Working with arrays in Excel

An array is a series of items that are of the same data type. Many functions in SeoTools like XPathOnUrl, JsonPathOnUrl and RegexpFindOnUrl return arrays.

Methods

To work with arrays in Excel your have some options:

Traditional

1. Select a range of [10Rows] x [1Columns] cells.
2. Press F2 to go into formula mode.
3. Type =XPathOnUrl("http://www.google.com/search?q=dogs&num=10","//h3[@class='r']/a","href")
4. Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to make it a array formula.

Dump & DumpTo

There are two macro functions in SeoTools to simplify working with arrays in Excel:

• Dump - Takes an array and Dumps it on the spreadsheet.

• DumpTo - Takes an array and Dumps it on to another place in the spreadsheet, making it free of its original formula dependency.

Converting to values

We recommend using the Converter tool to convert dump formulas to values. The Converter also removes the red comments automatically.

See

Guides

• Convert formulas to values

Related Functions

• Dump
• DumpTo