Hide or delete row based on it's value?

Question

If I have a column called "Name" and I want to delete or hide all the rows which include the name "smith" or alternatively all the rows with "Miss" how do I do this?
I know I can manually search to find the name "smith" but I have 60,000+ rows in my spreadsheet.
Format:
Column 1
Row 1: Miss J Jones
Row 2: Mr P Smith
Row 3: Mr C Widget
etc...
Thanks.

Answer 1

Here is an AppleScript whic is able to delete the rows matching your criteria.
--[SCRIPT removematchingrows]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : removematchingrows.scpt
déplacer le fichier ainsi créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Users:<votreCompte>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Numbers:
Il vous faudra peut-être créer le dossier Numbers et peut-être même le dossier Applications.
Sélectionner une cellule de la colonne dans laquelle le script cherchera le mot clé.
menu Scripts > Numbers > removematchingrows
Tapez le mot à chercher puis cliquez OK.
Le script supprimera les lignes dont la cellule de la colonne sélectionnée contenait le mot saisi.
--=====
L'aide du Finder explique:
L'Utilitaire AppleScript permet d'activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l'Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus".
--=====
Save the script as a Script: removematchingrows.scpt
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Numbers:
Maybe you would have to create the folder Numbers and even the folder Applications by yourself.
Select a cell in the column in which we will search a key word.
menu Scripts > Numbers > removematchingrows
You will be asked to type the word to search.
Type it then click OK.
The script will remove the rows whose the cell of the selected column contained the choosed word.
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The Finder's Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" checkbox.
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Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2010/03/24
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on run
if my parleAnglais() then
set theKey to text returned of (display dialog "Enter the word to search …" default answer "At least one cell of the column in which we will search must be selected.")
else
set theKey to text returned of (display dialog "Saisir le mot à chercher …" default answer "Une cellule de la colonne dans laquelle il faut chercher doit être sélectionnée.")
end if
set {dName, sName, tName, rname, rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2} to my getSelParams()
tell application "Numbers" to tell document dName to tell sheet sName to tell table tName
set nbRows to row count
repeat with r from nbRows to 1 by -1
set maybe to (value of cell r of column colNum1) as text
if words of maybe contains theKey then
remove row r
end if
end repeat
end tell -- Numbers
end run
--=====
on getSelParams()
local r_Name, t_Name, s_Name, d_Name, col_Num1, row_Num1, col_Num2, row_Num2
set {d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name} to my getSelection()
if r_Name is missing value then
if my parleAnglais() then
error "No selected cells"
else
error "Il n'y a pas de cellule sélectionnée !"
end if
end if
set two_Names to my decoupe(r_Name, ":")
set {row_Num1, col_Num1} to my decipher(item 1 of two_Names, d_Name, s_Name, t_Name)
if item 2 of two_Names = item 1 of two_Names then
set {row_Num2, col_Num2} to {row_Num1, col_Num1}
else
set {row_Num2, col_Num2} to my decipher(item 2 of two_Names, d_Name, s_Name, t_Name)
end if
return {d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name, row_Num1, col_Num1, row_Num2, col_Num2}
end getSelParams
--=====
set {rowNumber, columnNumber} to my decipher(cellRef,docName,sheetName,tableName)
apply to named row or named column !
on decipher(n, d, s, t)
tell application "Numbers" to tell document d to tell sheet s to tell table t to return {address of row of cell n, address of column of cell n}
end decipher
--=====
set { d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name} to my getSelection()
on getSelection()
local _, theRange, theTable, theSheet, theDoc, errMsg, errNum
tell application "Numbers" to tell document 1
set nbCols to column count
repeat with i from 1 to the count of sheets
tell sheet i
set x to the count of tables
if x > 0 then
repeat with y from 1 to x
try
(selection range of table y) as text
on error errMsg number errNum
set {_, theRange, _, theTable, _, theSheet, _, theDoc} to my decoupe(errMsg, quote)
return {theDoc, theSheet, theTable, theRange}
end try
end repeat -- y
end if -- x>0
end tell -- sheet
end repeat -- i
end tell -- document
return {missing value, missing value, missing value, missing value}
end getSelection
--=====
on decoupe(t, d)
local l
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
set l to text items of t
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
return l
end decoupe
--=====
on parleAnglais()
local z
try
tell application "Numbers" to set z to localized string "Cancel"
on error
set z to "Cancel"
end try
return (z is not "Annuler")
end parleAnglais
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
At this time, I don't know how to Hide a row thru AppleScript.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mercredi 24 mars 2010 17:02:20