Here is what I need to do:

Column G contains a claim number. L contains a combination of letters
and numbers, its a code, like v3.7 etc. Column M contains a code, a 4
digit number. Column S is paid amount. T is Overpayment. Column U
is reason code. I am looking for a macro, or even maybe an if and
statement with an offset that can do the below:

G L M
S T U
Claim Code R. Code Paid
Overpayment Reason Code
2308 v7.23 3802
$49.99
2308 v7.23 3802
$29.99 D
2308 v7.23 3809 $33.00
2816 v7.23 3809 $96.00
2917 v8.07 5039
$57.35 D
2917 v8.07 5039 $93.18
2917 v8.07 5039
$63.07 D
etc..

The data is sorted, by multiple fields. Claim number, code, r. code.
I want a macro, or possibly and if and then statement that will look
at for: If G2 = G3 and L2 =L3 and M2=M3 then I want it to put a D
offset into Column U for whichever is the smaller of the amounts in
the overpaid column.. So, in this example, the D would go into Column
U3. If they don't match, such as line 2308 and 2816 I want it to be
blank.

There may be times that there may be multiple one with the claim
number, code, and r code being the same if possible.

Documents are several thousand lines long, so you can see, going
through manually comparing these take a long time. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.

I redited since it messed up chart. You don't have to worry about T,
in this particular problem.


G * * * * * * * L * * * * * * * M S * * * * * * * *U
Claim * * * *Code * * * *R. Code * * *Paid *Reason Code
2308 * * * * *v7.23 * * * * 3802 $49.99
2308 * * * * *v7.23 * * * * 3802 $29.99 * * * * * *D
2308 * * * * *v7.23 * * * * 3809 * * * $33.00
2816 * * * * *v7.23 * * * * 3809 * * * $96.00
2917 * * * * * v8.07 * * * 5039 $57.35 * * * * * **D
2917 * * * * * v8.07 * * * *5039 * * * $93.18
2917 * * * * * v8.07 * * * *5039 $63.07 * * * * * * *D
etc..

I redited since it messed up chart. You don't have to worry about T,
in this particular problem.

G L M S U
Claim Code R. Code Paid Reason Code
2308 v7.23 3802 $49.99
2308 v7.23 3802 $29.99 D
2308 v7.23 3809 $33.00
2816 v7.23 3809 $96.00
2917 v8.07 5039 $57.35 D
2917 v8.07 5039 $93.18
2917 v8.07 5039 $63.07 D

On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 07:09:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


I redited since it messed up chart. You don't have to worry about T,
in this particular problem.

G L M S U
Claim Code R. Code Paid Reason Code
2308 v7.23 3802 $49.99
2308 v7.23 3802 $29.99 D
2308 v7.23 3809 $33.00
2816 v7.23 3809 $96.00
2917 v8.07 5039 $57.35 D
2917 v8.07 5039 $93.18
2917 v8.07 5039 $63.07 D


See my reply in another newsgroup

See response in public.excel.

--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

wrote in message
...

I redited since it messed up chart. You don't have to worry about T,
in this particular problem.

G L M S U
Claim Code R. Code Paid Reason Code
2308 v7.23 3802 $49.99
2308 v7.23 3802 $29.99 D
2308 v7.23 3809 $33.00
2816 v7.23 3809 $96.00
2917 v8.07 5039 $57.35 D
2917 v8.07 5039 $93.18
2917 v8.07 5039 $63.07 D

You have multiple answers to your question in more than one newsgroup.
Please consider the following for any future questions you may ask...

From a post by Jeff Johnson:

"You have posted this question individually to multiple groups.
This is called Multiposting and it's BAD. Replies made in one
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If you MUST post your message to multiple groups, post a single
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Some additional comment previously posted by me:

"You may not see this as a problem, but those of us who volunteer
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Rick