thing in my response... it looks like the OP traded the
last space from two consecutive spaces for that semi-colon, which I assumed
was a typo.

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font
codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)
^^^

Is that semi-colon a typo? I assumed it was in my response but, if not,
what
are the rules for its insertion?
--ron

Can you show a real example of these & items in use so I can see what
locations they have to be accounted for at.

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"AFSSkier" wrote in message
...
The semi-colon is a typo from a html code not showing up here. The are &
n b
s p; and & a m p; (without spaces).

"& n b s p ; and & a m p ;"

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

I assumed the same thing in my response... it looks like the OP traded
the
last space from two consecutive spaces for that semi-colon, which I
assumed
was a typo.

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:00:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When
the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font
codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search &
replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields
coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell
to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)
^^^

Is that semi-colon a typo? I assumed it was in my response but, if
not,
what
are the rules for its insertion?
--ron

AFSSkier wrote:
I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)



Try this:

=TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(LEFT(A1,FIND("</",A1)-1),"",REPT(" ",9999)),9999))

Makes the assumption that your actual data is all in one chunk and will always
start after a "" and end before the first "</". If that's not always true, or
if there is "" or "</" within your data, then you will need to pursue more
complex solutions.

Glen,

It's not always same. They are random formating codes from random
comments/memos.

Here's an example of the most complexed, (my comments).

<div<font face=Arial size=2KRAFT</div (hard return)
<divReport: Item Performance</div (hard return)
<div& n b s p ;(<=no spaces)</div (hard return)
<divrewrite table & a m p ;(<=no spaces) queries.</div

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Glenn" wrote:

AFSSkier wrote:
I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)



Try this:

=TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(LEFT(A1,FIND("</",A1)-1),"",REPT(" ",9999)),9999))

Makes the assumption that your actual data is all in one chunk and will always
start after a "" and end before the first "</". If that's not always true, or
if there is "" or "</" within your data, then you will need to pursue more
complex solutions.

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:36:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,
Your UDF code works great, however there are still additional formatting
codes like (hard return), and &

--
Thanks, Kevin

That's just a matter of adding those codes to the Pattern.

A code like nbsp has to be added as the hexadecimal ascii code for that which
is A0.

\r and \n are the codes for <CR and <LF

and the & stands alone -- but I don't know how to tell the difference between
an ampersand used as part of a text string, and one being used as a formatting
code.

But try this for the pattern line in the UDF.

======================
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[&\xA0\r\n]"
======================


Or, all together:

==============================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[&\xA0\r\n]"
StripFormat = re.Replace(S, "")
End Function
=================================
--ron

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:36:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,
Your UDF code works great, however there are still additional formatting
codes like (hard return), and &

--
Thanks, Kevin

Sorry, a little bit of research and I realized about the ampersand issue.

Try this instead:
--ron

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:36:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,
Your UDF code works great, however there are still additional formatting
codes like (hard return), and &

--
Thanks, Kevin


Hit send too fast.

A bit of research reveals that your codes are designated by being between an
"&" and a ";". So we just need to remove those substrings. Again, easily done
with a slight change to the pattern:

re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[\r\n]|&[^;]+;"

--ron

Ron,

The amp and nbsp are HTML amper codes. How do you remove them?

Original Data (my comments):
<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 & 3
ARE READY FOR ON & amp ;(<=no spaces after amper) OFF REPORTS </font</div
<div & nbsp ;(<=no spaces after amper) </div

UDF Result (it's only stripping the none printable characters):
THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 amp; 3 ARE READY FOR ON amp; OFF REPORTS nbsp;

Result needed:
THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 and 3 ARE READY FOR ON and OFF REPORTS.

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:36:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,
Your UDF code works great, however there are still additional formatting
codes like (hard return), and &

--
Thanks, Kevin

That's just a matter of adding those codes to the Pattern.

A code like nbsp has to be added as the hexadecimal ascii code for that which
is A0.

\r and \n are the codes for <CR and <LF

and the & stands alone -- but I don't know how to tell the difference between
an ampersand used as part of a text string, and one being used as a formatting
code.

But try this for the pattern line in the UDF.

