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Convert name-value pairs to table in Excel?
Hi,
Here's a new one... A database query produced a report in the form of name-value pairs, like this: PLANT_LOCATION, VARIABLE, VALUE New York, NumEmployees, 2454 New York, PlantSize, 125000 New York, PlantAge, 27 Toronto, NumEmployees, 2733 Toronto, PlantSize, 94000 Toronto, PlantAge, 15 .... Note that the same set of name-value pairs always appear in the same order for each plant. To work with these data, I need to put them in a more typical Excel flat-file format with variables in columns and records in rows, e.g.: PLANT_LOCATION, NumEmployees, PlantSize, Age New York, 2454, 125000, 27 Toronto, 2733, 94000, 15 .... How do I do it? Any ideas? Please? I'm using Excel 2003. Thanks to anyone who can help! ....Jay |
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Since it's all numeric data to summarize (and each field is a separate column,
right???) It looks like a nice fit for Data|Pivottable. Add headers to row 1 (if you don't have them) select the range A1:Cxxx Data|pivottable Follow the wizard until you get to a dialog with a Layout button on it. Click that layout button drag the header for the plant_location to the Row field drag the header for the Variable column to the column field drag the header for the value column to the data field And finish up the wizard. If you want to read more about pivottables... Here are a few links: Debra Dalgleish's pictures at Jon Peltier's site: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Pivots/pivottables.htm And Debra's own site: http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot01.html John Walkenbach also has some at: http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/files/general.htm (look for Tony Gwynn's Hit Database) Chip Pearson keeps Harald Staff's notes at: http://www.cpearson.com/excel/pivots.htm MS has some at (xl2000 and xl2002): http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/XCrtPiv.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/assistan...lconPT101.aspx ======= Then it looks like you could save that worksheet as a CSV file. Jay Weiss wrote: Hi, Here's a new one... A database query produced a report in the form of name-value pairs, like this: PLANT_LOCATION, VARIABLE, VALUE New York, NumEmployees, 2454 New York, PlantSize, 125000 New York, PlantAge, 27 Toronto, NumEmployees, 2733 Toronto, PlantSize, 94000 Toronto, PlantAge, 15 ... Note that the same set of name-value pairs always appear in the same order for each plant. To work with these data, I need to put them in a more typical Excel flat-file format with variables in columns and records in rows, e.g.: PLANT_LOCATION, NumEmployees, PlantSize, Age New York, 2454, 125000, 27 Toronto, 2733, 94000, 15 ... How do I do it? Any ideas? Please? I'm using Excel 2003. Thanks to anyone who can help! ...Jay -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi Jay
Work on a copy of your Data - just in case!!! Create your set of headings in Row 1 as you wish. In cell D2 enter =IF(A2=A4,C3,"") In cell E2 enter =IF(A2=A4,C4,"") Copy D2:E2 down column D as far as your data extends. Mark your Headers, then DataAutofilterUse dropdown on Column DSelect Blanks Delete visible rows -- Regards Roger Govier "Jay Weiss" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, Here's a new one... A database query produced a report in the form of name-value pairs, like this: PLANT_LOCATION, VARIABLE, VALUE New York, NumEmployees, 2454 New York, PlantSize, 125000 New York, PlantAge, 27 Toronto, NumEmployees, 2733 Toronto, PlantSize, 94000 Toronto, PlantAge, 15 ... Note that the same set of name-value pairs always appear in the same order for each plant. To work with these data, I need to put them in a more typical Excel flat-file format with variables in columns and records in rows, e.g.: PLANT_LOCATION, NumEmployees, PlantSize, Age New York, 2454, 125000, 27 Toronto, 2733, 94000, 15 ... How do I do it? Any ideas? Please? I'm using Excel 2003. Thanks to anyone who can help! ...Jay |
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Hi Jay
Apologies, I missed out a step. After creating the formulae, mark columns D and E, Copy then Paste SpecialValues to fix the data. Then do you Autofilter and delete. You can also delete Column B -- Regards Roger Govier "Roger Govier" wrote in message ... Hi Jay Work on a copy of your Data - just in case!!! Create your set of headings in Row 1 as you wish. In cell D2 enter =IF(A2=A4,C3,"") In cell E2 enter =IF(A2=A4,C4,"") Copy D2:E2 down column D as far as your data extends. Mark your Headers, then DataAutofilterUse dropdown on Column DSelect Blanks Delete visible rows -- Regards Roger Govier "Jay Weiss" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, Here's a new one... A database query produced a report in the form of name-value pairs, like this: PLANT_LOCATION, VARIABLE, VALUE New York, NumEmployees, 2454 New York, PlantSize, 125000 New York, PlantAge, 27 Toronto, NumEmployees, 2733 Toronto, PlantSize, 94000 Toronto, PlantAge, 15 ... Note that the same set of name-value pairs always appear in the same order for each plant. To work with these data, I need to put them in a more typical Excel flat-file format with variables in columns and records in rows, e.g.: PLANT_LOCATION, NumEmployees, PlantSize, Age New York, 2454, 125000, 27 Toronto, 2733, 94000, 15 ... How do I do it? Any ideas? Please? I'm using Excel 2003. Thanks to anyone who can help! ...Jay |
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Dave and Roger,
Your suggestions were extremely helpful and they resolved my problem perfectly. Thanks so much for your quick replies! Best wishes... ....Jay |
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