Select Cell At Random
Dec 10, 2007
I have an excel sheet attached that I would like to customise to become a random seat picker. I wanted it to select a random cell representing a seat and highlight that cell in someway (e.g. change the background colour or text colour) and display the data within in in a cell in the middle of the sheet.
I have used formula to achieve the later half of the problem but am unsure how to highlight the cell. my current solution uses f9 to refresh the data. Ideally I would like to attach the behaviour to a command button. I have attached the excell sheet and have highlighted the problems I am having.
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Apr 6, 2013
I have two worksheets. ws1 contains a large number of dates on column 3. ws3 contains around 20 dates on column 3.
I want to pick two dates randomly in ws1 that does not already exist in ws3.
Here is my working code, but it is really slow to process. How to optimize this code? Also I would like to add a function where if the macro is not able to find two random dates that aren't already in ws3 then exit loop.
VB:
Set ws1 = thisworkbook.sheets(1)
Set ws3 = thisworkbook.sheets(3)
lr = ws2.Cells.Find(What:="*", After:=[A1], SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
Set rvis = ws2.Range("c2:c" & lr).SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)
mynodate = 0
[Code] .....
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Dec 12, 2012
I have been thinking about a name selection tool that would automatically pick a few names for internal audit. I can handle the useform launch and other basics but here is what I see happening.
1. The empname! sheet contains a list of all the company employees, with employee number in column A, names in column B and an "X" or blank in column C.
2. The main sheet called auditmaster! contains nothing currently
3. When the code is ran the userform prompts the user to select how many individuals to audit by entering an integer in a textbox.
4. If the user selects 5 for instance, the code will run and will select 5 random employees for internal audit. It does this by first checking column A of the empname! sheet and seeing what the highest and lowest numbers are. This would create the range for the random function.
Next if there is an "X" in column C of empname! sheet, those employees numbers are excluded from the random choice.
Following this the function will select the appropriate number of individuals to audit using random again and place their names/number on the masteraudit! sheet.
The detail should be placed as the following, employee number goes to column F, name to column G. Starting with row 10. The code should also number the results 1 - however many were selected for audit in column E.
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Sep 14, 2008
I want to random select one of the following,red,yellow,blue,green,orange & white. (as text) in cells A2:A1001.
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Feb 5, 2007
I need a macro that will select a random number between 1 and 6. ie select the number of a dice. It needs to input 1 random value into one cell and another random value into another. Like the dice values of a monopoly game.
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Dec 13, 2013
How to copy and paste 50 values randomly from column A in sheet1 to Column A in sheet2.
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Mar 14, 2014
I would like to use the random function on a range of select numbers. I tried randbetween() but it won't work for me since my range of numbers are not in sequence (e.g. 1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10,21). Using randbetween() might result in numbers not within my range..
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Feb 8, 2009
I'm trying to select an x number of random selections within the selection.
Basically, lets say A1:A100 is selected, im going to have a inputbox asking how many to select, you put 10 in the inputbox, and then it randomly chooses 10 from A1:A100 and highlights them
This seems easy enough, i can do the input box and know the random function. just not sure how to set the beginning point and the ending point with Cell locations and then have it highlight those selections... a for loop I'm guessing?
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Oct 23, 2009
Say I have a list of 100 numbers (in column A). What formula would I use to have Excel list (in column B) 50 random numbers from the list of 100 or column A?
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Apr 30, 2014
I've got a list of items (formatted alphanumeric) in column G starting at row 2. I would like a cell formula that would randomly select 30 items from this column and place them in column H starting at row 2. One caveat is that the list must remain static once created. If the Rand()function is used, it recalculates whenever the worksheet is updated so that might be a problem.
Cell formula to do this? A VBA solution would be OK as well.
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Nov 26, 2013
I am looking at ways to select 81 winners at random from a spreadsheet with 5000 + names on it. I have tried assigning each cell with a value between 1 and 81 and then removing the duplicates but i cant seem to get excel to pick 81 unique numbers, instead it will pick no number 1, or two number 70s.
I have managed to get a macro to pick 1 cell at random but cant get it to pick across the whole range of 5000.
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Mar 30, 2009
I need the selected rows to be displayed on a new sheet. The idea being that I have a quiz with hundreds of questions and I only want a random selection to appear when I execute the macro. I plan on hiding the original questions and only displaying the randomly selected ones.
Here is the original code from the previous post.
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Jul 26, 2009
I am trying to write a macro to:
1. Randomly selects 50 rows from 834 on "worksheet 1". There are only two cells per row.
2. Then, it clears "worksheet 2" and "worksheet 3".
3. From each selected row in "Worksheet 1", it splits the two cells and copies the results into two different worksheets, one column per sheet.
4. The rows in the two new worksheets should be congruent (i.e. same selected order from worksheet 1). Keeping the order the same is important.
This is what I have so far:
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Sub Macro1()
Dim rng As Range
Dim iRow As Long
With Rows("1:834")
Do
iRow = Fix(Rnd() * 834 + 1)
If rng Is Nothing Then
Set rng = .Rows(iRow)
Else
Set rng = Union(rng, .Rows(iRow))
End If
Loop Until rng.Areas.Count >= 50
End With
rng.Select
Selection.Copy Sheets("Sheet2").Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0)
End Sub
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May 10, 2014
I would like to select say 2 id from sheet1 and 2 names from sheet 2 randomly and copy to sheet3, to cells a and b,have seen various codes but none seem to fit the bill.
