On Friday 22 December 2006 15:12, Harold Fuchs wrote (regarding Re: [users] Re: Finding Several Numbers in Calc (was Re: [users] [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE)): > On Friday, December 22, 2006 5:28 AM [GMT+1=CET], Pradeep Srinivas > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 21 December 2006 20:56, Larry wrote (regarding Re: > > [users] Re: Finding Several Numbers in Calc (was Re: [users] > > > > [moderated] YOU MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE)): > >> Sorry to keep 'pestering' you Harold, you seem to be the only person > >> who has a grasp of my concern. I am using version 2.0.4 of OO on > >> Windows XP. I guess the best way to explain my problem is to show > >> you my spreadsheet. > >> > >> 579374448 > >> 2416253949 > >> 81524303132 > >> 1713273237 > >> > >> > >> That example is just 4 rows of approximately 50. When I enter > >> (try) any of your suggestions into the "find", the result is a > >> hi-lite of only one number Say for example I need to find the > >> numbers 8, 15, 16, 25, 32 and 49. I can search for 8, then search > >> for 15, then 16, etc., one at a time which is time consuming, I > >> would like "find" to hi-lite all six numbers all at once, like this: > >> 579374448 > >> 2416253949 > >> 81524303132 > >> 1713273237 > >> > >> > >> Oh and yes, the numbers are all whole numbers, they are not formulas > >> or the results of formulas. > >> Thanks again and I really do appreciate you assistance > >> > >> Larry, > >> Brampton, Ontario, Canada > > > > Hi Larry, > > > > Let me take a stab at this problem.... If I understand you, you have > > the numbers as mentioned above in ONE column, and you want to search > > for (say), 949 and (say) 3132. There could be other criteria for the > > search as well, but the logic is the same, and extensible. > > > > * Open the Find and Replace box (edit > Find and replace, or Cntl-F) > > * Click the "more options" to drop down the more options > > * Click the check box next to Regular Expressions > > * In the combo box for "Search In", choose "Values" > > * In the Search Direction, choose "Columns" radio button > > * Right at the top of the dialog, type in, WITHOUT the double > > quotes, the following: "949|3132". > > * Hit "find all" > > > > On the spreadsheet, you will see the two cells that contain these > > values highlighted (namely 2416253949 and 81524303132) > > For each additional "search pattern" you require, add it to the > > existing search, with a "|" preceding it. > > > > This works even for values calculated by formulation (this is in > > answer to another poster asking this question, as an offshoot of your > > original qustion), but then, you need to choose "Values" in the > > "Search In" combo box. > > > > Now, if you want to search for a digit (or more than one digit) ONLY > > at the start of the number, precede the digit (or the digit sequence) > > with a "^" (without the quotes, of course), and if you want to search > > for something similar ONLY at the end of the number, put a "$" at the > > end of the search string. There is more, and if you require more > > info, email me off list. > > > > Hope that this helps - do note I am on OOo 2.0.2 on FC 5, build > > 2.6.18-1.2254, and your milage may vary on other versions of OOo on > > other platforms. > > > > Pradeep Srinivas > > Bangalore, India. > > Pradeep, > > 1. He wants to find exact values. So finding 949 as part of 2416253949 > does not solve the problem. Hence my attempt to use ^ and $ to surround > the value. > > 2. The data you are taking his example from has been mangled by the mail > system converting from an HTML table to raw text. The table as he sent > it has 4 rows of 6 1- or 2-digit numbers. Your example 2416253949 was > actually 6 values: 2 4 16 25 39 49 > > Regards, Harold
Harold, Thank you for pointing out the mangled table - I thought the entire sequence of digits was one large number. However, I did break the digits into smaller sequences (arbitrary, I confess, of 1- and 2-digits), and tried to work the logic I had given above - it failed. So came up with (arbitrary) sequences to search for - say, 25 and 9 etc. What I could find was that you cannot give a "^number$|^number$" - you needed to give a range like "^[1-46-9].*5$|^[1-9]$". That worked. So, unless we (well, I) know EXACTLY what the OP is searching for, and what is failing (sorry, I am more than averagly dense, and may have missed the point), I do not think we can reach a solution. Perhaps we should take this thread off post ? No offense meant to the posters, of course. Regards, Pradeep --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