======================
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[&\xA0\r\n]"
======================


Or, all together:

==============================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[&\xA0\r\n]"
StripFormat = re.Replace(S, "")
End Function
=================================
--ron

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:49:00 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,

The amp and nbsp are HTML amper codes. How do you remove them?

Original Data (my comments):
<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 & 3
ARE READY FOR ON & amp ;(<=no spaces after amper) OFF REPORTS </font</div
<div & nbsp ;(<=no spaces after amper) </div

UDF Result (it's only stripping the none printable characters):
THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 amp; 3 ARE READY FOR ON amp; OFF REPORTS nbsp;

Result needed:
THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 and 3 ARE READY FOR ON and OFF REPORTS.

Slight change to my last Pattern after seeing this example and your results:

re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[\r\n]|&[^&;]+;"

--ron

Ron,

You're getting closer. However, the & HTML codes need to be replaced, not
stripped.

&(amper)nbsp = " " (space)
&(amper)amp = & (and)

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:49:00 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,

The amp and nbsp are HTML amper codes. How do you remove them?

Original Data (my comments):
<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 & 3
ARE READY FOR ON & amp ;(<=no spaces after amper) OFF REPORTS </font</div
<div & nbsp ;(<=no spaces after amper) </div

UDF Result (it's only stripping the none printable characters):
THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 amp; 3 ARE READY FOR ON amp; OFF REPORTS nbsp;

Result needed:
THE (5/31)6-3 FOR VERSION 2 and 3 ARE READY FOR ON and OFF REPORTS.

Slight change to my last Pattern after seeing this example and your results:

re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[\r\n]|&[^&;]+;"

--ron

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 18:20:02 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,

You're getting closer. However, the & HTML codes need to be replaced, not
stripped.

&(amper)nbsp = " " (space)
&(amper)amp = & (and)

--
Thanks, Kevin

Kevin,

That can be done. I hope you have a typo in your information, though, because
you have substituted the word "and" for a "text" ampersand in your original
data. In certain types of coding, the "text" ampersand would be an incorrect
usage.

Also, your comments interspersed with the text string to be processed makes
things a bit more confusing to me than might ordinarily have been the case, so
if this doesn't work, you may need to provide more accurate input and desired
outputs, with comments outside of the string to be processed.

In any event, one way is to first process the string to get rid of the <html
codes and all of the & HTML codes except for &amp and &nbsp.

Then we do replacements on those two codes.

So:

===========================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim sTemp As String
Dim re As Object
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[\r\n]|(&\s*(amp|nbsp)\s*;)|&[^;&]+;"
sTemp = re.Replace(S, "$1")
re.Pattern = "&\s*amp\s*;"
sTemp = re.Replace(sTemp, "&")
re.Pattern = "&\s*nbsp\s*;"
StripFormat = re.Replace(sTemp, " ")
End Function
===========================

In your examples, you had <space's included within the ampersand HTML coding.
If you can be certain that there will never be any spaces in those locations,
the UDF could be made a bit more efficient, by using the VBA replace method
instead of the Regular Expression replace method.
--ron

Dear "AFSSkier"

If you are looking for a UDF try the below which do not use any patterns...
I have tried with the examples you posted and is working...Try and feedback.

Function GetData(varRange)
Dim intTemp As Integer
If varRange = "" Then GetData = "": Exit Function
Do
intTemp = InStr(intTemp + 1, varRange, "")
If Mid(varRange, intTemp, 2) < "<" And _
Mid(varRange, intTemp, 3) < " <" Then
GetData = Mid(varRange, intTemp + 1, _
InStr(intTemp, varRange, "</") - intTemp - 1)
End If
Loop Until GetData < ""
End Function


If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"AFSSkier" wrote:

Glen,

It's not always same. They are random formating codes from random
comments/memos.

Here's an example of the most complexed, (my comments).

<div<font face=Arial size=2KRAFT</div (hard return)
<divReport: Item Performance</div (hard return)
<div& n b s p ;(<=no spaces)</div (hard return)
<divrewrite table & a m p ;(<=no spaces) queries.</div

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Glenn" wrote:

AFSSkier wrote:
I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)



Try this:

=TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(LEFT(A1,FIND("</",A1)-1),"",REPT(" ",9999)),9999))

Makes the assumption that your actual data is all in one chunk and will always
start after a "" and end before the first "</". If that's not always true, or
if there is "" or "</" within your data, then you will need to pursue more
complex solutions.

