Convert a column of text URLs into active hyperlinks in Excel

Create the macro as here:

On the Tools menu in Microsoft Excel, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor. On the Insert menu, click Module. Copy and paste this code into the code window of the module. It will automatically name itself HyperAdd.

Sub HyperAdd()

    'Converts each text hyperlink selected into a working hyperlink

    For Each xCell In Selection
        ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=xCell, Address:=xCell.Formula
    Next xCell

End Sub

When you're finished pasting your macro, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel on the File menu.

Then select the required cells and click macro and click run.

NOTE Do NOT select the whole column! Select ONLY the cells you wish to be changed to clickable links else you will end up in a neverending loop and have to restart Excel! Done!

Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2595692/how-do-i-convert-a-column-of-text-urls-into-active-hyperlinks-in-excel

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Simple Formatting for Posting

A simple way to format "command line" type entries is to use the following setup:

<table style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; width:100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>

Moin and Python

In MoinMoin, I can search for tag: (with colon being part of what I am searching for) by quoting it, rather than escaping.

<<FullSearch(regex:'tag:')>>

Grep usage

To only print out files ( and not each line in the file that matches the pattern), use grep -l for example:


ebdev11:shell_scripts$ find . -iname "*pl" -exec grep -l "anyone" '{}' \; -print
./run_bioconcepts_incremental.pl
./run_bioconcepts_incremental.pl
./perl/test_GTRLB.pl
./perl/test_GTRLB.pl
./update_HPO.pl
./update_HPO.pl