Hi all,

I would like to be able to count the amount of entries in column C an
depending on the amount group in either groups of 3 or 4, all name
would be unique......so if there are 14 names in the list they woul
need to be grouped in to two groups of 4 and two groups of 3, if ther
were 19 then 4 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3 etc to a maximum 50 people
the results could appear on a seperate worksheet say pasted on to th
worksheet starting with the groups of 3 (so paste a group of 3 the
skip 3 rows then paste groups of 4 skip 2 rows, the row skipping is t
allow seperation and manual entry of extra data).

Below is how i generate the list of people and then randomise them an
display the result (i have only used up to 24 in this test, the name
come from sheet2 in my workbook)

Hope someone can help.......it seems very complex to group all th
permutations!

Simon.

Option Explicit
Sub numberrand()

Call Players

Range("a1").Formula = "1"
Range("a2").Formula = "2"
Range("A1:A2").AutoFill Range("A1:A24")
Range("b1").Formula = "=RAND()"
Range("b1").AutoFill Range("B1:B24")
Range("B1:B24").Select
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Copy
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks:
_
False, Transpose:=False
Rows("1:24").Select

Selection.Sort Key1:=Range("B1"), Order1:=xlAscending, Header:=xlGuess
_
OrderCustom:=1, MatchCase:=False, Orientation:=xlTopToBottom
Columns("b:b").Delete
Range("a1").Select
Call ListShow

End Sub
Sub Players()
Application.Goto Reference:="Players"
Selection.Copy
Sheets("Draw Order").Select
Range("D1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
End Sub
Sub ListShow()
Range("A1:E40").Select
Selection.Copy
Sheets("Results").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Call SkipBlanks

End Sub
Sub SkipBlanks()
Selection.AutoFilter
Selection.AutoFilter Field:=3, Criteria1:="<"

Call ClearOrder
End Sub

Sub ClearOrder()
Sheets("Draw Order").Select
Range("A1:E40").Select
Selection.ClearContents
Range("A1").Select
Sheets("Results").Select
End Su

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I don't get it. What is Players, where is it, why do you allocate a random
number, what is Draw Order, Results, etc., etc.

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Bob Phillips

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"Simon Lloyd"
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Hi all,

I would like to be able to count the amount of entries in column C and
depending on the amount group in either groups of 3 or 4, all names
would be unique......so if there are 14 names in the list they would
need to be grouped in to two groups of 4 and two groups of 3, if there
were 19 then 4 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3 etc to a maximum 50 people,
the results could appear on a seperate worksheet say pasted on to the
worksheet starting with the groups of 3 (so paste a group of 3 then
skip 3 rows then paste groups of 4 skip 2 rows, the row skipping is to
allow seperation and manual entry of extra data).

Below is how i generate the list of people and then randomise them and
display the result (i have only used up to 24 in this test, the names
come from sheet2 in my workbook)

Hope someone can help.......it seems very complex to group all the
permutations!

Simon.

Option Explicit
Sub numberrand()

Call Players

Range("a1").Formula = "1"
Range("a2").Formula = "2"
Range("A1:A2").AutoFill Range("A1:A24")
Range("b1").Formula = "=RAND()"
Range("b1").AutoFill Range("B1:B24")
Range("B1:B24").Select
Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Copy
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks:=
_
False, Transpose:=False
Rows("1:24").Select

Selection.Sort Key1:=Range("B1"), Order1:=xlAscending, Header:=xlGuess,
_
OrderCustom:=1, MatchCase:=False, Orientation:=xlTopToBottom
Columns("b:b").Delete
Range("a1").Select
Call ListShow

End Sub
Sub Players()
Application.Goto Reference:="Players"
Selection.Copy
Sheets("Draw Order").Select
Range("D1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
End Sub
Sub ListShow()
Range("A1:E40").Select
Selection.Copy
Sheets("Results").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Call SkipBlanks

End Sub
Sub SkipBlanks()
Selection.AutoFilter
Selection.AutoFilter Field:=3, Criteria1:="<"

Call ClearOrder
End Sub

Sub ClearOrder()
Sheets("Draw Order").Select
Range("A1:E40").Select
Selection.ClearContents
Range("A1").Select
Sheets("Results").Select
End Sub


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Sorry Bob, you should know me by now for my confused statements, is it
possible to send you the workbook so the confusion is cleared? its not
very large!

Regards,
Simon


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Yeah sure, just note my signature.

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Bob Phillips

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"Simon Lloyd"
wrote in message
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Sorry Bob, you should know me by now for my confused statements, is it
possible to send you the workbook so the confusion is cleared? its not
very large!

Regards,
Simon


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