Jim : If you post some of the test file data it would be easy to write a
macro that wil do everything you are asking.

"Jim G" wrote:

We are converting to new software and want to import project data from the
old system.

I import the text file (I think its a print file as text) and skip the
first two columns. This eliminates the group headers and leaves me with a
list of cost references that I need to concatenate with a Project Code, ie;
M102 (col A) added to H-003-GM (col B) to become "M102-H-003-GM". Cols C
has the Actual $ and Col D the Budget $. Row 13 has the project actual
revenue in Col B and budget in Col C, but has no reference in Col A, so I
would want to create a temporary one ie; "M102-REV"

Because I've skipped importing the first two group header cols from the text
file, I'm left with the page headers and group footers/totals in Col B & C.

My Questions a

1. The Project Code is not imported due to skipping the first two default
columns so I need to extract the Project Code from the text file before I do
this. Data starts at Row 3 with the words "COMPNAME CONTRACTORS PTY LTD
M102 PROJNAME". (there are 5 spaces between LTD and M102). I need the
M102 which can be more than 4 characters. The first col must be formatted to
text due to some reference codes converting to date (ie; 10-04)

Is it possible to do this and import the Fixed Width text at Col Breaks 42,
60, 78 and 94 using VBA?

2. The text file contains page headers that need to be eliminated. Each
page header is the same as rows 3 to 12. (rows 1 & 2 are blank). There is
also an "**End or Report**" that would need to be deleted.

I would then sort by Col A (now containing only project and reference and
delete any rows after the last reference. These are the group totals with
only $$$'s in col B so Col A will be blank.

The end result is a new list of just reference codes, their actual and
budget. This will be imported into the new software to start the projects
off. Unfortunately, there are dozens of projects so Id like a more
automated way of doing this.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Jim