How to Sum a range between cells that have a specific string

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Hi,

In the below Example the value of cell M2: 387 is arrived by using the formula =SUM(L3:L9)
and M10: 418 is arrived by using the formula =SUM(L11:L17)

i.e , Need to sum the integers in-between two "Day-IN"s

Challange: There is more than 1000 records(more than 500 "Day-IN"s) for which I cannot manually use Sum for the cells in-between "Day-IN"s
1</SPAN>L </SPAN>M</SPAN>
2</SPAN>Day-IN387</SPAN>
3</SPAN>112</SPAN>
4</SPAN>-65</SPAN>
5</SPAN>90</SPAN>
6</SPAN>-4</SPAN>
7</SPAN>115</SPAN>
8</SPAN>-47</SPAN>
9</SPAN>70</SPAN>
10</SPAN>Day-IN</SPAN>418</SPAN>
11</SPAN>128</SPAN>
12</SPAN>-56</SPAN>
13</SPAN>144</SPAN>
14</SPAN>-5</SPAN>
15</SPAN>64</SPAN>
16</SPAN>-38</SPAN>
17</SPAN>82</SPAN>
18</SPAN>Day-IN</SPAN>383</SPAN>
19</SPAN>86</SPAN>
20</SPAN>-0</SPAN>
21</SPAN>1</SPAN>
22</SPAN>-51</SPAN>
23</SPAN>95</SPAN>
24</SPAN>-6</SPAN>
25</SPAN>130</SPAN>
26</SPAN>-56</SPAN>
27</SPAN>71</SPAN>
28</SPAN>Day-IN</SPAN>

<TBODY>
</TBODY><COLGROUP><COL><COL><COL></COLGROUP>


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Someone, Kindly shed some light pls...
 

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This is one way :-
But the results do not match Yours ????
Code: 
[COLOR="Navy"]Sub[/COLOR] MG21Jul12
[COLOR="Navy"]Dim[/COLOR] Rng [COLOR="Navy"]As[/COLOR] Range, Dn [COLOR="Navy"]As[/COLOR] Range, sum [COLOR="Navy"]As[/COLOR] Double, Temp [COLOR="Navy"]As[/COLOR] Range
[COLOR="Navy"]Set[/COLOR] Rng = Range(Range("L2"), Range("L" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
[COLOR="Navy"]For[/COLOR] [COLOR="Navy"]Each[/COLOR] Dn [COLOR="Navy"]In[/COLOR] Rng
    [COLOR="Navy"]If[/COLOR] Dn.Value = "Day-IN" [COLOR="Navy"]Then[/COLOR]
        [COLOR="Navy"]If[/COLOR] Not Temp [COLOR="Navy"]Is[/COLOR] Nothing [COLOR="Navy"]Then[/COLOR] Temp.Offset(, 1) = sum
        [COLOR="Navy"]Set[/COLOR] Temp = Dn
        sum = 0
    [COLOR="Navy"]Else[/COLOR]
        sum = sum + Dn.Value
    [COLOR="Navy"]End[/COLOR] If
[COLOR="Navy"]Next[/COLOR] Dn
[COLOR="Navy"]End[/COLOR] [COLOR="Navy"]Sub[/COLOR]
Regards Mick
 
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Mick,

Thank you for your reply....

But It would be great if I achieve it using some sort of formula(Index,Reference)...instead of a macro....

MickG said:
This is one way :-
But the results do not match Yours ????
Code: 
[COLOR=navy]Sub[/COLOR] MG21Jul12
[COLOR=navy]Dim[/COLOR] Rng [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] Range, Dn [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] Range, sum [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] Double, Temp [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] Range
[COLOR=navy]Set[/COLOR] Rng = Range(Range("L2"), Range("L" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
[COLOR=navy]For[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Each[/COLOR] Dn [COLOR=navy]In[/COLOR] Rng
    [COLOR=navy]If[/COLOR] Dn.Value = "Day-IN" [COLOR=navy]Then[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=navy]If[/COLOR] Not Temp [COLOR=navy]Is[/COLOR] Nothing [COLOR=navy]Then[/COLOR] Temp.Offset(, 1) = sum
        [COLOR=navy]Set[/COLOR] Temp = Dn
        sum = 0
    [COLOR=navy]Else[/COLOR]
        sum = sum + Dn.Value
    [COLOR=navy]End[/COLOR] If
[COLOR=navy]Next[/COLOR] Dn
[COLOR=navy]End[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Sub[/COLOR]
Regards Mick
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Hi.

