Multicolumn Listbox

[Jaye7]

I would like a script that would find all values in column A based on the value typed in textbox1 and then would put the cell value in column 1 of listbox1 and the cell address in column 2 of listbox1.

Can someone please help.

 

[Jaye7]

sorry, just to clarify, the search would be a partial search match for values in column A.

thanks

 

[Jaye7]

Surely there is an expert that can help, I have seen similar help but I can not modify the code as I have very basic vba skills.

 

[mikerickson]

Dim SearchTerm as String
Dim dataRange as Range ,OneCell as Range

With ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1).Range("A:A")
    Set dataRange = Range(.Cells(1,1), .Cells(.Rows.Count,1).End(xlup))
End With

SearchTerm = TextBox1.Text

For Each oneCell in dataRange
    If CStr(oneCell.Value) = searchTerm Then
        With ListBox1
            .AddItem searchTerm
            .List(.ListCount - 1, 1) = CStr(oneCell.Offset(0,1).Value)
        End With
Next oneCell

 

[Jaye7]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for helping me however I have a couple of problems with the script.

It is only matching a whole value, but I need it to match partial values.

It is only putting the cell value in the listbox, whereas it should be a multicolumn listbox with the value in the first column and then the cell address in the second column.

Thanks

 

[mikerickson]

'...

For Each oneCell in dataRange
    If CStr(oneCell.Value) Like "*" & searchTerm & "*" Then
        With ListBox1
            .AddItem searchTerm
            .List(.ListCount - 1, 1) = .Address(False,False,xlA1,True)
        End With
Next oneCell

I don't understand how I misread the OP. This will find "Macy's catalog" if the search term is "cat" and will put the address in the second column.

 

[Jaye7]

Mike,

I tested the script but it cliches on the address line

.List(.ListCount - 1, 1) = .Address(False, False, xlA1, True)

 

[mikerickson]

Gakk. I forgot which With contruct I was in. Also, the previous line should be altered to show the value found, rather than just the search term.

.AddItem CStr(oneCell.Value)
.List(.ListCount - 1, 1) = oneCell.Address(False,False,xlA1,True)

 

[Jaye7]

Mike,

I feel bad but it still isn't adding the address into column 2 of the listbox and if as an example in column A of my spreadsheet I put values of jay1 down to jay10 and the search finds the value but only puts the name jay in the listbox not the actually cell value i.e. jay1 or jay2 etc...

 

[mikerickson]

Did you try the two line edit shown in post #8, that should clear up the "Jay" vs "Jay3" issue.

My code assumes that the .ColumnCount property of the list box has already been set to 2.

That might explain why the address is not there.

I'm wondering, why do you need the address? If you are using it as a way to find your way back to the selected found term, you might want to look at the .ColumnWidths property set to ";0", (to hide that column from the user, if that's the look you want) and using the .BoundColumn and .TextColumn properties to make retrieving the selected address easier.