Comments on: Converting a Single Row Vector into a Matrix

By: Richard B.

Richard B. — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:57:45 +0000

Hello,
I need some help converting three colums into a matrix using excel macro.
Here is an example:

From this:

A A 0
A B 23
A C 3
B A 7
B B 56
B C 33
C A 31
C B 6
C C 5

to this:
A B C
A 0 23 3
B 7 56 33
C 31 6 5

Hope you can help me.
Thanks

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:35:06 +0000

I have been at trying to use Create_Matrix nearly all day. As another user commented, it simply always returns a zero for me, even following the steps that Bastiaan (June 21st, 2009) suggests. Can anyone offer help?

By: Rohini

Rohini — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:35:51 +0000

how can i use the downloaded files with excel? please tell me the steps.

By: Bastiaan

Bastiaan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:02:43 +0000

The function works fine. Samir, yr right, just copy paste the function into VBA by:

- Get into VBA (Press Alt+F11)
Insert a new module (Insert > Module)

- Copy and Paste the Excel user defined function examples

- Get out of VBA (Press Alt+Q)
Use the functions (They will appear in the Paste Function dialog box, Shift+F3, under the “User Defined” category)

Well now, if you read the function, you see that it says temp_array at the end (your 0 return should have been the indicator!) as the formula needs to be entered as an array. You do so by selecting the area that is your matrix (starting from the top left), then click =, then click SHIFT+F3 to input the user defined function (Create_Matrix), and you hit CNTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter the array formula. Voila

By: Samir

Samir — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:00:32 +0000

One mistake: We need to call it with Create_Matrix and not Create_to_matrix.

Even calling it correctly does not work. It always returns 0 in the cell I enter the formula. Could you please fix and re upload the macro. I need it urgently. Thanks

By: Jeff Wurtz

Jeff Wurtz — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:54:10 +0000

Thank you for the article entitled Converting a Single Row Vector into a Matrix. I need to perform similar operations, but I don’t know how to use your function.

Can you please, please, please provide the instructions explicitly showing how to actually use your function from within a VBA subroutine and generate the output displayed after “And we get:”?

Thank you in advance.

Jeff