This function returns the number of groups of 3, given your number:

Function GetGroup(ByVal Num As Integer) As Integer
If 0 = Num Mod 4 Then Exit Function
GetGroup = 1
Do Until 0 = (Num - 3) Mod 4
GetGroup = GetGroup + 1
Num = Num - 3
Loop
End Function


e.g if it returns 2 as with GetGroup(19), you have 2 groups of 3 and the
remainder is in groups of 4


"Simon Lloyd" wrote:


Hi all,

I would like to be able to count the amount of entries in column C and
depending on the amount group in either groups of 3 or 4, all names
would be unique......so if there are 14 names in the list they would
need to be grouped in to two groups of 4 and two groups of 3, if there
were 19 then 4 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3 etc to a maximum 50 people,
the results could appear on a seperate worksheet.

Below is how i generate the list of people and then randomise them and
display the result (i have only used up to 24 in this test, the names
come from sheet2 in my workbook)

Hope someone can help.......it seems very complex to group all the
permutations!

Simon.

Option Explicit
Sub numberrand()

Call Players

Range("a1").Formula = "1"
Range("a2").Formula = "2"
Range("A1:A2").AutoFill Range("A1:A24")
Range("b1").Formula = "=RAND()"
Range("b1").AutoFill Range("B1:B24")
Range("B1:B24").Select
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Copy
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlValues, Operation:=xlNone,
SkipBlanks:= _
False, Transpose:=False
Rows("1:24").Select

Selection.Sort Key1:=Range("B1"), Order1:=xlAscending,
Header:=xlGuess, _
OrderCustom:=1, MatchCase:=False, Orientation:=xlTopToBottom
Columns("b:b").Delete
Range("a1").Select
Call ListShow

End Sub
Sub Players()
Application.Goto Reference:="Players"
Selection.Copy
Sheets("Draw Order").Select
Range("D1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
End Sub
Sub ListShow()
Range("A1:E40").Select
Selection.Copy
Sheets("Results").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Call SkipBlanks

End Sub
Sub SkipBlanks()
Selection.AutoFilter
Selection.AutoFilter Field:=3, Criteria1:="<"

Call ClearOrder
End Sub

Sub ClearOrder()
Sheets("Draw Order").Select
Range("A1:E40").Select
Selection.ClearContents
Range("A1").Select
Sheets("Results").Select
End Sub


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