Read column B and turn it into header rows

jmmac

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I have a sheet similar to the following. Each section changes in length daily, so I need to be able to have my macro read this dynamically.

Name Rank
John Smith First
Angela Simms First
Mike Dunn First
Paul Nabors First
Tim Evans Second
Frank White Second
Gina Crow Second
Laura Wild Third
George Amos Third
Amy Jackson Third
James Shelton Third

I have up to 12 rankings, and each one can contain any number of entries daily. I'd like the macro to output something like:

First
John Smith
Angela Simms
Mike Dunn
Paul Nabors
Second
Tim Evans
Frank White
Gina Crow
Third
Laura Wild
George Amos
Amy Jackson
James Shelton

I should note that there are other columns of data to be transferred with each person. I can move the Rank column to column A if need be.
 

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Yep, just move rank to column A and sort by that column. Does that give you what you want?
 
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It will already be sorted by rank before I run the macro. I need the macro to turn the "rank" into a header row for all names that apply to that rank.
 
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I always try to think of ways to do things without using macros / VBA code, but if you really must have rank on a separate row, then you might have to use VBA... but maybe check if The "Subtotals" function does what you want, or using a pivot table.
 
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It's probably fastest to just manually insert the headers where you need them, for this few # of ranks.
 
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I'll be exporting this data into excel multiple times daily, trying to automate the process rather than spending the time inserting headers each time I export.
 
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does it have to be in one column? or would this be acceptable?
FirstSecondThird
John SmithTim EvansLaura Wild
Angela SimmsFrank WhiteGeorge Amos
Mike DunnGina CrowAmy Jackson
Paul NaborsJames Shelton

<colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody>
</tbody>
 
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The "rank" for each group needs to move to its own row, then the names (and subsequent data contained in other columns) will fill the rows below, until the macro realizes a different "rank", creates a new header and continues
 
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Did you start to learn about VBA yet? If so, post what VBA code you have so far. If not, do web searches for things like :

"Excel VBA getting started"
"Excel VBA loop through cells"
"Excel VBA read cell value"
"Excel VBA insert row"
"Excel VBA set cell value"
"Excel VBA format cell" (if you need it in bold like that)

(trying to empower you to learn this stuff) :)

You could also use the Record Macro button on the Developer tab to see what code it generates for you when you do certain things. (Web search "Excel Record Macro" to learn more)

Okay, I decided I'll be nice to help you get started- from Excel, press Alt-F11 to open your code editor, click Insert --> Module, then type :

function myFunction

and press enter. Then you can type or paste code into that function, and press F5 to run it.
 
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Oh- when you say you'll be exporting it to Excel- does it always create a new workbook when you do that? Or can you copy and paste it into an existing workbook?
 
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