Compare two cell and do green color if 80% text matches

aayaanmayank

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Hi Can any one help me on this? i have below data which need to compare with the next row and give green color if 80% text matches

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i have written below code but excel is getting hang whenever i run the Macro

sub colorr()

Set shgroup = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Grouping Data_Underwriters")


lastrow1 = shgroup.Range("B" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row


Range("B2").Select


For U = 2 To lastrow1

Set MYNAME2 = Cells(U, "B")
Set MYNAME3 = Cells((U + 1), ("B"))
MY = Left(MYNAME2, Len(MYNAME2) * 0.8)

x = Len(MY)
y = Left(MYNAME3, x)
If y = MY Then


shgroup.Cells(U, "B").Interior.Color = vbGreen
shgroup.Cells(U + 1, "B").Interior.Color = vbGreen


End If


Next U

END SUB
 
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Excel Facts

What does custom number format of ;;; mean?
Three semi-colons will hide the value in the cell. Although most people use white font instead.
Could do with conditional formatting :

=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)*0.8)=LEFT(A2,LEN(LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)*0.8)))
 
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Your macro ran OK for me but don't know whether it does what you want :
Code:
Sub colorr()
Dim shgroup As Worksheet, lastrow1%, U%, MYNAME2 As Range, MYNAME3 As Range, x%, y$, MY$
Set shgroup = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Grouping Data_Underwriters")
lastrow1 = shgroup.Range("B" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
Range("B2").Select
For U = 2 To lastrow1
    Set MYNAME2 = Cells(U, "B")
    Set MYNAME3 = Cells((U + 1), ("B"))
    MY = Left(MYNAME2, Len(MYNAME2) * 0.8)
    x = Len(MY)
    y = Left(MYNAME3, x)
    If y = MY Then
        shgroup.Cells(U, "B").Interior.Color = vbGreen
        shgroup.Cells(U + 1, "B").Interior.Color = vbGreen
    End If
Next U
End Sub
 
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Here's some alternative code :
Code:
Sub colorr()
Dim rng As Range, cel As Range
With Worksheets("Grouping Data_Underwriters")
    Set rng = .Range([B2], .Range("B" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
End With
For Each cel In rng
    If Left(cel, Len(cel) * 0.8) = Left(cel(2), Len(Left(cel, Len(cel) * 0.8))) Then _
    cel.Resize(2).Interior.Color = vbGreen
Next
End Sub
 
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Yes its solving my purpose thanks alot, however can you advise why is it doing green color on below name even text is not matching 80% text
[TABLE="width: 235"]
<colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody>[TR]
[TD]JOHNSONNOIL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]JOHNSONNOILANUNITEDGENERALPARTNERSHIP[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 
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Just want to understand and if you can check that why is it doing green color on below name even text is not matching 80% text
[TABLE="class: cms_table, width: 235"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]JOHNSONNOIL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]JOHNSONNOILANUNITEDGENERALPARTNERSHIP[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 
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