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SteveC

Sorting alpha in two columns
 
Is their a way to change this:

Column A Column B
ApplesA ApplesA
ApplesB ApplesC
ApplesM Apples D
ApplesN Apples G

Into this:

Column A Column B
Apples A Apples A
Apples B
Apples C
Apples D
Apples G
ApplesM
Apples N

thanks very much!


Dave Peterson

Sorting alpha in two columns
 
I saved this from a previous post.

Option Explicit
Sub testme()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Dim wks As Worksheet
Dim ColA As Range
Dim ColB As Range
Dim iRow As Long
Dim myCols As Long

Set wks = Worksheets("sheet1")
wks.DisplayPageBreaks = False
With wks
'row 1 has headers!
Set ColA = .Range("a2", .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp))
Set ColB = .Range("b2", .Cells(.Rows.Count, "B").End(xlUp))

With ColA
.Sort key1:=.Cells(1), order1:=xlAscending, header:=xlNo
End With

'change the mycols to the number of columns that
'are associated with column B

myCols = 1 ' columns B only
With ColB.Resize(, myCols)
.Sort key1:=.Cells(1), order1:=xlAscending, header:=xlNo
End With

iRow = 2
Do
If Application.CountA(.Cells(iRow, "A").Resize(1, 2)) = 0 Then
Exit Do
End If

If .Cells(iRow, "A").Value = .Cells(iRow, "B").Value _
Or Application.CountA(.Cells(iRow, "A").Resize(1, 2)) = 1 Then
'do nothing
Else
If .Cells(iRow, "A").Value .Cells(iRow, "B").Value Then
.Cells(iRow, "A").Insert shift:=xlDown
Else
.Cells(iRow, "B").Resize(1, myCols).Insert shift:=xlDown
End If
End If
iRow = iRow + 1
Loop
End With

Application.ScreenUpdating = True

End Sub


If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

SteveC wrote:

Is their a way to change this:

Column A Column B
ApplesA ApplesA
ApplesB ApplesC
ApplesM Apples D
ApplesN Apples G

Into this:

Column A Column B
Apples A Apples A
Apples B
Apples C
Apples D
Apples G
ApplesM
Apples N

thanks very much!


--

Dave Peterson

SteveC

Sorting alpha in two columns
 
Works great... thanks very much.


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