Re. your point 1.
I think that trying to have a formula in a cell that acts on the very same cell always results in a circular reference error so I think you will need another column.
Re. your point 2.
I am not sure if I understand your question.
Once you have the formula in cell B1 you can...
See this example:
in cell A1 enter:
aaaddmmyybbb
in cell B1 enter this formula:
=REPLACE(A1,SEARCH("ddmmyy",A1,1),6,TEXT(TODAY(),"ddmmyy"))
If your workbook automatically recalculates when you open it this should always give you the current date as ddmmyy.
This is what I get as a...
Hi Nang,
This kind of number matching problems can take a very long time to resolve in a macro.
There is a function in Excel that gives you the number of combinations of your transactions that should be checked looking for your sum.
For example if you need to check if there are combinations...