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Faster method to check if a string is found inside Word Files in a directory and subdirectories
I need to check if a string is found inside a Word File in a directory and subdirectories.
I have tried to use Advanced Search of MS Windows 10, to search inside ...
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A more readable InStr: StringContains
Consider the following:
If myString = "abc" Or myString = "def" [...] Or myString = "xyz" Then
In C# when myString == "abc" ...
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Fastest function to `Remove Duplicate Lines` per each cell
The below function is used to Remove Duplicate Lines per each cell.
It works without problem, but it is slow with a range of only one column and 17k rows.
Actually, ...
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Create VBA string array fastest method
My VBA has become really rusty but I need it for now for some data downloading.
This routine works but I'm certain that over the last 10 (at least) years something quicker/less code has surfaced to do ...
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Excel VBA code midStr() function using left and right position instead of length used with mid()
In the early days of Basic (1970's when i started coding) the midStr() function used left and right positions directly rather than left and length we now use with mid(). I always found it more ...
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Excel VBA Code for Imperial Length Measure Conversion and Formatting Yards Feet and Inches for English and Spanish
STR2INCHES is an Excel VBA Function that will convert string text for Imperial length measurements to a decimal number of Inches.
It handles both English and Spanish words, abbreviations and symbols ...
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A lightning-fast StringBuilder
In the process of trying to build a serializable data structure, I found myself building large strings, which gets very slow because VBA copies a string every time concatenation is performed.
To ...
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Similarity between words
I'm writing a method that writes the code for a loading routine.
Given an object from the database, I want to put its properties in the right control on a userform.
I have the list of the properties ...
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String Repeat function in VBA
VBA has built-in functions for repeating a single character:
Function String$(Number As Long, Character) As String
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Trimming strings in non-contiguous spreadsheet ranges
This code is tested and works, but I am needing some guidance on simplifying these loops with non-contiguous ranges. I was thinking an array might be better, but I ...
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VBA Text Class, sort of like .NET
This is my first attempt at writing some reusable OOP code. The problem I'm trying to simplify is the confusing (at least to me) structure of VBA string manipulation.
Example
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Safely and efficiently parse and replace tokens in a string
I have written a VBA function that will do parsing / replacement according to tokens / placeholders.
Example:
Input string: Username %u, date is %d.
The function ...
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Excel VBA Retrieving a Specific Pattern from String
The following VBA code is in response to a SuperUser question which I found interesting.
What I'm looking for in a response?
Code cleanliness. Can I do more to make the code easier to read and ...
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Transforming the case of text using Excel VBA
I created a simple user form for my VBA course.
I then created the following VBA code:
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Replace function in VBA
For reasons I'd rather like to not talk about, I am in a VBA environment that doesn't have the replace function (Access 97). I have wrote this to alleviate my frustrations.
My question is, what is ...
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