If Not IsError(v(i, 1)) Then ' omit cells with errors like #DIV/0! ' write data to 1-based 2-dim datafield array N = ws.Range("A" & ws.Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row ' get last row number and define data range Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("MySheet") ' << Change to your sheet name Of course it's possible to use RegEx, too as mentioned in above comment.Ī) I assume you are using data in column A:A via Set rng = ws.Range("A1:A" & n) this can easily changed to any other range.ī) Assigning values to a variant datafield array automatically creates a one based 2-dim array, which you address in case of one column only e.g. For example, you can use Ex to match the text Excel from a list. above this will match any cell formatted as text that has ‘300’ somewhere in its string.You could read in data to a datafield array, replace the mentioned "<" data via Replace function and write them back in one statement by the following code. Types of Wildcards Asterisk (): Find any number of characters after a text. “A?” will provide all provide matches of any cell that begins with ‘A’ and is 2 characters long.“?” as the question mark represents a single character you can match all cell values that are 3 characters long (provided they are text).above so you can easily exclude text from the match The result is 7, since the number in B11 (the seventh row in data) contains 99. In the example shown, the formula in E6 is: MATCH('' & E5 & '',TEXT( data,'0'),0) where data is the named range B5:B15. In this scenario, each refers to one character. To perform a partial (wildcard) match against numbers, you can use an array formula based on on the MATCH function and the TEXT function. i.e., there’s a list of country codes, and the task is to count the number of countries with three characters in their respective country code. “*A*” will match any cell with ‘A’ in its value (this is not case sensitive) To include wildcard characters as part of the COUNTIF function counts the number of cells in the given range that meets the specified number of characters.above so all numeric and blank cells meet the criteria “*” will match any cell with text (blank cells are not matched).As well as being powerful SUMIF criteria, these can become an excellent validation check in your spreadsheets by using COUNTIF and COUNTIFS functions. Particularly with regard to numeric cells and blanks. It is important to consider what is being excluded or included. Hopefully these examples are enough to see the options.
This table shows also shows the results for SUMIF with 300 as the criteria.įig(a13) Work smarter in Excel with our free productivity tools. In the opening Select Specific Cells dialog box, (1) please check the Entire row option in the Selection type section (2) select the Equals from the first drop down list in the Specific type section, (3) type. To start, check Fig(a1) for the table we’ll use when analyzing the wildcard results. Select the range you will vlookup value containing wildcards, and click Kutools > Select > Select Specific Cells. SUM_RANGE is the range of data to sum when the criteria is matched in the range.īelow we look at these examples: “”, “*”, “*”, “*A*”, “*A*”, “?”, “A?”, “*300*”, “B”, “A?”, “”, “?” The Table contains the student’s name in column B (B8 to B24) & the score of each student (C8 to C24). Count Values for a Given Unique Number Value in Excel Example 1. CRITERIA is what we’re looking for (this will include our wildcards). The Wildcard characters can also be used in the criteria argument of the COUNTIF function. RANGE is where we’re going to look for our criteria. The arguments for SUMIF are: RANGE, CRITERIA and SUM_RANGE. Lets look at the wildcard combinations using the SUMIF function. VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP (‘’ will not work with these) Excel Details: Excel formula: Partial match with numbers and wildcard.Excel Details: To perform a partial (wildcard) match against numbers, you can use an array formula based on on the MATCH function and the TEXT function.In the example shown, the formula in E6 is: MATCH('' & E5 & '',TEXT( data,'0'),0) where data is the named range B5:B15.Wildcards work with all of the following functions: When you’re looking up text or values you’ll often want to use wildcards in your searches.