Separating data from a column to a new row

[rach78]

I've got a unique identifier in Column A, and Column B contains various text, which is locations. If there is more than one location, it is separated with a comma.

I'd like to have the data combined into only two columns. Where there is more than one location in Column B, a row would be inserted below the data, the unique identifier in Column A corresponding to that column would be copied down, and the location moved to the new row. This process would be repeated depending on the number of locations in the one cell in Column B.

Before example:
CR No Location
CR05/001 Box Hill, Ringwood
CR05/002 Box Hill
CR05/003 Ringwood, Lilydale, Croydon
CR05/004 Croydon
CR05/005 Ringwood

After example:
CR No Location
CR05/001 Box Hill
CR05/001 Ringwood
CR05/002 Box Hill
CR05/003 Ringwood
CR05/003 Lilydale
CR05/003 Croydon
CR05/004 Croydon
CR05/005 Ringwood

If anyone could tell me a quick way to do this it would be great!

Thanks

 

[agihcam]

Welcome to the board.

try this code:

Sub test()
Dim a
Dim i, ii As Long
Range("c1").Resize(, 2) = Array("CR No", "Location")
For i = 2 To Range("b" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
    a = Split(Cells(i, "b").Value, ",")
     For Each m In a
        Range("d" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Offset(1) = m
        Range("d" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Offset(, -1) = Cells(i, "a").Value
     Next
Next
End Sub

 

[rach78]

Thanks. This has given me a good start.