I have a table field where the data contains our memberID numbers followed by character or character + number strings
For example:
My Data
1234567Z1
2345T10
222222T10Z1
111
111A
Should Become
123456
12345
222222
111
111
I want to get just the member number (as shown in Should Become above). I.E. all the digits that are LEFT of the first character.
As the length of the member number can be different for each person (the first 1 to 7 digit) and the letters used can be different (a to z, 0 to 8 characters long), I don't think I can SPLIT the field.
Right now, in Power Query, I do 27 search and replace commands to clean this data (e.g. find T10 replace with nothing, find T20 replace with nothing, etc)
Can anyone suggest a better way to achieve this?
I did successfully create a formula for this in Excel...but I am now trying to do this in Power Query and I don't know how to convert the formula - nor am I sure this is the most efficient solution.
=iferror(value(left([MEMBERID],7)),
iferror(value(left([MEMBERID],6)),
iferror(value(left([MEMBERID],5)),
iferror(value(left([MEMBERID],4)),
iferror(value(left([MEMBERID],3)),0)
)
)
)
)
Thanks
There are likely several ways to do this. Here's one way:
Create a query Letters:
let
Source = { "a" .. "z" } & { "A" .. "Z" }
in
Source
Create a query GetFirstLetterIndex:
let
Source = (text) => let
// For each letter find out where it shows up in the text. If it doesn't show up, we will have a -1 in the list. Make that positive so that we return the index of the first letter which shows up.
firstLetterIndex = List.Transform(Letters, each let pos = Text.PositionOf(text, _), correctedPos = if pos < 0 then Text.Length(text) else pos in correctedPos),
minimumIndex = List.Min(firstLetterIndex)
in minimumIndex
in
Source
In the table containing your data, add a custom column with this formula:
Text.Range([ColumnWithData], 0, GetFirstLetterIndex([ColumnWithData]))
That formula will take everything from your data text until the first letter.
I am running into the Max Character Issue when trying to put my IIF statement into a box I have created for the calculation of a score on my form. The box code is:
=IIf([cbov1]="na" And [cbov2]="na" And [cbov3]="na" And [cbov4]="na" And [cbov5]="na" And [cboV6]="na" And [cboV7]="na" And [cboV8]="na" And [cboV9]="na" And [cboV10]="na" And [cboV11]="na" And [cboV12]="na" And [cboV13]="na" And [cboi1]="na" And [cboi2]="na" And [cboi3]="na" And [cboi4]="na" And [cbop1]="na" And [cbop2]="na" And [cbop3]="na" And [cbop4]="na" And [cbop5]="na" And [cbop6]="na" And [cbop7]="na" And [cbop8]="na" And [cbop9]="na" And [cbop10]="na" And [cbop11]="na" And [cbof1]="na" And [cbof2]="na" And [cbof3]="na" And [cbof4]="na" And [cbof5]="na" And [cbof6]="na" And [cbof7]="na" And [cbof8]="na" And [cbof9]="na" And [cbof10]="na" And [cbom1]="na" And [cbom2]="na" And [cbom3]="na" And [cbom4]="na" And [cbom5]="na" And [cbom7]="na" And [cbom8]="na" And [cbom9]="na" And [cbom10]="na" And [cbom6]="na",0,(IIf([cboV1]="yes",0,0)+IIf([cbov2]="yes",0,0)+IIf([cbov3]="yes",0,0)+IIf([cbov4]="yes",0,0)+IIf([cbov5]="yes",0,0)+IIf([cboV6]="yes",0,0)+ IIf([cboV7]="yes",0,0)+ IIf([cboV8]="yes",0,0)+ IIf([cboV9]="yes",0,0)+ IIf([cboV10]="yes",0,0)+ IIf([cboV11]="yes",0,0)+ IIf([cboV12]="yes",0,0)+ IIf([cboV13]="yes",0,0)+IIf([cboi1]="yes",5,0)+IIf([cboi2]="yes",3,0)+IIf([cboi3]="yes",3,0)+ IIf([cboi4]="yes",4,0)+IIf([cbop1]="yes",5,0)+IIf([cbop2]="yes",5,0)+IIf([cbop3]="yes",5,0)+IIf([cbop4]="yes",5,0)+ IIf([cbop5]="yes",5,0)+ IIf([cbop6]="yes",4,0)+ IIf([cbop7]="yes",4,0)+ IIf([cbop8]="yes",4,0)+ IIf([cbop9]="yes",4,0)+ IIf([cbop10]="yes",2,0)+IIf([cbop11]="yes",2,0)+IIf([cbof1]="yes",1,0)+IIf([cbof2]="yes",1,0)+IIf([cbof3]="yes",1,0)+IIf([cbof4]="yes",1,0)+ IIf([cbof5]="yes",1,0)+ IIf([cbof6]="yes",1,0)+ IIf([cbof10]="yes",0,0)+ IIf([cbof7]="yes",3,0)+ IIf([cbof8]="yes",3,0)+ IIf([cbof9]="yes",3,0)+IIf([cbom1]="yes",5,0)+IIf([cbom2]="yes",1,0)+IIf([cbom3]="yes",1,0)+IIf([cbom4]="yes",1,0)+IIf([cbom5]="yes",1,0)+IIf([cbom6]="yes",1,0) +IIf([cbom7]="yes",3,0) +IIf([cbom8]="yes",2,0) +IIf([cbom9]="yes",5,0) +IIf([cbom10]="yes",5,0))/(IIf([cboV1]="na",0,0)+IIf([cbov2]="na",0,0)+IIf([cbov3]="na",0,0)+IIf([cbov4]="na",0,0)+IIf([cbov5]="na",0,0)+IIf([cboV6]="na",0,0)+ IIf([cboV7]="na",0,0)+ IIf([cboV8]="na",0,0)+ IIf([cboV9]="na",0,0)+ IIf([cboV10]="na",0,0)+ IIf([cboV11]="na",0,0)+ IIf([cboV12]="na",0,0)+ IIf([cboV13]="na",0,0)+IIf([cboi1]="na",0,5)+IIf([cboi2]="na",0,3)+IIf([cboi3]="na",0,3)+ IIf([cboi4]="na",0,4)+IIf([cbop1]="na",0,5)+IIf([cbop2]="na",0,5)+IIf([cbop3]="na",0,5)+IIf([cbop4]="na",0,5)+ IIf([cbop5]="na",0,5)+ IIf([cbop6]="na",0,4)+ IIf([cbop7]="na",0,4)+ IIf([cbop8]="na",0,4)+ IIf([cbop9]="na",0,4)+ IIf([cbop10]="na",0,2)+ IIf([cbop11]="na",0,2)+IIf([cbof1]="na",0,1)+IIf([cbof2]="na",0,1)+IIf([cbof3]="na",0,1)+IIf([cbof4]="na",0,1)+ +IIf([cbof5]="na",0,1)+ +IIf([cbof6]="na",0,1)+ +IIf([cbof7]="na",0,3)+ +IIf([cbof8]="na",0,3)+ +IIf([cbof9]="na",0,3)+ +IIf([cbof10]="na",0,0)+IIf([cbom1]="na",0,5)+IIf([cbom2]="na",0,1)+IIf([cbom3]="na",0,1)+IIf([cbom4]="na",0,1)+IIf([cbom5]="na",0,1)+IIf([cbom6]="na",0,1) +IIf([cbom7]="na",0,3) +IIf([cbom8]="na",0,2) +IIf([cbom9]="na",0,5) +IIf([cbom10]="na",0,5)))*(IIf([cbov1]="no" Or [cbov2]="no" Or [cbov3]="no" Or [cbov4]="no" Or [cbov5]="no" Or [cboV6]="no" Or [cboV7]="no" Or [cboV8]="no" Or [cboV9]="no" Or [cboV10]="no" Or [cboV11]="no" Or [cboV12]="no" Or [cboV13]="no",0,1))
The purpose of the score is to score "Yes" with points, Score "No" as no points, and then have "NA" remove from the overall score. So if a person has 67 out of 67 points, they get a 100. The maximum points is 100 if all questions are answered "Yes" or "No". I need to have all portions of the calculation because CBOV1-13 have a stipulation of if they are "No" the score is automatically 0%.
I don't know of a work around for the MAX CHARACTER you get within the expression builder on the Control Source box via the properties sheet.
Any help on a work around for this issue or ways to make the code shorten and fit with the same end result would be a huge help.
