Limit text to column to using only 2 columns

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debbi

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I have a list of names that contain one to as many as three or four ",". I need these to be in two columns and include this in a macro. I would like to find the last ","and then text to column. Below are some examples of what my information can look like:

<TABLE style="WIDTH: 132pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=176><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 132pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6436" width=176><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 132pt; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0" class=xl66 height=20 width=176>Smith, Jones, , Jane</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0" class=xl66 height=20>Doe, Jane I</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0" class=xl66 height=20>Johns, Judy</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0" class=xl66 height=20>Davis, Jr., Richard</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 

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debbi,

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I hope this will work, I'm using Excel 2007 and this is an example of my data...



Excel Workbook
GHIJKLMNOPQ
4LASTFIRSTADDRESSCITYSTATEZIPPHONEPHONE2EMAILCATEGORYLEADDATE
5Smith, Jones, , JaneANY STREETANYWA99999
6Doe, Jane LANY STREETANYWA100000
7Johns, JudyANY STREETANYWA100001
8Davis, Jr., RichardANY STREETANYWA100002
Sheet1

Excel 2007
 
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debbi,

Can we have another screenshot, of what columns G and H should look like (before and after) per your request (please make the columns wide enough to see all the information).

We also would need examples of the raw data in column G, per as many as three or four ","
 
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="574"><col style="width: 83pt;" width="110"> <col style="width: 97pt;" width="129"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 59pt;" width="79"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64" span="3"> <tbody><tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; width: 83pt;" width="110" height="20"> Column"F"
</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-left: medium none; width: 97pt;" width="129">Column"G"
</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-left: medium none; width: 48pt;" width="64">Column"H"
</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl69" style="border-left: medium none; width: 59pt;" width="79">ADDRESS</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-left: medium none; width: 48pt;" width="64">CITY</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-left: medium none; width: 48pt;" width="64">STATE</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-left: medium none; width: 48pt;" width="64">ZIP</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">before with 3 ","</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Smith, Jones, , Jane</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY STREET</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WA</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" align="right">99999</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">before </td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Doe, Jane L</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY STREET</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WA</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" align="right">100000</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">before </td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Johns, Judy</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY STREET</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WA</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" align="right">100001</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">before with 2 ","</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Davis, Jr., Richard</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY STREET</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WA</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" align="right">100002</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">
</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">after</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Smith, Jones, </td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"> Jane</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY STREET</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WA</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" align="right">99999</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">after</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Doe</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"> Jane L</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY STREET</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WA</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" align="right">100000</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">after</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Johns</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"> Judy</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY STREET</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WA</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" align="right">100001</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; border-top: medium none;" height="20">after</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Davis, Jr.</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"> Richard</td> <td valign="top">
</td><td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY STREET</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">ANY</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WA</td> <td class="xl68" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" align="right">100002</td> </tr> </tbody></table><table style="width: 574px; height: 276px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 83pt;" width="110"> <col style="width: 97pt;" width="129"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 59pt;" width="79"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64" span="3"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">
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Sorry, I'm having problems posting from a different computer and didn't want to leave this with no reply:( I can send a better reply tomorrow if this one it's helping
 
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I don't think Text to Columns lends itself to this task. Try this in a copy of your workbook. It assumes that each cell in the 'G' range has a value and that value contains at least one comma.

<font face=Courier New><br><br><SPAN style="color:#00007F">Sub</SPAN> Split_Names()<br>    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Dim</SPAN> a<br>    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Dim</SPAN> r <SPAN style="color:#00007F">As</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Long</SPAN>, pos <SPAN style="color:#00007F">As</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Long</SPAN><br>    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Dim</SPAN> s <SPAN style="color:#00007F">As</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">String</SPAN><br>    <br>    a = Range("G5:H" & Range("G" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row).Value<br>    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">For</SPAN> r = 1 <SPAN style="color:#00007F">To</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">UBound</SPAN>(a, 1)<br>        s = a(r, 1)<br>        pos = InStrRev(s, ",")<br>        a(r, 1) = Trim(Left(s, pos - 1))<br>        a(r, 2) = Trim(Right(s, Len(s) - pos))<br>    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Next</SPAN> r<br>    Range("G5").Resize(UBound(a, 1), 2).Value = a<br><SPAN style="color:#00007F">End</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Sub</SPAN><br></FONT>
 
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