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tstobb
Sorting a column that contains both text and numbers
 
I'm trying to sort a column that contains both text and numbers so that the
numbers appear in order instead of 1,10,11,12,19,20,21, etc. I can't use
text-to-columns because the text isn't uniform. When I sort, here's what i
currently get:
Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2


and here's what I need:

Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19

Glenn
Sorting a column that contains both text and numbers
 
tstobb wrote:
I'm trying to sort a column that contains both text and numbers so that the
numbers appear in order instead of 1,10,11,12,19,20,21, etc. I can't use
text-to-columns because the text isn't uniform. When I sort, here's what i
currently get:
Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2


and here's what I need:

Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19


Assuming the text always ends with a number, create a helper column and use that
for the sort:

=TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",REPT(" ",99),
LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))),99))&
" "&TEXT(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",REPT(" ",99),
LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))),99)),"0000")

tstobb
Sorting a column that contains both text and numbers
 
This formula gave me a column where each line reads "Overall Rank"

"Glenn" wrote:

tstobb wrote:
I'm trying to sort a column that contains both text and numbers so that the
numbers appear in order instead of 1,10,11,12,19,20,21, etc. I can't use
text-to-columns because the text isn't uniform. When I sort, here's what i
currently get:
Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2


and here's what I need:

Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19


Assuming the text always ends with a number, create a helper column and use that
for the sort:

=TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",REPT(" ",99),
LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))),99))&
" "&TEXT(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",REPT(" ",99),
LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))),99)),"0000")
.

tstobb
Sorting a column that contains both text and numbers
 
My error - forgot to change the "A1" to my data cell. Changed that & it
worked perfectly - Thanks!

"Glenn" wrote:

tstobb wrote:
I'm trying to sort a column that contains both text and numbers so that the
numbers appear in order instead of 1,10,11,12,19,20,21, etc. I can't use
text-to-columns because the text isn't uniform. When I sort, here's what i
currently get:
Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2


and here's what I need:

Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19


Assuming the text always ends with a number, create a helper column and use that
for the sort:

=TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",REPT(" ",99),
LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))),99))&
" "&TEXT(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",REPT(" ",99),
LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))),99)),"0000")
.

Dave Peterson
Sorting a column that contains both text and numbers
 
check your other post.

tstobb wrote:

I'm trying to sort a column that contains both text and numbers so that the
numbers appear in order instead of 1,10,11,12,19,20,21, etc. I can't use
text-to-columns because the text isn't uniform. When I sort, here's what i
currently get:
Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2

and here's what I need:

Computer Flex 1
Computer Flex 2
Computer Flex 3
Computer Flex 4
Computer Flex 5
Computer Flex 6
Computer Flex 10
Computer Flex 11
Computer Flex 12
Computer Flex 13
Computer Flex 14
Computer Flex 15
Computer Flex 16
Computer Flex 17
Computer Flex 18
Computer Flex 19
Computer Flex 20
Computer Flex 21
FOOD & COOKING Flex 1
FOOD & COOKING Flex 2
FOOD & COOKING Flex 10
FOOD & COOKING Flex 11
FOOD & COOKING Flex 12
FOOD & COOKING Flex 13
FOOD & COOKING Flex 14
FOOD & COOKING Flex 15
FOOD & COOKING Flex 16
FOOD & COOKING Flex 17
FOOD & COOKING Flex 18
FOOD & COOKING Flex 19

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Dave Peterson


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