Excel 2010 multiple find and replace macro challenge

[jamesnorrisuk]

Hi All,

I am looking to create a macro that will automatically find and replace a number of different values in a worksheet.

e.g. there may be 50 instances of '59df7-0bd0' that need replacing with 'James Norris', and there may be 50-odd variations to include. Any other solutions that I've seen still require user input, like using ctrl-H.

Thanks!
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[mumps]

Are the values you are replacing and the data that you are replacing them with on the same worksheet or do you want to be prompted to enter the replacement data manually? What do you mean by

50-odd variations

?

 

[jamesnorrisuk]

Are the values you are replacing and the data that you are replacing them with on the same worksheet or do you want to be prompted to enter the replacement data manually? What do you mean by ?

The values will all be on the same worksheet. By 50-odd, I mean that I have 50 different find and replaces to undertake. The issue stems from exporting data from a program where the value is an integer, and needing to replace that integer with the display name.

 

[mumps]

Are the display names also on the sheet or will you have to enter them manually? If they are on the sheet, which columns are they in?

 

[jamesnorrisuk]

I can copy the names on to the sheet - they're now in column L

 

[jamesnorrisuk]

I can copy the names on to the sheet - they're now in column L

 

[mumps]

Can I assume that the values are in columns A through K?

 

[jamesnorrisuk]

The values are in column J

 

[mumps]

Try the following code. I would suggest that you create a button on your sheet and assign the macro to it.

Sub ReplaceValue()
    Dim rRange1 As Range
    Dim rRange2 As Range
    Dim name As String
    On Error Resume Next
        Application.DisplayAlerts = False
            Set rRange1 = Application.InputBox(Prompt:= _
                "Click on replacement name.", _
                    Title:="Name", Type:=8)
    On Error GoTo 0
        Application.DisplayAlerts = True
        If rRange1 Is Nothing Then
           Exit Sub
        Else
          name = rRange1.Value
        End If
        
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
            Set rRange2 = Application.InputBox(Prompt:= _
                "Click on value to replace.", _
                    Title:="Value to replace", Type:=8)
    On Error GoTo 0
        Application.DisplayAlerts = True
        If rRange2 Is Nothing Then
           Exit Sub
        Else
          rRange2.Value = rRange1.Value
        End If
End Sub