How to substitute blanks with zero, only if the blanks are in between other data

[Rnkhch]

Hello,

In my score sheets, there are often blank spaces left in between other cells that need to be zero. I know of the find/replace function that can substitute blanks with zeros, but that will substitute any blank cell, even those that are after (to the right of) the last filled cell in each row (and the lenghts of the rows vary). For instance, in the table below, the cells I marked with "z" should be substituted with zero, but the cells at the end that I marked with "x" shouldn't.

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]92[/TD]
[TD]88[/TD]
[TD]95[/TD]
[TD]z[/TD]
[TD]83[/TD]
[TD]89[/TD]
[TD]91[/TD]
[TD]x[/TD]
[TD]x[/TD]
[TD]x[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]86[/TD]
[TD]89[/TD]
[TD]85[/TD]
[TD]91[/TD]
[TD]93[/TD]
[TD]98[/TD]
[TD]89[/TD]
[TD]90[/TD]
[TD]87[/TD]
[TD]96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]93[/TD]
[TD]91[/TD]
[TD]z[/TD]
[TD]z[/TD]
[TD]88[/TD]
[TD]85[/TD]
[TD]90[/TD]
[TD]87[/TD]
[TD]90[/TD]
[TD]x[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[alansidman]

Here is a VBA solution for you

Option Explicit


Sub findBlank()
    Dim lr As Long, lc As Long, i As Long, j As Long
    lr = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
    For i = 1 To lr
        lc = Cells(i, Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
        For j = 1 To lc
            If Cells(i, j) = "" Then Cells(i, j) = 0
        Next j
    Next i


End Sub

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[Rnkhch]

Wow, thanks a lot! That worked beautifully! You're number one