sum minutes in this format 45'50'60'

[Peterfc2]

I have a column of minutes from goals scored

45'
5'67'89'
2'5'89'
15'67'79'78'

is there a way of adding them all up please?

 

[AlanY]

can try use the built-in text to columns function with ' as delimiter them add them up with sum()

 

[Rick Rothstein]

Here is a UDF (user defined function) that you can use, simply pass the vertical range containing your minutes into the function...

[table="width: 500"]
[tr]
	[td]Function SumMinutes(VerticalRange As Range) As Long
  SumMinutes = Evaluate(Replace(Join(Application.Transpose(VerticalRange), "'") & 0, "'", "+"))
End Function[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

HOW TO INSTALL UDFs
------------------------------------
If you are new to UDFs, they are easy to install and use. To install it, simply press ALT+F11 to go into the VB editor and, once there, click Insert/Module on its menu bar, then copy/paste the above code into the code window that just opened up. That's it.... you are done. You can now use SumMinutes just like it was a built-in Excel function. For example,

=SumMinutes(A1:A4)

If you are using XL2007 or above, make sure you save your file as an "Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm) and answer the "do you want to enable macros" question as "yes" or "OK" (depending on the button label for your version of Excel) the next time you open your workbook.

 

[sandy666]

with PowerQuery

[Table="width:, class:head"]
[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]minutes[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Evaluate[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Sum[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]45'[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]

45​

[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]

541​

[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]5'67'89'[/td][td][/td][td]

161​

[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]2'5'89'[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]

96​

[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]15'67'79'78'[/td][td][/td][td]

239​

[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[/table]

for the first green table

[SIZE=1]// Table1
let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    Type = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"minutes", type text}}),
    Replace = Table.ReplaceValue(Type,"'","+",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"minutes"}),
    Extract = Table.TransformColumns(Replace, {{"minutes", each Text.BeforeDelimiter(_, "+", {0, RelativePosition.FromEnd}), type text}}),
    Eval = Table.AddColumn(Extract, "Evaluate", each Expression.Evaluate([minutes])),
    RC = Table.RemoveColumns(Eval,{"minutes"})
in
    RC[/SIZE]

 

[pgc01]

Hi

If you want a formula, with the values in A2:A5, try:

=SUM(0+(0&TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A2:A5,"'",REPT(" ",200)),(TRANSPOSE(ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&MAX(LEN(A2:A5)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2:A5,"'",""))))))-1)*200+1,200))))

This is an array formula and so MUST be entered with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER and not just ENTER.

 

[Peterfc2]

Now sorted thank for you help. Must admit never heard of power query

 

[bosco_yip]

Or,

Sum the values in A2:A5

Try,

=SUMPRODUCT(FILTERXML("<t><s>"&SUBSTITUTE(A2&A3&A4&A5,"'","</s><s>")&"</s></t>","//s[.>0]"))

p.s. I have try to edit the above formula, but the forum auto removed some of my formula characters ??

Regards
Bosco

 

[Fluff]

@bosco_yip
The board interprets the < & > as HTML tags & formats the post accordingly.
You either need to put spaces around them, or "Go Advanced" and set "HTML" to Off

I have edited your post & hopefully the formula is correct.

 

[bosco_yip]

Hi Fluff,

Thanks for your help to edit my formula

Regards
Bosco

 

[sandy666]

just for info

Must admit never heard of power query

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