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Shane Devenshire[_2_] Shane Devenshire[_2_] is offline
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Hi,

I can't reproduce your results

You say you get:

FM2130
FM3126
FM4120
FM10
FM76
FM613

I get:

FM10
FM2130
FM3126
FM4120
FM613
FM76

To get a sort based on the numbers, assuming each is preceeded by to text
characters, create a dummy column with the formula:

=--MID(A2,3,10)

This assumes the entries start in A1. Copy the formula down and then sort
on this column.

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If this helps, please click the Yes button

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"texasdeputy" wrote:

I have a alphanumeric list as -

FM2130
FM613
FM3126
FM10
FM76
FM4120

I need it in an order as -

FM10
FM76
FM613
FM2130
FM3126
FM4120

It gets sorted as -

FM2130
FM3126
FM4120
FM10
FM76
FM613

The problem is that blanks need to be in a sort sequence first not last. How
do I fix this for all sorts.