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This document provides a VBA script that summarizes product information for the company listed in the currently active Excel cell. It outlines steps to insert the code into a module and run the macro. The script includes placeholders instead of actual web scraping due to complexity and legal issues. The user would need to replace the placeholders with logic to fetch data from a compliant API source.

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Given Your Requirements

This document provides a VBA script that summarizes product information for the company listed in the currently active Excel cell. It outlines steps to insert the code into a module and run the macro. The script includes placeholders instead of actual web scraping due to complexity and legal issues. The user would need to replace the placeholders with logic to fetch data from a compliant API source.

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Given your requirements, here is a more tailored VBA function that operates based on the

currently active cell in Excel. This script assumes the active cell will contain the company
name, and it attempts to fetch information about the company's products (conceptually, since
actual web scraping from Google is complex and often against their terms of service) and
place the result in the cell immediately to the right of the active cell.

This example demonstrates the structure of such a function without performing actual web
scraping, due to the limitations mentioned earlier. Instead, I'll include a placeholder for where
you would implement the logic to fetch product information, possibly by using an appropriate
API that provides this information legally and reliably.

vbaCopy code
Sub FetchAndInsertProducts() Dim companyName As String Dim productsInfo As String Dim targetCell As
Range ' Check if the active cell contains text If Not IsEmpty(ActiveCell.Value) Then companyName =
ActiveCell.Value ' Placeholder for fetching company products. You'd replace this with actual fetching logic.
productsInfo = "Products List for " & companyName ' Setting the target cell as the one immediately to the right
of the active cell Set targetCell = ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1) ' Inserting the fetched products information into the
target cell targetCell.Value = productsInfo Else MsgBox "Please select a cell with a company name.",
vbExclamation End If End Sub

Steps to Use This Script


1. Open VBA Editor: Press Alt + F11 in Excel to open the VBA Editor.
2. Insert a Module: In the VBA Editor, right-click on any of your workbook's name in
the "Project" window, then select Insert > Module. This action opens a new module
window.
3. Paste the Code: Copy the VBA code provided above and paste it into the module
window.
4. Close the VBA Editor: Close the editor and return to your Excel workbook.
5. Use the Function: Click on a cell with a company name and run the
FetchAndInsertProducts macro. You can run the macro by pressing Alt + F8, selecting
FetchAndInsertProducts , and clicking Run.

Important Notes
 The example provided does not perform actual web scraping or API calls to fetch
company products due to complexity, ethical, and legal considerations.
 You would need to replace the placeholder logic ( productsInfo = "Products List for " &
companyName) with actual logic for fetching company product information, possibly
by integrating a suitable API.
 Remember to comply with all relevant laws, website terms of service, and API usage
policies when fetching data from the internet.

This script is a starting point, illustrating how to structure your VBA code for this task.
Implementing the data fetching part will require additional steps, depending on the data
source you choose to use.

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