Extracting date in desired format

[thisisrahul]

I've data in the below format:-

this is, Just to test, excel possibilities of data extraction

test, data in the below format, thanks

please provide help, if any

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i want the above data to be extracted in the below format:-

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excel possibilities of data extraction <tbody> </tbody>

test <tbody> </tbody>

data in the below format <tbody> </tbody>

thanks <tbody> </tbody>

please provide help <tbody> </tbody>

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The above data is comma separated.


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Rahul

 

[FormR]

Hi, take a look here:

Get Field from Delimited Text String

For your specific example, maybe try:

<b>Excel 2013</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";background-color: #FFFFFF;border: 1px solid;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #BBB"><colgroup><col width="25px" style="background-color: #DAE7F5" /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;text-align: center;color: #161120"><th></th><th>A</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">1</td><td style=";">this is, Just to test, excel possibilities of data extraction</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">2</td><td style=";">test, data in the below format, thanks</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">3</td><td style=";">please provide help, if any</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">4</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">5</td><td style="background-color: #FFFF00;;">this is</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">6</td><td style=";">Just to test</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">7</td><td style=";">excel possibilities of data extraction</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">8</td><td style=";">test</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">9</td><td style=";">data in the below format</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">10</td><td style=";">thanks</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">11</td><td style=";">please provide help</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">12</td><td style=";">if any</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="width:3.6em;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding:0.2em 0.6em 0.2em 0.5em;border: 1px solid #BBB;border-top:none;text-align: center;background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120">Sheet1</p><br /><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: #FFFFFF" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Worksheet Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #BBB"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120">A5</th><td style="text-align:left">=TRIM(<font color="Blue">MID(<font color="Red">SUBSTITUTE(<font color="Green">$A$1&","&$A$2&","&$A$3,",",REPT(<font color="Purple">" ",999</font>)</font>),ROWS(<font color="Green">A$5:A5</font>)*999-998,999</font>)</font>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br />

 

[thisisrahul]

Thanks FormR,
I tried using delimited, but post that i had to use transpose also which is cumbersome.

The above formula is working fine for 3 rows, how to apply this formula for say 100 rows.

 

[FormR]

The above formula is working fine for 3 rows, how to apply this formula for say 100 rows.

I can't think of an easy way with formula - but you could try this UDF:

Function ParseIt(r As Range, Num As Long) As String
On Error Resume Next
 ParseIt = Trim(Split(Join(Application.Transpose(r.Value), ","), ",")(Num - 1))
End Function

To use:

1. With your spreadsheet open, press ALT+F11 to open the VBE.
2. Click "Insert" > "Module" on the menu bar.
3. Copy and paste the code into the blank window on the top right hand side.
4. Press ALT+Q to close the VBE
5. Save your workbook as a macro enabled workbook (xlsm)
6. Use just like any another worksheet function as demonstrated below.



<b>Excel 2013</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";background-color: #FFFFFF;border: 1px solid;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #BBB"><colgroup><col width="25px" style="background-color: #DAE7F5" /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;text-align: center;color: #161120"><th></th><th>A</th><th>B</th><th>C</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">2</td><td style=";">this is, Just to test, excel possibilities of data extraction</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="background-color: #FFFF00;;">this is</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">3</td><td style=";">test, data in the below format, thanks</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">Just to test</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">4</td><td style=";">please provide help, if any</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">excel possibilities of data extraction</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">5</td><td style=";">More Text, And some more. </td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">test</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">6</td><td style=";">Test, this, data</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">data in the below format</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">7</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">thanks</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">8</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">please provide help</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">9</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">if any</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">10</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">More Text</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">11</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">And some more.</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">12</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">Test</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">13</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">this</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">14</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";">data</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">15</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">16</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style=";"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="width:3.6em;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding:0.2em 0.6em 0.2em 0.5em;border: 1px solid #BBB;border-top:none;text-align: center;background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120">Sheet1</p><br /><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: #FFFFFF" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Worksheet Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #BBB"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120">C2</th><td style="text-align:left">=ParseIt(<font color="Blue">$A$2:$A$100,ROWS(<font color="Red">C$2:C2</font>)</font>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br />

 

[thisisrahul]

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Thanks FormR,
the above UDF is not working, after applying it is giving me blank values only.

