Hello,
in 2011 there was a question about filtering a postcode/zip-code out of a text (Extract postcode from text string)
Supermoderator Krishnakumar replied with a function that does the job perfectly.
He uses the code:
Code
Function POSTCODE(ByVal InpStr As String) As String
Dim w As String
Dim j As Long
Dim Ptrn1
Dim Ptrn2 As String
x = Split(Replace(InpStr, ",", " "), " ")
Ptrn1 = Array("[A-Z][0-9]", "[A-Z][0-9][0-9]", "[A-Z][A-Z][0-9]", "[A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9]", _
"[A-Z][0-9][A-Z]", "[A-Z][A-Z][0-9][A-Z]")
Ptrn2 = "[0-9]*" '"[0-9][A-Z][A-Z]"
On Error Resume Next
For i = 0 To UBound(x)
w = x(i)
For j = LBound(Ptrn1) To UBound(Ptrn1)
If Len(w) Then
If w Like Ptrn1(j) And x(i + 1) Like Ptrn2 Then
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Err.Clear
If w Like Ptrn1(j) & Ptrn2 Then
POSTCODE = w: Exit Function
End If
Else
POSTCODE = w & Space(1) & x(i + 1)
Exit Function
End If
ElseIf w Like Ptrn1(j) Then
POSTCODE = w: Exit Function
End If
End If
Next
Next
End FunctionPtrn1 is an Array. I don't understand this part. It has several options separated by comma. Does that mean that the text should have one of this combinations?
Why does he use Array() and why doesn't he use that bij Ptrn2.
Can someone give me some answers to this, so i learn from it?
Thanks,
HenkH