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Default Arranging data

Hi.

This is something else. On this link i find tips to fill inn blanks, but
that is not the problem.

I need to arrange all celles that have a value from column A and onwards
through B, C and so on. As many columns needed to room all the values. The
number of columns needed will vary from customer to customer.

Example:
CustomerID 8000 in A1
Ordered items: B1:43, D1:55, H1:63

After arranging:
CustomerID 8000 in A1
Ordered items: B1:43, C1:55, D1:63

For on row only it can be done with a sort function, but then I have to sort
one row at a time. I will have spreadsheets with hundreds of rows, and then
it will be to time consuming to take it row by row.

Any suggestions to automate the procedure?

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Try looking here for an initial solution:

http://www.contextures.com/xlDataEntry02.html
Debra Dalgleish's site

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Petterq" wrote in message
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I have an Excel spreadsheet that is imported from a Online orderingsystem,
thus the format is predefined. I need to arrange the data properly in

order
to import theese data to Access. I use Office 2003.

Each line starts with a customerID number in column A. I the first row is
listed the different items that has been ordered. One item in each coumn.

If the customer in line 4 has ordered the item listed in column C, the

cell
C4 will have the itemID of that item.

The result is a spreadsheet where each customer has severeal items

ordered,
but each for each item that is not ordered, the corresponding cell is left
blank.

I need to arrange the data so that each line starts with the customerID

(as
now), and all the items is listed from column B onwards removing all the
blanks, and disregarding the item names listed in row 1. Row 1 will be
deleted before the import.

Suggestions?