VBA Evaluate Range and VLOOKUP

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Hi,
As a beginner I may be going a bit above my head!!

After studying and participating at some considerable length in Threads and links to do with using the Evaluate function to speed things up, I thought I understood it. Here are some of those links and Threads. (www.excelfox.com/forum/f22/concatenating-balls-1891/ VBA Trick of the Week :: Avoid Loop for Range Calculations – Evaluate | Useful Gyaan )

. So … the following simplified example File (XL2007 .xlsm)
https://app.box.com/s/pr78mhna00advvhsrmvi
has a Spreadsheet LEFT Function and a Spreadsheet VLOOKUP Function

The results look good! (That is to say wot I expect!) :-



Book1
ABCD
1Produnt
2Name
3Chocolate-europe aroma4Choc
4Chocolate-Cookies0Choc
5Banana-Chocolate-Split10Bana
6Limette-Ksekuchen16Lime
7Erdbeere-Quark8Erdb
8Erdbeere-Mix0Erdb
9Jamaica Sun6Jama
10Waldbeeren0Wald
11
12
13
14LOOKUP Table
15Product Name
16Haselnu-Walnu-aromatisiert
17Tiramisu2
18Chocolate-colonial blend
19Chocolate-europe aroma4
20Chocolate-Cookies
21Jamaica Sun6
22Himbeere-Joghurt
23Erdbeere-Quark8
24Erdbeere-Mix
25Banana-Chocolate-Split10
26Waldbeeren
27Kirsche12
28Kirsche-grner Apfel
29Kirsche-Ananas14
30Stracciatella
31Limette-Ksekuchen16
32grner Apfel-Quark
33Blutorange-Quark
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B3=VLOOKUP(A3,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B4=VLOOKUP(A4,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B5=VLOOKUP(A5,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B6=VLOOKUP(A6,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B7=VLOOKUP(A7,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B8=VLOOKUP(A8,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B9=VLOOKUP(A9,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B10=VLOOKUP(A10,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
D3=LEFT(A3,4)
D4=LEFT(A4,4)
D5=LEFT(A5,4)
D6=LEFT(A6,4)
D7=LEFT(A7,4)
D8=LEFT(A8,4)
D9=LEFT(A9,4)
D10=LEFT(A10,4)




I apply this code

Code:
[color=darkblue]Sub[/color] Evaluate_Left()[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngName [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngName = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A3:A10")
[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngEE [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngEE = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").Range("E3:E10")
[color=darkblue]Let[/color] rngEE = Evaluate("if(row(3:10),LEFT(" & rngName.Address & ",4))")
[color=darkblue]End[/color] [color=darkblue]Sub[/color] [color=green]'Evaluate_Left()[/color]


And get the following:-


Book1
ABCDE
1Produnt
2Name
3Chocolate-europe aroma4ChocChoc
4Chocolate-Cookies0ChocChoc
5Banana-Chocolate-Split10BanaBana
6Limette-Ksekuchen16LimeLime
7Erdbeere-Quark8ErdbErdb
8Erdbeere-Mix0ErdbErdb
9Jamaica Sun6JamaJama
10Waldbeeren0WaldWald
11
12
Sheet1


Which again is wot I expect.


Now I apply this code

Code:
[color=darkblue]Sub[/color] Evaluate_VLOOKUP()[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngName [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngName = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A3:A10")
[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngCC [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngCC = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").Range("C3:C10")
[color=darkblue]Let[/color] rngCC = Evaluate("if(row(3:10),VLOOKUP(" & rngName.Address & ",$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE))")
[color=darkblue]End[/color] [color=darkblue]Sub[/color] [color=green]'Evaluate_VLOOKUP()[/color]


…but get the following:-



Book1
ABCDE
1Produnt
2Name
3Chocolate-europe aroma44ChocChoc
4Chocolate-Cookies04ChocChoc
5Banana-Chocolate-Split104BanaBana
6Limette-Ksekuchen164LimeLime
7Erdbeere-Quark84ErdbErdb
8Erdbeere-Mix04ErdbErdb
9Jamaica Sun64JamaJama
10Waldbeeren04WaldWald
11
12
Sheet1


. I would have expected that result without The extra If Row() stuff, which I thought overcame this problem.
. can anyone suggest wot is going wrong, or how I obtain the correct results (Using the Evaluate Function for a range)
Thanks
Alan.

