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Challenge #372: A Header Reference Dataset from Excel Header Reference Letters

alexnajm
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Great challenge @caro_smith!

TonyAndriani
9 - Comet

One of the best challenges I've seen in quite a while. 

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I used CharFromInt() and CharToInt() to avoid having to hard code character codes. Also did this as a general purpose macro just for fun.

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martinding
13 - Pulsar
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tammybrown_tds
8 - Asteroid

Interesting use of a new function that I've never seen before.

 

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Kamran1991
11 - Bolide

my solution

acarter881
12 - Quasar

Here's my solution. I believe there is no way to solve for this in a dynamic way without the use of a macro. The example deals with only 100 columns, but solving for any number of columns requires a macro. I'll demonstrate solving it in a programming language as well.

 

Macro

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Workflow
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Iterative Macro

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Python (done in VS Code for illustrative purposes only)

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ggruccio
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

Catching up from being at Inspire!

 

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I couldn't think of a way other than using a manual input for the mapping.

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Jcdf1993
6 - Meteoroid

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Miles_Waller
8 - Asteroid

Probably not the most elegant solution, but it works!

 

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Watermark
12 - Quasar
12 - Quasar

More tools than I wanted, but going for quick tonight to catch up after Inspire. 

 

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