Help with numbers!

meredunne

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Hi all, I'm trying to create a customer database. I got some great help the other day and I'm hoping that someone might be able to help me with a second piece of the puzzle. I was able to create a formula to take the first 5 letters from a customer name and add 4 digits to the end (eg: ALLST0001).

My problem now is that I ended up with 4 accounts with that exact same company acct code. Is there any way to specify to only use "1" once? So that it would show like so:

ALLST0001
ALLST0002
ALLST0003
ALLST0004
ALLCI0001

 

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Hi. Try this with your companies in A2 downwards, it presumes you have headers:

=LEFT(A2,5)&TEXT(COUNTIF($A$2:A2,A2),"0000")
 
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Doesn't seem to make that last number change. The formula I am currently using is:

=UPPER(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(D2," ",""),"&",""),"'",""),"-",""),5)&TEXT(COUNTIF($D$2:D3,LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",""),"&",""),"'",""),"-",""),5)&"*")+1,"0000"))

IDK if something can be added to this??? But maybe will help explain what I'm trying to do....?
 
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The $D$2:D3 bit needs to say $D$2:D2 and im not sure why you have the +1 unless you want your numbers to start at 2? Aside from that seems to work my end.
 
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Ok, adjusted D2. When I take out the +1 it changes all of the numbers to 0000 rather than 0001....but still not increasing as it hits duplicates....
 
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Can you paste the data you have in column D. Or an appropriate length sample if theres a lot.
 
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This is column C and D: (nothing in "A" or "B", they'll actually be deleted once this gets straight)

ALLPR0001 All Pro Carpet
ALLPR0001 All Pro Restoration Inc.
ALLST0001 All Star Flooring
ALLST0001 All State Carpet
ALLST0001 All State Flooring Distributors LP
ALLST0001 All Stiles Inc.
ALLCI0001 All-City Floor Covering Inc.
ALLEN0001 Allen Carpet & Floors
ALLIE0001 Allied Floor Service Inc.
ALLIE0001 Allied Flooring Systems Inc.
ALLIE0001 Allied Tile Mfg Corp.
 
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This is ugly but seems to do it:

=UPPER(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(D2," ",""),"&",""),"'",""),"-",""),5)&TEXT(SUMPRODUCT(--(UPPER(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE($D$2:D2," ",""),"&",""),"'",""),"-",""),5))=UPPER(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(D2," ",""),"&",""),"'",""),"-",""),5)))),"0000"))
 
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Steve the fish you are my hero! It wasn't pretty to start with, but I think it BEAUTIFUL now!!! :)

Thank you!
 
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