First, I would be tempted to have my field as a numeric (0,1,2 instead of "na,Yes,No"
Then you could use addition...IIF{cvb01 + Cvb02 +cvb03 = 0, 0 ,...else
Using Strings
I can think of two ways. One in the formula using concatenation (ugly)
IIF[cvb01] & [cvb02] & [cvb03] = "NANANA", 0 , ...Else)
I would be more tempted to write a function to take care of it.
dim NAcount as integer
Dim YesCount as integer
Dim NoCount as integer
dim ctr as integer
dim StrAns as string
for ctr = 1 to 10
StrAns = Fields ("cvb" & Ctr)
Select case StrAns
Case "NA"
NaCount = NACount + 1
'...add values here
Case "Yes"
'...more values go here
Case "No"
'... more values
End Select
Next Ctr
...
I have a Google Spreadsheet with many hidden rows in it, and I want to skip them when iterating through a list of rows in the spreadsheet.
It's mainly an efficiency issue, as I'm dealing with over half of my rows being hidden and in no need of being checked.
Any help would be appreciated.
New API as of 2018 that's useful for this problem: isRowHiddenByUser. See also isRowFilteredByUser.
There's no direct way of doing this in Apps Script, but there is a feature request open to provide a way get the show/hide status of a row, if you want to star it.
A workaround using SUBTOTAL. Create 2 columns A and B. A must always have a value and B has a set of formulas. These 2 columns look like this:
A | B
---------------------------
1 | =NOT(SUBTOTAL(103, A1))
1 | =NOT(SUBTOTAL(103, A2))
1 | =NOT(SUBTOTAL(103, A3))
SUBTOTAL returns a subtotal using a specified aggregation function. The first argument 103 defines the type of function used for aggregation. The second argument is the range to apply the function to.
3 means COUNTA and counts the number of values in the range
+100 means ignore hidden cells in the range.
The result of SUBTOTAL with a range of 1 cell will be 0 when the cell is hidden and 1 when the cell is shown. NOT inverts it.
Now you can read the column B with your script to know if a row is hidden.
Here's the transposed question and answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/27846180/1385429
The issue tracker holds that request since Aug 3, 2010 with a Medium priority and just a "Triaged" status. More than 3 years and no signs of solution from the GAS team.
My workaround was to use a special leading character that would indicate the visibility state of the row/column, it is a leading backtick (`) in the cells of top header row/column.
In case if merged cells are used in column headers, then an empty top row should be dedicated just for that functionality until the google engineers will improve the API.
Same applies if there are formulas in the 1st row/column cell(s).
These dedicated rows/columns itself can be hidden.
After starting to use this functionality each show/hide column/row command should be performed from a customized menu, otherwise there'll be errors when iterating through the range programmatically, because of the missing/excessive backtick.
e.g. to hide rows of selected cells the following function is invoked
function hideSelectedRows() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange();
// hide rows and add a ` backtick to the header cell
for (var row = range.getRow(); row <= range.getLastRow(); row++)
{
// add backtick only if it isn't there (that may happen when manually unhiding the rows)
var cellHeader = sheet.getRange(row, 1)
var cellHeaderValue = cellHeader.getValue()
if ( !cellHeaderValue.match(/^`/) ) {
cellHeader.setValue('`' + cellHeaderValue)
}
// hide rows of selected range
sheet.hideRows( row );
}
}
and the menu
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet()
.addMenu("Show/Hide", [
{ name : "Hide Selected Rows", functionName : "hideSelectedRows" },
{ name : "Hide Selected Columns", functionName : "hideSelectedColumns" },
null,
{ name : "Hide Rows", functionName : "hideRows" },
{ name : "Hide Columns", functionName : "hideColumns" },
null,
{ name : "Show Rows", functionName : "showRows" },
{ name : "Show Columns", functionName : "showColumns" },
null,
{ name : "Show All Rows", functionName : "unHideAllRows" },
{ name : "Show All Columns", functionName : "unHideAllColumns" }
])
Once google engineers find the time to improve the onChange event, it will be possible to put those backticks automatically. Currently the changeType is limited to EDIT, INSERT_ROW, INSERT_COLUMN, REMOVE_ROW, REMOVE_COLUMN, INSERT_GRID, REMOVE_GRID, OTHER without any details on which Row/Column was inserted/removed. Looks like the team behind GAS is scanty. I wish they could hire more programmers (khm khm)
As for workaround, it is possible by using SUBTOTAL function which can returns a subtotal for a vertical range of cells.
Syntax is:
SUBTOTAL(function_code, range1, [range2, ...])
where hidden values can be skipped for any of these codes by prepending 10 (to the single-digit codes).
For example 102 for COUNT while skipping hidden cells, and 110 for VAR while doing so.
Related: Google Spreadsheets sum only shown rows at Webapps SE