30. VBA Tips - Fast Search
Do you have a large amount of data held in an Excel Spreadsheet ?
- If so, you will be well aware how difficult it is to find things
This tip demonstrates a way using VBA that enables you to search through your data really quickly, and helps you to find what you are looking for.
What I have written is a demo I used for searching through flight details.
- You type the airport in the box, and the code loops through the records, and returns the relevant airports.
Here's a screen shot of our data in Excel:
As you type, the code looks in the DB for the string, and displays the results where the string "Lon" is found:
Download sheet to practise how to Fast Search in Excel
- Open the sheet, and type "LONDON" in the box for a demo
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Nick
Training Video on Fast Search:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| fast-search.xls | 72.5 KB |
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Debug Error on wrong entry
If I try to enter some string which is not there it goes into Debug. I tried 'lom' and 'emb'.
not complete
hi Vish
Yes, it needs a bit more work to make it perfect.
how can i download this file
Hi vish,
may you please tell me how can i download this file to see the code. right now i can see only a blank page when i am trying to click on attached excel file.......?
Nipendra