**<__**........<__........SS<__..........<__DD DDDDDDDD<__
**<__**........<__..........<__..SSDDDDDD<__DD DD..DDDD<__
**<__**........<__........SS<__....DDDDDD<__DD DDDDDDDD<__
**<__**........<__SSDDDDDDDD<__DDDDDDDD..<__.. ........<__
**<__**......SS<__DDDDDDDDDD<__DDDDDDDDDD<__.. ........<__
**<__**....SSDD<__DDDDDDDDDD<__DDDDDDDD..<__DD DDDDDDDD<__

Hi all, this brilliant code below worked and because it worked so well, my
boss has decided he wants the same for absences for which there are 2 letters
D and S, as you can see above. . I can't run them one letter at a time
because that'll overwrite the 1st letter. Can anyone change this code show D
and S on the one spreadsheet. I've tried and made a mess of it.

PS Rick, you were right about the 1/2 days . Thanks again


Sub GetHolidayDates()
Dim X As Long, Z As Long
Dim StartRow As Long, LastRow As Long, Col As Long
Dim CodedDate As String
StartRow = 1
LastRow = Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
For X = StartRow To LastRow
Col = 2
CodedDate = Replace(Cells(X, "A").Value, "<__", "....")
For Z = 1 To Len(CodedDate)
If Mid(CodedDate, Z, 1) = "L" Then
If Z And 1 Then
If Mid(CodedDate, Z + 1, 1) = "L" Then
Cells(X, Col).Value = (Z + 1) / 2
Else
Cells(X, Col).Value = ((Z + 1) / 2) & "(am)"
End If
Col = Col + 1
ElseIf Mid(CodedDate, Z - 1, 1) < "L" Then
Cells(X, Col).Value = (Z / 2) & "(pm)"
Col = Col + 1
End If
End If
Next
Next
End Sub

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Rick (MVP - Excel)