 

[FormR]

the above UDF is not working, after applying it is giving me blank values only.

Post how you entered it in the worksheet.

 

[thisisrahul]

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below is the data, i am using:-

A	B	C
HSBC Global Asset Management, Macquarie Capital Securities, Fidelity worldwide Investments		=parseit($A$2:$A$100,ROWS(C$2:C2))
Motilal Oswal AMC, Enam Holding, Lucky Investment, Param Capital, Reliance Life		=parseit($A$2:$A$100,ROWS(C$2:C3))

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Let me know if i am doing something wrong.

 

[FormR]

Is this what you are trying to do? The formula in B1 is copied down and across.

<b>Excel 2013</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";background-color: #FFFFFF;border: 1px solid;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #BBB"><colgroup><col width="25px" style="background-color: #DAE7F5" /><col /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;text-align: center;color: #161120"><th></th><th>A</th><th>B</th><th>C</th><th>D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">1</td><td style="color: #333333;;">this is, Just to test, excel possibilities of data extraction</td><td style="color: #333333;background-color: #FFFF00;;">this is</td><td style="color: #333333;;">Just to test</td><td style="color: #333333;;">excel possibilities of data extraction</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">2</td><td style="color: #333333;;">test, data in the below format, thanks</td><td style="color: #333333;;">test</td><td style="color: #333333;;">data in the below format</td><td style="color: #333333;;">thanks</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">3</td><td style="color: #333333;;">please provide help, if any</td><td style="color: #333333;;">please provide help</td><td style="color: #333333;;">if any</td><td style="color: #333333;;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="width:3.6em;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding:0.2em 0.6em 0.2em 0.5em;border: 1px solid #BBB;border-top:none;text-align: center;background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120">Sheet1</p><br /><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: #FFFFFF" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Worksheet Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #BBB"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120">B1</th><td style="text-align:left">=TRIM(<font color="Blue">MID(<font color="Red">SUBSTITUTE(<font color="Green">$A1,",",REPT(<font color="Purple">" ",999</font>)</font>),COLUMNS(<font color="Green">$B1:B1</font>)*999-998,999</font>)</font>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br />

 

[thisisrahul]

FormR,
I had got the same result using delimited and transpose but its not fulfilling the requirements. It is taking more steps to get the data in desired format. I think VBA code will be most suited way to resolve this. but the code that you shared is not working, help me how to use that VB code.

 

[FormR]

Hi, it's working on my end - do you have any formulas in the range A2:A100 that result in an error?

<b>Excel 2013</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";background-color: #FFFFFF;border: 1px solid;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #BBB"><colgroup><col width="25px" style="background-color: #DAE7F5" /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;text-align: center;color: #161120"><th></th><th>A</th><th>B</th><th>C</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">2</td><td style="color: #333333;;">HSBC Global Asset Management, Macquarie Capital Securities, Fidelity worldwide Investments</td><td style="text-align: right;color: #333333;;"></td><td style="color: #333333;;">HSBC Global Asset Management</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">3</td><td style="color: #333333;;">Motilal Oswal AMC, Enam Holding, Lucky Investment, Param Capital, Reliance Life</td><td style="text-align: right;color: #333333;;"></td><td style="color: #333333;;">Macquarie Capital Securities</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">4</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="color: #333333;;">Fidelity worldwide Investments</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">5</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="color: #333333;;">Motilal Oswal AMC</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">6</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="color: #333333;;">Enam Holding</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">7</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="color: #333333;;">Lucky Investment</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">8</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="color: #333333;;">Param Capital</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">9</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="color: #333333;;">Reliance Life</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="width:3.6em;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding:0.2em 0.6em 0.2em 0.5em;border: 1px solid #BBB;border-top:none;text-align: center;background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120">Sheet1</p><br /><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: #FFFFFF" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Worksheet Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #BBB"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #DAE7F5;color: #161120">C2</th><td style="text-align:left">=parseit(<font color="Blue">$A$2:$A$100,ROWS(<font color="Red">C$2:C2</font>)</font>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br />