Not sure I understand. The sum of those values (in L3:L9) is nowhere near 387. Neither is the sum of the values in L11:L17 anywhere near 418.

Regards
 
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Hi XOR,

Thank you for your reply...

It's a nice catch... Even I just noticed.... Just I prepared the example table with dummy data... I failed to notice that the Negative Integers were stored as text, so the summation was wrong...

But my requirement is the same... I need the summation of the cells in between two "Day-IN" cells...

1</SPAN>L </SPAN>M</SPAN>
2</SPAN>Day-IN271</SPAN>
3</SPAN>112</SPAN>
4</SPAN>-65</SPAN>
5</SPAN>90</SPAN>
6</SPAN>-4</SPAN>
7</SPAN>115</SPAN>
8</SPAN>-47</SPAN>
9</SPAN>70</SPAN>
10</SPAN>Day-IN</SPAN>319</SPAN>
11</SPAN>128</SPAN>
12</SPAN>-56</SPAN>
13</SPAN>144</SPAN>
14</SPAN>-5</SPAN>
15</SPAN>64</SPAN>
16</SPAN>-38</SPAN>
17</SPAN>82</SPAN>
18</SPAN>Day-IN</SPAN>270</SPAN>
19</SPAN>86</SPAN>
20</SPAN>-0</SPAN>
21</SPAN>1</SPAN>
22</SPAN>-51</SPAN>
23</SPAN>95</SPAN>
24</SPAN>-6</SPAN>
25</SPAN>130</SPAN>
26</SPAN>-56</SPAN>
27</SPAN>71</SPAN>

<TBODY>
</TBODY><COLGROUP><COL><COL><COL></COLGROUP>


XOR LX said:
Hi.

Not sure I understand. The sum of those values (in L3:L9) is nowhere near 387. Neither is the sum of the values in L11:L17 anywhere near 418.

Regards
Click to expand...
 
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Thanks. But how do you arrive at a result in cell M18? There are no more entries of "Day-IN" in column L.

Regards
 
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Xor,

The Value of cell L28 is "Day-IN"...

It goes-on.... The collumn L has more than 1000 records... with "Day-In" in-between...

Hope u understand...



XOR LX said:
Thanks. But how do you arrive at a result in cell M18? There are no more entries of "Day-IN" in column L.

Regards
Click to expand...
 
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So I'll take it by that the last entry in the column is always "Day-IN".

In M2:

=IF(L2="Day-IN",SUM(L3:INDEX(L3:L$1048576,MATCH("Day-IN",L3:L$1048576,0)-1)),"")

Copy down as required.

Regards
 
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Thanks a Million Xor....

It's working like a charm..... :)

Basically I'm trying to calculate the Total-Time Spent by an employee Inside and Outside a Datacenter, using the Swipe Report...

System Date Time</SPAN>Terminal</SPAN>
06/Apr/15 03:10 PM</SPAN>IN</SPAN>
06/Apr/15 05:03 PM</SPAN>OUT</SPAN>
06/Apr/15 06:09 PM</SPAN>IN</SPAN>
06/Apr/15 07:39 PM</SPAN>OUT</SPAN>
06/Apr/15 07:44 PM</SPAN>IN</SPAN>
06/Apr/15 09:39 PM</SPAN>OUT</SPAN>
06/Apr/15 10:26 PM</SPAN>IN</SPAN>
06/Apr/15 11:37 PM</SPAN>OUT</SPAN>
07/Apr/15 02:56 PM</SPAN>IN</SPAN>
07/Apr/15 05:05 PM</SPAN>OUT</SPAN>
07/Apr/15 06:02 PM</SPAN>IN</SPAN>
07/Apr/15 08:26 PM</SPAN>OUT</SPAN>
07/Apr/15 08:31 PM</SPAN>IN</SPAN>
07/Apr/15 09:36 PM</SPAN>OUT</SPAN>
07/Apr/15 10:14 PM</SPAN>IN</SPAN>
07/Apr/15 11:36 PM</SPAN>OUT</SPAN>

<TBODY>
</TBODY><COLGROUP><COL><COL></COLGROUP>



The Challenge is, there are 3 shifts:

6am - 3pm
2pm - 11pm
10pm - 7am (the next day)...

It is very difficult to calculate for the rolling days... Do you have any idea....
 
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I don't know what you mean, I'm afraid, since you haven't explained or, even better, given any expected results for this new scenario.

Regards
 
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