P.s. I will also post this Thread Here: Multiple Columns Into Single Column Using Data Text To Column - Page 2
 
P. S.

Actually, I just tried your workaround in my example in post #8 and although it worked OK in the worksheet it seems it does not work with vba Evaluate().
Can you confirm this?
 
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P. S.

Actually, I just tried your workaround in my example in post #8 and although it worked OK in the worksheet it seems it does not work with vba Evaluate().
Can you confirm this?

Er, sorry. Not much of an expert when it comes to VBA.

Can you confirm what the code is to be used?

Regards
 
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This is a simple example.

In D1:

=VLOOKUP(T(IF(1,{"B","A"})),A1:B2,2,0)

If I select the formula in the formula bar and evaluate it (F9) I get, as expected: {5,4}

in vba:

Code:
Sub TestEval()
Dim v As Variant

v = Evaluate("VLOOKUP(T(IF(1,{""B"",""A""})),A1:B2,2,0)")
End Sub

After the Evaluate I inspect v and get just 5 in v, not the array that I wanted.

It doesn't mean it won't work if the VLookUp() is a parameter in a function like Max(), or Average(), but I can't get just the array of values resulting from the VLookUp() like I can when I evaluate the formula in the formula bar.


<table border="1" cellpadding="1" style="background:#FFF; border-collapse:collapse;border-width:2px;border-color:#CCCCCC;font-family:Arial,Arial; font-size:10pt" ><tr><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF " > </th><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF; text-align:center" width=30 >A</th><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF; text-align:center" width=30 >B</th><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF; text-align:center" width=30 >C</th><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF; text-align:center" width=30 >D</th><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF; text-align:center" width=30 >E</th></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>1</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">A</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">4</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">5</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>2</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">B</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">5</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>3</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan=6 style="background:#9CF; padding-left:1em" > [Book1]Sheet7</td></tr></table><br>
<br>
<table border="1" cellpadding="1" style="background:#FFF; border-collapse:collapse;border-width:2px;border-color:#CCCCCC;font-family:Arial,Arial; font-size:10pt" ><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; " >Addr</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; " >Formula</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; " >[Book1]Sheet7</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=2 style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:center; " >D1</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em; " > =VLOOKUP(T(IF(1,{"B","A"})),A1:B2,2,0) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;; " > This in an array formula and so MUST be confirmed with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER and not just ENTER.</td></tr></table>
 
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You just need one of the usual tricks to force the return of an array:
Code:
v = Evaluate("INDEX(VLOOKUP(T(IF(1,{""B"",""A""})),A1:B2,2,0),)")
for instance.

Not sure I want to be maintaining this code though. :)
 
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You just need one of the usual tricks to force the return of an array:
Code:
v = Evaluate("INDEX(VLOOKUP(T(IF(1,{""B"",""A""})),A1:B2,2,0),)")
for instance.

Not sure I want to be maintaining this code though. :)

Interesting. Wonder why it requires the extra coercion when used in VBA?

Regards
 
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Because otherwise it's as if you entered it into a cell normally - you only get the first value returned.
 
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Hi pgc ( and XOR LX),

I am very grateful for you both for your further inputs.

………..

This is, of course, very interesting as a learning experience, but I would not forget the simplest solution. Writing the formula in the cells and let excel evaluated it, like

Code:
With range
         .Formula = someformula
         .Value = .Value
End With

... simple and easy to read and understand.

