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    Formatting issue for an itemized list

    While testing out the generously donated coding for a formatting issue that converts a .html file into a usuable Excel file, I ran into an unexpected issue.

    I have instances where multiple items are sharing these same item number (yes this does not make sense to me either).

    The coding formats data from a 13 row structure, but in instances where there is an itemized list for one number the data is only 3 rows long.

    If anyone could help in creating coding that can expand those 3 row data sets to the 13 rows neeed for the original coding, by drawing from the last normal 13 row data set you would be making life far more enjoyable for myself and a lot of other people.

    I have attached the test file. It includes the original structure breakdown (explained from columns A-D, and the coding to address my original formatting issues. In addition I added explanations on what I am trying to have accomplished with a full breakdown in Columns E-J (rows 160 and below). Please let me know if my attempt at an explanation is still unclear and thanks in advance for any support that you can provide.


    Thanks again,

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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Please advise if the explanation provided on what I am looking to accomplish in the test workbook is not clear enough.

    Thanks,

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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Biased Historian,

    Can you post an updated workbook, with Sheet1 containg the raw data in column A only.

    And, Sheet2 would contain just Sheet1's data in the correct format.

    And, finally, can we have more samples of the data in Sheet1 column A.
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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Attached the requested workbook. Sheet 1 contains the original information that the code provided formats. Sheet 2 shows the results of executing the code and shows what the format looks like. Sheet 3 shows the itemized list causing the issue. It is added into the original information.

    The 1st workbook attached attempts to explain where the cells need to end up so that it all looks like sheet 2. This becomes complicated (at least in my mind) because it not only needs to reorder the cells, but draw from previous cells to fill in the missing pieces.

    Here is the code provided to me, which works off of reassembling 13 cells of information per item. The additional code would need to address the issue of items that only contain 3 cells of information (because they are itemized under one number vs. one item per number) , but need the 10 other cells to draw from in order to reassemble like every other row of items.

    I know it may sound a bit confusing, thus my cell by cell breakdown by colored backgrounds in the 1st workbook.

    The code-

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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Attachments can't seem to be uploaded right now so i will have to wait-

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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Weird...would not let me upload the excel file, had to zip it first. First time that has happened.

    Anywho here is the file, broken down on each sheet as requested. Hopefully between this working workbook and the "test2" workbook that breaks down the cell formatting needed, it is now clearer on what I am trying to achieve.

    Thanks for all of your help,

    Dave
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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Biased Historian,

    With your raw data in Sheet1, per you latest workbook, try the following macro.


    Please TEST this FIRST in a COPY of your workbook (always make a backup copy before trying new code, you never know what you might lose).

    1. Copy the below code, by highlighting the code and pressing the keys CTRL + C
    2. Open your workbook
    3. Press the keys ALT + F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor
    4. Press the keys ALT + I to activate the Insert menu
    5. Press M to insert a Standard Module
    6. Where the cursor is flashing, paste the code by pressing the keys CTRL + V
    7. Press the keys ALT + Q to exit the Editor, and return to Excel
    8. To run the macro from Excel, open the workbook, and press ALT + F8 to display the Run Macro Dialog. Double Click the macro's name to Run it.


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    Then run the ReorgData macro.

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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Thanks Stan,

    It worked great on the data until the itemized list, then the order jumped around a bit.

    I put together a new workbook that put everything together that I could mimic on sheet 1. I ran the latest code provided, then cut and pasted in the itemized list to show how it would look if the code were to execute it. I left the itemized list in sequence by the order in the report, for example 1 through 15. If the code could over write those order numbers with the shared property number, in this case 08-ABC-050560, that would work too.

    Please let me know if there is anything else I can do and I apologize that it appears that sheet 3 in the previous workbook turned out blank. That had the itemized information in it but I was having trouble uploading yesterday and something must have gone wrong during that process.

    As always thank you to all for everything,

    I also attached the structure, which can also be found in my first file in the thread-
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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Biased Historian,

    I am having a problem understanding the logic for the section in Sheet1, column A, beginning with CASE NO: 780005-99-0606 Carrots.

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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Per Stan's advice I am selecting to BUMP this topic.

    First- thank you Stan for the help that you have provide don this.

    I am going to try and break this down as best I can.

    What I am attempting to do is convert a html report into an Excel file.

    Thus far I have been provided with two great solutions to a report that assigns one item number to an item. The coding takes information on each item and places it into one row per item,over several columns.

    The information to form each item row comes from 13 cells in column A.

    CASE NO: 020-10-08 A-1 Starting cell
    MUTTON 98 LARS 89 B-1
    N/A C-1
    $100.00 D-1
    N E-1
    03-abc-011122 F-1 (1 item number per item)
    1/29/2003 G-1
    7/29/2005 H-1
    5/29/2009 I-1
    5/29/2003 J-1
    N/A K-1
    2744 L-1
    N M-1 Ending Cell


    Where I ran into an unexpected problem is that on some reports a single item number is used for multiple items, called an itemized list.

    The reason the coding will not work in on an itemized list is because the information to form each row only comes from only 3 cells in column A.


    $30.00 D-2
    Lincoln Leg 3421 B-2
    1 F-2
    $69.00 D-3
    Tanner 98 LARS B-3
    2 F-3
    $640.00 D-3
    Banner 56 B-4
    3 F-4


    I am looking for coding that will identify and form a full 13 column single row for an itemized list item, using not only the 3 cells on the report (B, D, F), but also draw from the other 10 cells (A,C,E,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N) of the last full 13 cell structure and repeat this process until reaching the end of the itemized list.

    If that coding works then the converted report will have the same format, whether the item has a single item number, or is one of multiple items in a list that share the same item number.

    Thank you for your patience and help, as this is not an easy thing to explain.

    Dave

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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    Trying to explain this several different ways got me thinking of a way that might be easier to code...

    If coding could create a single row for an itemized list, using only the three cells of data provided by the report, I could get away without filling in the other 10 fields.

    As long as Columns B, D, and F contained the three cells of data so that they matched three cells of data in B,D, and F on the full item rows, then it should be a workable Excel file.

    I have attached a worksheet to show what the end result would look like-
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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    If I understand the coding provided, it uses "Case" to identify each block of 12 cells per item.

    I don't have that for the itemized list, but the one constant is that the 3rd cell in each three cell block of item data contains a sequential number (1,2,3,4,5,and so on), which puts each item on the list in order.

    Using the existing coding and somehow saying if "Case" is not present, would it be possible for a code to then identify each three cell group by it's sequential number and then reformat those three cells to a single row in columns B, D, and F?

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    Re: Formatting issue for an itemized list

    BUMP

    Still looking for any guidance or assistance on adding coding within the provided codes to address itemized lists.

    Thanks,

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