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Tennisgirl

Seperating Data within cells
 
I have a huge data file with colums contain data that need to be seperated
The data was entered into the cells 2#5#8# etc. (numbers can range from one
to 38). I need to get all the 2's into a colum all the . 3's, 4's, 5's...
and they all need to line up. I am trying to figure out how to do this since
one cell may start with one number and then next cell a different one?
Please help! I hope this makes sense.

Max

Perhaps try using Data Text to Columns with delimiter: # ?

Select the column

Click Data Text to Columns
Check "Delimited" Next

In Step2, enter in the "Other:" box: #

Click Finish
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"Tennisgirl" wrote in message
...
I have a huge data file with colums contain data that need to be seperated
The data was entered into the cells 2#5#8# etc. (numbers can range from

one
to 38). I need to get all the 2's into a colum all the . 3's, 4's,

5's...
and they all need to line up. I am trying to figure out how to do this

since
one cell may start with one number and then next cell a different one?
Please help! I hope this makes sense.




Gordon

"Tennisgirl" wrote in message
...
I have a huge data file with colums contain data that need to be seperated
The data was entered into the cells 2#5#8# etc. (numbers can range from

one
to 38). I need to get all the 2's into a colum all the . 3's, 4's,

5's...
and they all need to line up. I am trying to figure out how to do this

since
one cell may start with one number and then next cell a different one?
Please help! I hope this makes sense.


Data-Text to Columns and use # as the delimiter.....




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