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I have a spreadsheet that I am needing to place information in C in A. Below
is what the sheet looks like as well as what it should look like.

Current
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 123/09
3 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 123/09
6 049/04
7 197/01



With Formula or Formating
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 1234 123/09
3 1234 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 1235 123/09
6 1235 049/04
7 1235 197/01

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May as well do this:

In A2:

=IF(B2="Ref","",if(B1="Ref",C1,A1))

and copy all the way down.

"Jeremy" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet that I am needing to place information in C in A. Below
is what the sheet looks like as well as what it should look like.

Current
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 123/09
3 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 123/09
6 049/04
7 197/01



With Formula or Formating
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 1234 123/09
3 1234 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 1235 123/09
6 1235 049/04
7 1235 197/01

Thank you




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This works with one proplem. Where the Ref is Ref will always be the first
part but there are characters after that change.


"Sean Timmons" wrote:

May as well do this:

In A2:

=IF(B2="Ref","",if(B1="Ref",C1,A1))

and copy all the way down.

"Jeremy" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet that I am needing to place information in C in A. Below
is what the sheet looks like as well as what it should look like.

Current
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 123/09
3 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 123/09
6 049/04
7 197/01



With Formula or Formating
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 1234 123/09
3 1234 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 1235 123/09
6 1235 049/04
7 1235 197/01

Thank you




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OK, so you can just change to look at C instead.

=IF(C2"","",if(C1"",C1,A1))

"Jeremy" wrote:

This works with one proplem. Where the Ref is Ref will always be the first
part but there are characters after that change.


"Sean Timmons" wrote:

May as well do this:

In A2:

=IF(B2="Ref","",if(B1="Ref",C1,A1))

and copy all the way down.

"Jeremy" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet that I am needing to place information in C in A. Below
is what the sheet looks like as well as what it should look like.

Current
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 123/09
3 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 123/09
6 049/04
7 197/01



With Formula or Formating
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 1234 123/09
3 1234 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 1235 123/09
6 1235 049/04
7 1235 197/01

Thank you




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Sorry when I stated characters after I mean that the REF whill have charters
after for example REF12 or REF/WO and so on.

"Sean Timmons" wrote:

OK, so you can just change to look at C instead.

=IF(C2"","",if(C1"",C1,A1))

"Jeremy" wrote:

This works with one proplem. Where the Ref is Ref will always be the first
part but there are characters after that change.


"Sean Timmons" wrote:

May as well do this:

In A2:

=IF(B2="Ref","",if(B1="Ref",C1,A1))

and copy all the way down.

"Jeremy" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet that I am needing to place information in C in A. Below
is what the sheet looks like as well as what it should look like.

Current
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 123/09
3 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 123/09
6 049/04
7 197/01



With Formula or Formating
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 1234 123/09
3 1234 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 1235 123/09
6 1235 049/04
7 1235 197/01

Thank you






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Ohh!!

=IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("Ref",B2)),IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("R ef",B1)),A1,C1),"")

"Jeremy" wrote:

Sorry when I stated characters after I mean that the REF whill have charters
after for example REF12 or REF/WO and so on.

"Sean Timmons" wrote:

OK, so you can just change to look at C instead.

=IF(C2"","",if(C1"",C1,A1))

"Jeremy" wrote:

This works with one proplem. Where the Ref is Ref will always be the first
part but there are characters after that change.


"Sean Timmons" wrote:

May as well do this:

In A2:

=IF(B2="Ref","",if(B1="Ref",C1,A1))

and copy all the way down.

"Jeremy" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet that I am needing to place information in C in A. Below
is what the sheet looks like as well as what it should look like.

Current
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 123/09
3 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 123/09
6 049/04
7 197/01



With Formula or Formating
A B C
1 Ref 1234
2 1234 123/09
3 1234 049/04
4 Ref 1235
5 1235 123/09
6 1235 049/04
7 1235 197/01

Thank you




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