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Automatic Sequential numbers
I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential
number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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=IF(ISTEXT(B2),"TC"&ROW(B2)&"/ "&B2,"")
"Neni" wrote: I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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I think this formula does what you want...
=TEXT((ROW(A1)+9)*(B2<""),"TC\/000;;") Just place it in the "start cell" and copy it down as far as needed. -- Rick (MVP - Excel) "Neni" wrote in message ... I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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I believe you want consecutive numbers with blanks in Col A if Col B is
blank... You can do this but with a helper column... Say Col Z enter 10 in Z1 and this in Z2 =IF(B2<0,Z1+1,Z1) and copy down Now enter this in A1 =IF(B1<"","TC/0"&Z1,"") and copy down... "Neni" wrote: I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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Hi,
Great it works, thanks very much. But if I don't want a helper column, is it possible? Neni, Greetings from Australia "Sheeloo" wrote: I believe you want consecutive numbers with blanks in Col A if Col B is blank... You can do this but with a helper column... Say Col Z enter 10 in Z1 and this in Z2 =IF(B2<0,Z1+1,Z1) and copy down Now enter this in A1 =IF(B1<"","TC/0"&Z1,"") and copy down... "Neni" wrote: I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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Brillant! it works, thanks ever so much!
Out of information, (sorry not very expert in formulas), what means TC\/000;;"? What is the \/ symbol? Neni -- Greetings from Australia "Rick Rothstein" wrote: I think this formula does what you want... =TEXT((ROW(A1)+9)*(B2<""),"TC\/000;;") Just place it in the "start cell" and copy it down as far as needed. -- Rick (MVP - Excel) "Neni" wrote in message ... I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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Thank you very much for your help. But this formula is concatening the
contract number and title. I need fill in the contract name on cell B1 and the cell A1 would be filled in automatically with TC/001. New contract name on B2 and A2 fills in with TC/002 and so on... Neni -- Greetings from Australia "dhstein" wrote: =IF(ISTEXT(B2),"TC"&ROW(B2)&"/ "&B2,"") "Neni" wrote: I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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The simples I could come up with is this...
Typr or paste TC/010 in A1 and Typr or paste in A2 Typr or paste =IF(B2="","","TC/0"&MID(LOOKUP(2,1/IF($A$1:A1="",$A$1:A1,1),$A$1:A1),5,LEN(LOOKUP(2,1/IF($A$1:A1="",$A$1:A1,1),$A$1:A1))-4)+1) then press CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER together... and copy down... It will give you TC/010, TC/011,...., TC/099, TC/0100... Let us know how it goes.. "Neni" wrote: Hi, Great it works, thanks very much. But if I don't want a helper column, is it possible? Neni, Greetings from Australia "Sheeloo" wrote: I believe you want consecutive numbers with blanks in Col A if Col B is blank... You can do this but with a helper column... Say Col Z enter 10 in Z1 and this in Z2 =IF(B2<0,Z1+1,Z1) and copy down Now enter this in A1 =IF(B1<"","TC/0"&Z1,"") and copy down... "Neni" wrote: I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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The \/ is not one symbol. It is a backslash \ followed by a forward slash /
The whole "TC\/000;;" is a custom formatting string which the TEXT function can use to define the format of its output. -- David Biddulph Neni wrote: Brillant! it works, thanks ever so much! Out of information, (sorry not very expert in formulas), what means TC\/000;;"? What is the \/ symbol? Neni I think this formula does what you want... =TEXT((ROW(A1)+9)*(B2<""),"TC\/000;;") Just place it in the "start cell" and copy it down as far as needed. -- Rick (MVP - Excel) "Neni" wrote in message ... I need to create a formula that will fill in automatically the sequential number FC/010, FC/011, FC/012 on the cell next to the one where I insert information. Ex. Contract number Contract title TC/010 Supply of uniforms TC/011 Courier services TC/012 Supply of cleaning services Supply of paper As I type the contract title on cell B the contract number should fill in automatically on cell A So far I've only managed to get a logical formula that does the function but filling sequential numbers without letters, 1,2,3,4 =IF(ISTEXT(B2),ROW()," ") I've also searched the excel help tool, and I found that it would be possible through using VBA functions which I have no idea how to do. Far too advanced for me... Any easier solution? -- Greetings from Australia |
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