VBA String Range Detection

[dmelt253]

Hello, 1st Time Poster Here...

I work in a warehouse that assigns certain areas to individuals so that they are responsible for their own sections. The way the bins (Warehouse locations) are named are easily sortable in Excel so that part is good. I would like to create a function that evaluates a bin name and assigns an area owner's name based on which range they fall into. This is a table that breaks down the ranges (Min & Max String Values) so that if I run the function and it is >= the Min and <= the Max it should assign that person's name:

Min	Max	Area Owner
F38-01	F41-20	Matt
R01-01A	R01-16H	Jim
R01-17A	R01-32H	Dio
R01-33A	R01-68H	Matt
R02-01A	R03-68H	Bryan
R04-01A	R05-68H	Tom
S01-01A	S02-04E	Matt
Y01-01	Y01-10	Matt

Right now I just want the evaluation part to run and bring up a message box with the Area Owner's name. I'm fairly new to VBA but I gave it a try and came up with an error. Can someone please take a look at my function and let me know how far off I am?

Thank you!

Public Function AreaOwnerSort(bin1)
Dim bin1 As String
Dim aOwner As String


Const floorMin As String = "F38-01"
Const floorMax As String = "F41-20"
Const rack1aMin As String = "R01-01A"
Const rack1aMax As String = "R01-16H"
Const rack1bMin As String = "R01-17A"
Const rack1bMax As String = "R01-32H"
Const rack1cMin As String = "R01-33A"
Const rack1cMax As String = "R01-68H"
Const rack23Min As String = "R02-01A"
Const rack23Max As String = "R03-68H"
Const rack45Min As String = "R04-01A"
Const rack45Max As String = "R05-68H"
Const secureMin As String = "S01-01A"
Const secureMax As String = "S02-04E"
Const yardMin As String = "Y01-01"
Const yardMax As String = "Y01-10"

If (bin1 >= floorMin) And (bin1 <= floorMax) Then
    aOwner = "Matt"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack1aMin) And (bin1 <= rack1aMax) Then
    aOwner = "Jim"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack1bMin) And (bin1 <= rack1bMax) Then
    aOwner = "Dio"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack1cMin) And (bin1 <= rack1cMax) Then
    aOwner = "Matt"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack23Min) And (bin1 <= rack23Max) Then
    aOwner = "Bryan"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack45Min) And (bin1 <= rack45Max) Then
    aOwner = "Tom"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= secureMin) And (bin1 <= secureMax) Then
    aOwner = "Matt"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= yardMin) And (bin1 <= yardMax) Then
    aOwner = "Matt"
End If
MsgBox Str(aOwner)

End Function

Note: A user on another forum suggested I just use Vlookup but unfortunately this won't work as this function is going to be part of a much bigger Macro and I want it to be somewhat "smart". Plus there are thousands of locations in this warehouse so the list would be huge and always changing.

 

[Leith Ross]

Hello dmelt253,

What would the number sequences be for R01-01A to R01-16H?
R01-01A, R01-01B, R01-01C ... R01-01H
R01-02A, R01-02B, R01-02C ... R01-02H, etc.

 

[dmelt253]

Hello dmelt253,

What would the number sequences be for R01-01A to R01-16H?
R01-01A, R01-01B, R01-01C ... R01-01H
R01-02A, R01-02B, R01-02C ... R01-02H, etc.

Ross that is correct.

R01 = Rack 1
___-01_ = Is like the column so it changes as you move left or right. As you move to the right the numbers go up 01, 02, 03, etc.
A, B, C, etc. is the shelf or A starting on the bottom and H at the very top. There are different configurations for shelves so they won't always go up to H.
And finally if there is another -01, -02, -03, etc. it means the bin has been subdivided into smaller locations.

 

[dmelt253]

I just tweaked the code a little and now it works as a public Function!

Public Function areaOwnerSort(ByVal bin1 As String)

Const floorMin As String = "F38-01"
Const floorMax As String = "F41-20"
Const rack1aMin As String = "R01-01A"
Const rack1aMax As String = "R01-16H"
Const rack1bMin As String = "R01-17A"
Const rack1bMax As String = "R01-32H"
Const rack1cMin As String = "R01-33A"
Const rack1cMax As String = "R01-68H"
Const rack23Min As String = "R02-01A"
Const rack23Max As String = "R03-68H"
Const rack45Min As String = "R04-01A"
Const rack45Max As String = "R05-68H"
Const secureMin As String = "S01-01A"
Const secureMax As String = "S02-04E"
Const yardMin As String = "Y01-01"
Const yardMax As String = "Y01-10"

If (bin1 >= floorMin) And (bin1 <= floorMax) Then
    areaOwnerSort = "Matt"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack1aMin) And (bin1 <= rack1aMax) Then
    areaOwnerSort = "Jim"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack1bMin) And (bin1 <= rack1bMax) Then
    areaOwnerSort = "Dio"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack1cMin) And (bin1 <= rack1cMax) Then
    areaOwnerSort = "Matt"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack23Min) And (bin1 <= rack23Max) Then
    areaOwnerSort = "Bryan"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= rack45Min) And (bin1 <= rack45Max) Then
    areaOwnerSort = "Tom"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= secureMin) And (bin1 <= secureMax) Then
    areaOwnerSort = "Matt"
    ElseIf (bin1 >= yardMin) And (bin1 <= yardMax) Then
    areaOwnerSort = "Matt"
End If

End Function

 

[Leith Ross]

Hello dmelt253,

I saw your post at VBA Express. Good to know you got it working.

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VBA String Detection