Problem with Data Validation...

[opopanax666]

Hi guys & gals,

I'm working on a large worksheet, which the personnel dpt. uses to input the hours of the employees. This data consists of 26 different codes and a numerical prefix, e.g.

8X
3:12CAO
4GZ

Different people use these worksheets, so I'd need some sort of data validation, because the formulas I worked out only apply to these 26 codes. The numerical prefix could be anything, and doesn't have to be checked. So is there any way of using an advanced Data Validation to only check the non-numerical part of the code (1, 2 or 3 characters long)? Or do I need to use VB?

Thanks for any feedback

 

[pgc01]

Hi opopanax666
Welcome to the board

With these 3 assumptions:

- The code consists of 1, 2 or 3 letters at the end of the input value
- The character immediately before the code is a digit
- The valid codes are in A1:A26

then use in D1

Data>Validation>Settings>Allow: Custom, enter in formula:

=ISNUMBER(MATCH(IF(ISNUMBER(--LEFT(RIGHT(D1,2),1)),RIGHT(D1,1),IF(ISNUMBER(--LEFT(RIGHT(D1,3),1)),RIGHT(D1,2),RIGHT(D1,3))),$A$1:$A$26,0))

Hope this helps
PGC

 

[opopanax666]

First impression : it works!

Cheers, mate & thank you very much