Find string/date in array to get value of nearby cell

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Jason

I have an array that contains all sorts of text in column A.
I would like to know how I can search for certain date (example "6-Aug") and
then get the value of the cell that is 5 rows below that date?

The date is a web query where the only pattern I can find is the data I need
for each date is 5 rows below the corresponding date.

Thanks!
 
Hello ,

I've little confused about the relationship between the array and the date
you want to find("6-Aug"?), is the date contains in Column A? My
understanding is you want find a cell which is 5 rows below a Column A
cell. If I'm correct the solution is shows as below:

Sub FindValue()
Dim rFound As range
Dim rng As Excel.range
Set rng = Me.range("D:D")

On Error Resume Next
With rng
Set rFound = .Find(What:="6-Aug", LookIn:=xlValues, LookAt:= _
xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext,
MatchCase:=False _
, SearchFormat:=False)
If Not rFound Is Nothing Then
MsgBox rFound.Offset(5, 0).Value2
End If
On Error GoTo 0
If Not rFound Is Nothing Then Application.Goto rFound, True
End With

End Sub

Some comment about above solution, the idea is we could take use of
Range.Find method to search a string in a certain range, for more
information about Find method , please refer to this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa195730(office.11).aspx

After we get the cell that contains "6-Aug" we then use Range.Offset
property to get the final cell we want. For more information about Offset
property please refer to this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa224911(office.11).aspx

Besides, a more complex case is if the value you search is a Date Type data
in Excel, please refer to this article:
http://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/find-dates.htm


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Hi Jason

The below macro will return the entry 5 rows down from the date entry
06-Aug-2009 in Column A. Hope the date entry is in excel date format. Try and
feedback

Sub Macro()

Dim dtTemp As Date, lngRow As Long
dtTemp = DateValue("06-Aug-2009")
lngRow = WorksheetFunction.Match(dtTemp, Range("A:A").Value, 0)
MsgBox Range("A" & lngRow + 5)

End Sub

If this post helps click Yes
 
It's giving me a Run-time error '13' Type Mismatch on the lngRow line no
matter what I try.
 
Option Explicit
Sub testme()

Dim res As Variant
Dim myDate As Date
Dim myRng As Range

myDate = DateSerial(2009, 8, 6) 'August 6, 2009

With Worksheets("Somesheetnamehere")
Set myRng = .Range("A:A")
End With

res = Application.Match(CLng(myDate), myRng, 0)

If IsError(res) Then
MsgBox "Not found"
Else
MsgBox myRng(res).Offset(5, 0).Value
End If
End Sub
 
Ps.

I find the .offset() easier to understand, but this would have worked, too:

MsgBox myRng(res + 5).Value
 
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