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 18:20:02 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,

You're getting closer. However, the & HTML codes need to be replaced, not
stripped.

&(amper)nbsp = " " (space)
&(amper)amp = & (and)

--
Thanks, Kevin

Kevin,

Also, there are, according to one source, 53 ampersand codes. If you want to
be able to replace all of them, we will need to set up an array, or lookup
table, to do so. Not difficult, just tedious.
--ron

On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:56:42 -0400, Ron Rosenfeld
wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 18:20:02 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,

You're getting closer. However, the & HTML codes need to be replaced, not
stripped.

&(amper)nbsp = " " (space)
&(amper)amp = & (and)

--
Thanks, Kevin

Kevin,

Also, there are, according to one source, 53 ampersand codes. If you want to
be able to replace all of them, we will need to set up an array, or lookup
table, to do so. Not difficult, just tedious.
--ron

Here's one method that first replaces all of the ampersand codes with their
ASCII equivalents, and then strips out the <... codes.

It assumes that the ampersand codes do NOT have any included spaces. (If they
do, different coding will be required).

If you copy this, be aware that the lines making up the array should all be on
one single line. Your newsreader (or mine) may insert inadvertent line breaks
that you will need to remove to make it work correctly.

=================================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim AmpCodes, AmpChars
Dim i As Long
Dim sTemp As String
Dim re As Object

AmpCodes = Array("&quot;", "&amp;", "&lt;", "&gt;", "&nbsp;", "&iexcl;",
"&cent;", "&pound;", "&curren;", "&yen;", "&brvbar;", "&sect;", "&uml;",
"&copy;", "&ordf;", "&laquo;", "&not;", "&shy;", "&reg;", "&macr;", "&deg;",
"&plusmn;", "&sup2", "&sup3;", "&acute;", "&micro;", "&para;", "&middot;",
"&cedil;", "&sup1;", "&ordm;", "&raquo;", "&frac14;", "&frac12;", "&frac34;",
"&iquest;", "&times;", "&divide;", "&ETH;", "&eth;", "&THORN;", "&thorn;",
"&AElig;", "&aelig;", "&OElig;", "&oelig;", "&Aring;", "&Oslash;", "&Ccedil;",
"&ccedil;", "&szlig;", "&Ntilde;", "&ntilde;")

AmpChars = Array("""", "&", "<", "", "*", "¡", "¢", "£", "¤", "¥", "¦", "§",
"¨", "©", "ª", "«", "¬", "*", "®", "¯", "°", "±", "²", "³", "´", "µ", "¶", "·",
"¸", "¹", "º", "»", "¼", "½", "¾", "¿", "×", "÷", "Ð", "ð", "Þ", "þ", "Æ", "æ",
"Œ", "œ", "Å", "Ø", "Ç", "ç", "ß", "Ñ", "ñ")

'Replace HTML Ampersand Codes
sTemp = S
For i = 0 To UBound(AmpCodes)
sTemp = Replace(sTemp, AmpCodes(i), AmpChars(i))
Next i

'Strip out < codes; CR and LF
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[\r\n]"
StripFormat = re.Replace(sTemp, "")
End Function
=====================================

--ron

Ron,

From your latest UDF works awesome! Thank you very much for your time a
efforts.

Kevin


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:56:42 -0400, Ron Rosenfeld
wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 18:20:02 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,

You're getting closer. However, the & HTML codes need to be replaced, not
stripped.

&(amper)nbsp = " " (space)
&(amper)amp = & (and)

--
Thanks, Kevin

Kevin,

Also, there are, according to one source, 53 ampersand codes. If you want to
be able to replace all of them, we will need to set up an array, or lookup
table, to do so. Not difficult, just tedious.
--ron

Here's one method that first replaces all of the ampersand codes with their
ASCII equivalents, and then strips out the <... codes.

It assumes that the ampersand codes do NOT have any included spaces. (If they
do, different coding will be required).

