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    Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    If I put columns to alphabetic order, then words are like this

    1 st Floor
    Aakenkatu
    Kauppakatu
    Zeppelinintie
    Viikingintie
    Ysitie

    Whats wrong?

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    Re: Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    Hi,

    You have spaces in front of the first 4 words. If they aren't spaces look for a char(160).
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    Re: Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    What means char(160)? I saved this file to CSV(Comma Deliminated) and every word has got "?" front of it?

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    You have spaces in front of the first 4 words. If they aren't spaces look for a char(160).

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    Re: Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    Post your excel file, without confidentional information.

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    Re: Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    Here it is
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    Re: Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    and can you als add where you get your problem?

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    Re: Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    But A column to A to Z and scroll to the last row, there is aslo cells which are starting with A capitalize.

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    and can you als add where you get your problem?

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    Re: Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    This is the formula in Dutch.

    =ALS(OF(B1={"1";"2";"3";"4";"5";"6";"7";"8";"9";"10";"A";"B"});A1;RECHTS(A1;LENGTE(A1)-1))
    The code had to be expand, but maybe someone else can help us with that.


    The file is to big to upload.

    The link to the dutch free site is:

    http://www.mijnbestand.nl/share.php?key=6VZBSUIN7K4V

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    Re: Excel alphabetical order is wrong

    use find/replace ctrl H. copy the 1st character from ang cell, then use ctrl H, paste into "find what", leave "replace with" empty
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