ACRONYM
ACRONYM(text, just_capitals)
Returns the first letter of each word.
| text | The text you want the acronym for. |
| just_capitals | (Optional) Whether to only use the words that have capital letters. |
REMARKS
* The "text" can be a cell range.
* If "just_capitals" is left blank, then False is used.
Columns=1
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5 - What is the acronym of "National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children" only including capital letters.
Public Function ACRONYM( _
ByVal sText As String, _
Optional ByVal bJustCapitals As Boolean = False) _
As String
Dim sreturn As String
Dim inextspace As Integer
Dim sfirstcharacter As String
Dim sword As String
sText = VBA.Trim(sText)
Do While VBA.Len(sText) > 0
inextspace = VBA.InStr(1, sText, " ")
If (inextspace > 0) Then
sword = VBA.Trim(VBA.Left(sText, inextspace - 1))
sText = VBA.Right(sText, VBA.Len(sText) - inextspace)
Else
sword = sText
sText = ""
End If
sfirstcharacter = VBA.Left(sword, 1)
If (bJustCapitals = True) Then
If (VBA.Asc(sfirstcharacter) >= 65 And VBA.Asc(sfirstcharacter) <= 90) Then
sreturn = sreturn & VBA.UCase(sfirstcharacter)
End If
End If
If (bJustCapitals = False) Then
sreturn = sreturn & VBA.UCase(sfirstcharacter)
End If
Loop
ACRONYM = sreturn
End Function
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