"NanAnn58" wrote:
I am trying to sort the original description field that I dumped into
excel by the length of the field. Is this possible?

Depends on your constraints. I would create a parallel column or row of
helper cells, fill it with =LEN(A1) etc, then sort the pair of columns or
rows by the helper cells.

Alternatively, you could write a macro.


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"NanAnn58" wrote in message
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Swithching to a new computer system at work and the current description
field
has 35 characters and the new description field only has 30. I am trying
to
sort the original description field that I dumped into excel by the length
of
the field. Is this possible?