Excel fuzzy logic VBA for removing duplicates
A solution I use is to sweep an export of the database for duplicates using the following fuzzy logic match Excel vb macro. Filemaker is my database of choice these days but one of the major issues of...
View ArticleExcel VB | XLA addin for auto cell colour format
I created this a while ago and have just tested it in Excel 2007 and it works a treat. I am going to update this post later with some improvements to it; which will let you import and export templates,...
View ArticleExcel VB | XLA addin to display content of a folder
Recently I wanted to list in an email the contents of a windows folder containing 250+ files and folders so that I could comment on some of them rather than copying and pasting. Excel to me seemed like...
View ArticleExcel VB | random password generator
There are a few of way I like to create random passwords usually from a Filemaker server based database, for more security, but here is an Excel visual basic equivalent of what I use: Random Password...
View ArticleExcel VB | duplicate range highlight and remove
This post is a follow up to the unique random numbers post – I have included a Remove Duplicates from Range function, in the workbook here, so that you can check the list it creates. This function...
View ArticleExcel VB | positive to negative & vice versa
There are a few ways of doing this. The simplest way to do this without any VB is as follow (it also will do negative to positive). Add -1 to a cell on your sheet Copy that cell Select the range that...
View ArticleExcel VB | unique random numbers
I often like to fill my excel model and workbooks with data to test out functionality and what better than a random range of numbers. (hint look in my other post about changing negative numbers to...
View ArticleExcel VB | workbook summary & VBA report
It useful when working with large workbooks to be able to summaries the contents of them and in particular see the file properties without having to look through the file options in windows. My Excel...
View ArticleExcel Custom and Conditional Number Formatting
Finding Excel’s custom number formatting confusing? Below is a good reference for some of the more popular examples of formatting codes for numbers and text data in Excel. Sample Custom &...
View ArticleExcel VB | Validate Email Address
I generally validate email addresses in Filemaker and find this a much quick and easier solution. But I get asked a fair bit how would you be able to validate an email address in Excel. There are a...
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