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Solved Find multiple words/values in Excel and add date

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August 16, 2013 at 07:48:29
Specs: Windows 7
Hi

I am currently using the code below to find multiple values and the copy/paste into another sheet. What I would like to know is if it is possible to add the now date to a column in sheet 1 for the value found in sheet 3?

Option Explicit
Sub BBIB()
Dim srchLen, gName, nxtRw As Integer
Dim g As Range
'Clear Sheet 2 and Copy Column Headings
Sheets(2).Cells.ClearContents
Sheets(1).Rows(1).Copy Destination:=Sheets(2).Rows(1)
'Determine length of Search Column from Sheet3
srchLen = Sheets(3).Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
'Loop through list in Sheet3, Column A. As each value is
'found in Sheet1, Column A, copy it top the next row in Sheet2
With Sheets(1).Columns("A")
For gName = 2 To srchLen
Set g = .Find(Sheets(3).Range("A" & gName), lookat:=xlWhole)
If Not g Is Nothing Then
nxtRw = Sheets(2).Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row + 1
g.EntireRow.Copy Destination:=Sheets(2).Range("A" & nxtRw)
End If
Next
End With
End Sub

Any help much appreciated.


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August 16, 2013 at 08:38:58
Hi!

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August 16, 2013 at 12:26:39
I am confused as to where you want the date on Sheet(1). So here is the code I would have used:

Add this to what you have at the top of your code:

Dim nowdate As Date
nowdate = DateValue(Now)

Now you can use 'nowdate' wherever you'd like. For example, to test the code, I just had it pop up in a message box.

MsgBox("Today's Date Test: " & nowdate)

Hope this helps.

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#3
August 16, 2013 at 12:35:00
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That looks like more work than is required. There's no need to create another variable nor extract the Date from Now.

Just adding this line inside the If-Then loop will accomplish the goal. (I randomly choose Column B for the Date)

Sheets(1).Cells(g.Row, "B") = Date

However, I'd still like to see the code posted in the requested manner. (It's a teaching moment.)

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