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Software ==>	OfficeScripts (21 exercises)
Topic ==>	Variables (1 exercise)
Level ==>	Average difficulty
Subject ==>	Office Scripts training

Use variables to find and calculate new values in a list of dinosaurs.

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Open the Dinosaurs.xlsx file and create a new script. The aim of the exercise is to find information on the Dino List sheet using the name entered on the Search sheet.

Use the drop down list to avoid misspelling the dinosaur names!

Create variables to hold each of the worksheets in the workbook.

Create a new variable to store the name of the dinosaur selected on the Search sheet. Use either the getText method, or the getValue method with a type cast to make sure you capture the value as a string.

Create a variable to hold the range of cells containing dinosaur names on the Dino List sheet.

The list begins in cell A2.

Use the find method to search for the selected dinosaur name in the search range. Capture the result of the find method in another variable.

Remember that the find method requires two arguments, the second of which is written in a set of braces, or curly brackets.

Use the getOffsetRange method to capture the length and height in metres of the selected dinosaur in separate variables. Use a type cast to make sure the values are stored as numbers.

Declare a constant to hold the value 3.2808 (the number of feet in a metre).

Multiply the length and height of the dinosaur in metres by the value of the constant and store the results in separate variables.

Write the value of each length and height variable into the appropriate cell on the Search sheet.

Test that your script works, then save and close both it and the workbook.

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