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How do i use the find and replace in excel 2003
I would like to replace 1800 product numbers and put my numbers onto them.
can i do this all at one time or do i have to relace the numbers 1 at a time. Thanks for any help you can give me. |
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How do i use the find and replace in excel 2003
"Bev" wrote:
I would like to replace 1800 product numbers and put my numbers onto them. can i do this all at one time or do i have to relace the numbers 1 at a time. Unlikely that Edit Replace would work since you probably have 1,800 different replacement product numbers for the original set. But a simple vlookup might suffice though. Here's an example: Assume the original-new product number reference table is in a sheet: x in cols A and B, data from row2 down, eg: Orig# New# 11111 PK001 11112 PK002 11113 PK003 etc Assume your orig product source data is in Sheet1, data running in B2 down, eg: Orig# 11112 11112 11113 11111 11113 etc Insert a new col C Put in C2: =IF(B2="","",VLOOKUP(B2,x!A:B,2,0)) Copy C2 down as far as required. Col C will return the new product numbers. If desired, kill the formulas in col C with an "in-place" copy n paste special as values, then clean up by deleting col B. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- |
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How do i use the find and replace in excel 2003
Thanks Max i`ll give that a try.
"Max" wrote: "Bev" wrote: I would like to replace 1800 product numbers and put my numbers onto them. can i do this all at one time or do i have to relace the numbers 1 at a time. Unlikely that Edit Replace would work since you probably have 1,800 different replacement product numbers for the original set. But a simple vlookup might suffice though. Here's an example: Assume the original-new product number reference table is in a sheet: x in cols A and B, data from row2 down, eg: Orig# New# 11111 PK001 11112 PK002 11113 PK003 etc Assume your orig product source data is in Sheet1, data running in B2 down, eg: Orig# 11112 11112 11113 11111 11113 etc Insert a new col C Put in C2: =IF(B2="","",VLOOKUP(B2,x!A:B,2,0)) Copy C2 down as far as required. Col C will return the new product numbers. If desired, kill the formulas in col C with an "in-place" copy n paste special as values, then clean up by deleting col B. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- |
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How do i use the find and replace in excel 2003
Welcome, Bev. Let us know how it turned out for you.
-- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Bev" wrote in message ... Thanks Max i`ll give that a try. |
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