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barking mad -> excel macro help (5/8/2003 4:27:06)

I have created a database with lots of products and inherited a file structure which my client doesn' t want to change.

I need to create a file location from the part number given eg

part number " ac-34"
(all part numbers are in this standard 5 digit format)

I need to show

" images/photos/a/ac/34.jpg"

How do I create a macro that would turn my part number into a location ref
Once the formula has generated the location, I then need to save as a line of text as opposed to a formula

I don' t want to do this manually as I have 50,000 items to create!

any help/guidance would be appreciated.

thanks



john40004 -> RE: excel macro help (5/8/2003 20:39:19)

Try a post here: MrExcel Forums



wattle -> RE: excel macro help (5/8/2003 20:40:00)

This does sound like quite a chore. The below may be useful, or be a start anyway. I hope I have not misinterpreted your question. Have assumed that the part no' s are in columns.

Split the part number into three columns (Data > Text to Columns > Fixed Width > Create two line breaks before and after the " -" ). Send the split data, ie: the three new columns, to the far right of your spreadsheet. You can always move it later.

Create a column near the split part numbers. It the top cell type " images/photos/a" or whatever the path is. Create another Column to contain " jpg"

You will now have five new columns (the column containing the " -" from the part numbers could probably be deleted).

To the right of this create another column to combine your new columns (will look something like the below). Assuming cell A1 is the part no letters, B1 is the numbers, C1 is the image location, D1 is the picture format, the formula for cell E1 would be =C1&" /" &A1&" /" &B1&" ." &D1

You can copy the formula down. When you want to alter it back to text go to Copy > Paste Special > Values

All the best with this.

Wattle

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wattle -> RE: excel macro help (5/8/2003 20:41:04)

John, are you sure you have a slow connection? [:D]

Wattle



wattle -> RE: excel macro help (5/9/2003 0:52:46)

Hello again, I should have added this to the above. If you want the location to be a hyperlink the following formula can be used in place of the one I posted above. If this is used ' Paste Special' ' Values' will give you the hyperlink text without actually being a hyperlink. If left as is it will be a hyperlink but contain the formula. [:o] That is probably clear as mud.... 

=HYPERLINK(" http://www.webaddress/" &C1&" /" &A1&" /" &B1&" ." &D1," http://www.webaddress/" &C1&" /" &A1&" /" &B1&" ." &D1)


If you do use ' Paste Special' with something like this and want to convert it to a hyperlink later the following macro will work: 

Sub MakeHyperLink()
  ActiveCell.Hyperlinks.Add ActiveCell, ActiveCell.Value
End Sub


Wattle



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