If you copy this, be aware that the lines making up the array should all be on
one single line. Your newsreader (or mine) may insert inadvertent line breaks
that you will need to remove to make it work correctly.

=================================
Option Explicit
Function StripFormat(S As String) As String
Dim AmpCodes, AmpChars
Dim i As Long
Dim sTemp As String
Dim re As Object

AmpCodes = Array(""", "&", "<", "", " ", "¡",
"¢", "£", "¤", "¥", "¦", "§", "¨",
"©", "ª", "«", "¬", "Â*", "®", "¯", "°",
"±", "&sup2", "³", "´", "µ", "¶", "·",
"¸", "¹", "º", "»", "¼", "½", "¾",
"¿", "×", "÷", "�", "ð", "Þ", "þ",
"Æ", "æ", "Œ", "œ", "Å", "Ø", "Ç",
"ç", "ß", "Ñ", "ñ")

AmpChars = Array("""", "&", "<", "", " ", "¡", "¢", "£", "¤", "¥", "¦", "§",
"¨", "©", "ª", "«", "¬", "Â*", "®", "¯", "°", "±", "²", "³", "´", "µ", "¶", "·",
"¸", "¹", "º", "»", "¼", "½", "¾", "¿", "×", "÷", "�", "ð", "Þ", "þ", "Æ", "æ",
"Œ", "œ", "Å", "Ø", "Ç", "ç", "ß", "Ñ", "ñ")

'Replace HTML Ampersand Codes
sTemp = S
For i = 0 To UBound(AmpCodes)
sTemp = Replace(sTemp, AmpCodes(i), AmpChars(i))
Next i

'Strip out < codes; CR and LF
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Global = True
re.Pattern = "<[^<]+|[\r\n]"
StripFormat = re.Replace(sTemp, "")
End Function
=====================================

--ron

Jacob,

You're getting closer. However, the & HTML codes need to be replaced, not
stripped.

&(amper)nbsp = " " (space)
&(amper)amp = & (and)

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Dear "AFSSkier"

If you are looking for a UDF try the below which do not use any patterns...
I have tried with the examples you posted and is working...Try and feedback.

Function GetData(varRange)
Dim intTemp As Integer
If varRange = "" Then GetData = "": Exit Function
Do
intTemp = InStr(intTemp + 1, varRange, "")
If Mid(varRange, intTemp, 2) < "<" And _
Mid(varRange, intTemp, 3) < " <" Then
GetData = Mid(varRange, intTemp + 1, _
InStr(intTemp, varRange, "</") - intTemp - 1)
End If
Loop Until GetData < ""
End Function


If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"AFSSkier" wrote:

Glen,

It's not always same. They are random formating codes from random
comments/memos.

Here's an example of the most complexed, (my comments).

<div<font face=Arial size=2KRAFT</div (hard return)
<divReport: Item Performance</div (hard return)
<div& n b s p ;(<=no spaces)</div (hard return)
<divrewrite table & a m p ;(<=no spaces) queries.</div

--
Thanks, Kevin


"Glenn" wrote:

AFSSkier wrote:
I have a refreshable spreadsheet with data imported from Access. When the
data imports, I get Access formatting codes like <div, &nbsp and font codes
(see below). I doing want the end user to have to do a search & replace a
blank, even with a macro. It only happens with memo/comment fields coming
from Access.

<div<font face=Arial size=2 color="#006666"PBA data. (ALL VERSIONS
INCLUDING MONTANA)</font</div <div </div

In an adjacent cell I want to use a function(s) to format the new cell to
look like this = PBA data. ;(ALL VERSIONS INCLUDING MONTANA)



Try this:

=TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(LEFT(A1,FIND("</",A1)-1),"",REPT(" ",9999)),9999))

Makes the assumption that your actual data is all in one chunk and will always
start after a "" and end before the first "</". If that's not always true, or
if there is "" or "</" within your data, then you will need to pursue more
complex solutions.

On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:36:01 -0700, AFSSkier
wrote:

Ron,

From your latest UDF works awesome! Thank you very much for your time a
efforts.

Kevin

Glad to help. Thanks for the feedback.
--ron