. I agree this may be a satisfactory solution and so the Codes from you and Jerry are very helpful.
. In addition I have now a third alternative from pgc post #8, using a workaround in the VLookUp() formula that was used in cells B3:B5


Code:
[color=darkblue]Sub[/color] Test3cc_pgc()[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngName [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngName = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A3:A10")
[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngCC [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngCC = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").Range("C3:C10")
[color=darkblue]With[/color] rngCC
         .Formula = "=VLOOKUP($A$3:$A$10,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)"
[color=green]'         .Value = .Value[/color]
[color=darkblue]End[/color] [color=darkblue]With[/color]


[color=darkblue]End[/color] [color=darkblue]Sub[/color] [color=green]'Test3cc_pgc()[/color]




. I also think that I may now be going way above my inexperienced beginner’s brain now with trying to use <acronym>vba</acronym> Evaluate() to get all values that you'd get directly if the formula was used on a range of cells.
. Although it is somewhat above my current grasp of VBA I think I have been able to follow your arguments. Possibly naively I was hoping to rap up this very useful learning exercise I could modify my code for putting in the values in C column which only gave the one value:

Code:
[color=darkblue]Sub[/color] Evaluate_VLOOKUP()

[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngName [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngName = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A3:A10")
[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngCC [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngCC = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").Range("C3:C10")
[color=darkblue]Let[/color] rngCC = Evaluate("if(row(3:10),VLOOKUP(" & rngName.Address & ",$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE) )")
[color=darkblue]End[/color] [color=darkblue]Sub[/color] [color=green]'Evaluate_VLOOKUP()[/color]


..to something of the following from ….


Code:
[color=darkblue]Sub[/color] Evaluate_VLOOKUPpgcXORLX()

[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngName [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngName = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A3:A10")


[color=darkblue]Dim[/color] rngEE [color=darkblue]As[/color] Range
[color=darkblue]Set[/color] rngEE = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").Range("E3:E10")
[color=darkblue]Let[/color] rngEE = Evaluate("if(row(3:10),{=VLOOKUP(" & rngName.Address & ",$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)} )")
[color=darkblue]Let[/color] rngEE = Evaluate("{=VLOOKUP(" & rngName.Address & ",$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)} ")
[color=darkblue]End[/color] [color=darkblue]Sub[/color] [color=green]'Evaluate_VLOOKUPpgcXORLX()[/color]


to put the correct values in the E column.

. As seen below this did not work. Obviously I have stretched my understanding possibly a bit too far here.




Book1
ABCDE
1Produnt
2Name
3Chocolate-europe aroma444####
4Chocolate-Cookies040####
5Banana-Chocolate-Split10410####
6Limette-Ksekuchen16416####
7Erdbeere-Quark848####
8Erdbeere-Mix040####
9Jamaica Sun646####
10Waldbeeren040####
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B3=VLOOKUP(A3:A10,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B4=VLOOKUP(A3:A10,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B5=VLOOKUP(A3:A10,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B6=VLOOKUP(A6,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B7=VLOOKUP(A7,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B8=VLOOKUP(A8,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B9=VLOOKUP(A9,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
B10=VLOOKUP(A10,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)
D3:D10{=VLOOKUP(A3:A10,$A$16:$C$33,3,FALSE)}
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter array formulas.



. It would be great If either of you could correct this code to give the correct results. Although maybe I am naively missing the point and that is not possible. Sorry if that is the case. Never the less I have learnt a lot from participating in this thread. And I am very grateful to your inputs.


Many thanks again
Alan

P.s. PGC - Your following suggested method (which gives indication if there are array values from the formula available) was very interesting and useful.
. 1) selecting a cell with a formula in it and
. 2) then selecting (Highlighting) that formula in the Formula bar and
. 3) then pressing F9 to see a result of the form {4;0;10;etc} indicating if there are array values from the formula available

. - Can you please tell me which key combination returns the displayed result in the formula window back to the formula?
 
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You just need one of the usual tricks to force the return of an array:
Code:
v = Evaluate("INDEX(VLOOKUP(T(IF(1,{""B"",""A""})),A1:B2,2,0),)")
for instance.

Thanks Rory, that's what was missing.

Not sure I want to be maintaining this code though. :smile:

I agree, but I'm a ****** for understanding how it works, even if I don't plan on using it. :)
 
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