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Dec 20, 2012
I would like to know how I can get excel to randomly select one line of data for each of the people listed below (so one for bob, one for jenny, one for Trish etc.). I have been trying a mixture of vlookup and rand but to no avail, below is just a sample list but I would like to try it on a large set of data. I have been able to get a random transaction but not one for each person.
Code:
a1
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
2
3
4
REF_ID
NAME
DATE
BILL TOTAL
[Code] .....
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Sep 18, 2009
I am working on a Random Cycle Count Generator that provides random SKU#s based on 3 separate columns of SKU listings. The user clicks a button to generate the SKU#s to cycle count for that day. What I would like to see is a date stamp in the columns next(B,D,F) to the referenced SKU listing(A,C,E) based on which SKU#s are generated. This will let me see the last date that the SKU was generated. I would also like it to automatically save after generating.
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Jul 7, 2008
I want to put a range select statement to select a cell and count down 10 cells and copy.
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May 15, 2009
I want 2 cells to display the following:
1: A hyperlink to a random cell in a particular column
2: A hyperlink to recalculate the spreadsheet (to generate another random hyperlink in the cell above, but obviously it need not be linked, literally to 'refresh').
Now, I can't find anything about number 2, but for number 1 I tried the following:
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Nov 16, 2009
I have a list of 200 comments in column B (B1:B200). In a seperate sheet I want to be able to add a function that calls a comment randomly.
So evertime I hit F9 the comment changes.
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Aug 13, 2007
I have column A with various values in cells.
For instance, DG, GS, HG etc
I wanna do if a cell in column A is equal to DG then select the entire row that contains the cell. then call other sub.
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Feb 18, 2013
The macro below will select a random cell, I would like to add a color (green) to the selected cell and add NO/CANCEL to msgbox, when NO is selected it will continue selecting random cell and CANCEL exit sub.
[Code] .....
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Feb 26, 2009
I wish to randomly select a cell, using an InputBox, and then delete the entire row that cell is in. Once the row has been deleted the InputBox opens again for the next random cell to be selected.
When finished selecting I wish to cancel out.
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Aug 29, 2012
I have what seems to be a pretty complicated situation involving random numbers and letters. I need to generate random sets of this combination of 2 letters follows by 6 numbers (ex. AB123456). I need the final product to be randomly generated and non-repeated.
I have played with various methods of producing random numbers and random letters both repeated and non-repeated. The closest I can get would be a cell of randomly generated letters adjacent to a cell of randomly generated numbers which so far has been useless.
VBA or excel functions are both okay.
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Nov 7, 2012
I have a spreadsheet where I need the end result to be auto filled after recognition of an adhoc "top up" amount. How do I get E7 (3170) to automatically recognise the insertion of C7 (3000) to give this result without having to manually update the formula in E7?
DATE
PURCHASE
ORDER
PRODUCTIVE
[Code].....
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May 12, 2007
I have a range of cells that have values from 1 to 7 in them. What I would like to do is to have the next column generate a random number from 1 to 7 that does not generate the number that the cell next to it has. for example if cell A1 has 6 in it, I would like cell b1 to generate a random number other than 6 in it. if cell A2 has 3 in it then cell B2 would generate a number other that 3 (1,2,4,5,6, and 7).
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Apr 7, 2008
I want to create a button so when you press it, it will pick a random cell and display the info. Similar to the same sort of thing as a 'tip of the day' button you see on so many websites. I have a formula that kind of works from this site, but only when you make changes on a sheet or each time you load it up. I have tried to assign it to a button/picture but with no luck!
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Dec 19, 2007
I am making a sheet that has many colums of data that I want to sumup colum wise. I am doing is using this macro ..
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Sub Add_Totals()
For Each NumRange In Columns("C").SpecialCells(xlConstants, xlNumbers).Areas
SumAddr = NumRange.Address(False, False)
NumRange.Offset(NumRange.Count, 0).Resize(1, 1).Formula = "=SUM(" & SumAddr & ")"
NumRange.Offset(NumRange.Count, -1).Resize(1, 1).Value = "TOTAL="
Next NumRange
End Sub...........
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Jan 1, 2008
I want to generate a random number based in a poisson and i use this
Application.Run "ATPVBAEN.XLA!Random", ActiveSheet. Range("$B$2"), 1, 1, 5 , , 35
But i want to save the number in a dim single variable called N. I try to put N where i have write ActiveSheet.Range("$B$2") and do N=Application.Run ...
But it doesn't work.
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Nov 18, 2007
I am looking for a macro that will copy the text-based contents of a random cell in the range B100:B135 to a callout text box. The name of the callout is Autoshape 13. The callout should be cleared before pasting the contents of the next random cell into it. This macro will be assigned to a button.
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Apr 24, 2009
I have a list similar to the below:
#....|Name.... | Weighting %
1Artur Boruc 1
2Igor Tudor 5
3Alessandro Grandoni 3
4Gian Elia Amoretti 3
5Olivier Kapo 12
6Kim Källström 13
7Emiliano Bigica 13
8Julio Baldivieso 12
9Fabrizio Miccoli 13
10Peter Vougt 14
11Massimiliano Esposito 12
What I want to do is randomly select either number 1 to 11 (leftmost column OR the person it represents) but also make the selection based on the percentages in the rightmost column. To illustrate using the above example, Number 11 (Massimiliano Esposito) should have 12 times more chance of being randomly selected than Number 1 (Artur Boruc)...
I have used a formula such as
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=INDEX(A$1:A$11,INT((RAND()*11)+1),1)
to randomly select a cell but how would I modify this to include cell weightings? Or is there a better formula?
An additional note I have is that the weighting for each person will always be changing, but will always be a percentage.
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