VBA code to convert/encode multiple cells

[jcocker]

[FONT=&quot]I have a worksheet with several 000's rows of data, holding information about patients' visits. Each row holds the information of a single visit.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Each patient can have multiple visits (i.e. appear in multiple rows). The table is sorted by patient name, and the left-most column holds the patient name.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I need to share this sheet with others so that it can analysed, but due to data protection rules I wish to hide the personal information, i.e. patient name, before I do that. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]My plan is to keep a master copy of the sheet, just in case. I would like a make a copy of it, with the patient details anonymised, that can then be shared. I would like each patient name to be changed to a sequential number, something like P0001, P0002, etc. The left column of the table will appear like this:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]P0001
P0001
P0002
P0003
P0004
P0004
P0005
...[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]How do I create the encoding automatically please?[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Any tips will be much appreciated![/FONT]

 

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[lrobbo314]

Assuming your names begin in cell A1, in B1, put 'P0001'. Then in B2, enter the formula,

=IF(A2=A1,B1,TEXT(INT(RIGHT(B1,LEN(B1)-1)+1),"P0000"))

then copy it down.

 

[jcocker]

Assuming your names begin in cell A1, in B1, put 'P0001'. Then in B2, enter the formula,

=IF(A2=A1,B1,TEXT(INT(RIGHT(B1,LEN(B1)-1)+1),"P0000"))

then copy it down.

Fantastic!

Thanks a lot.

 

[lrobbo314]

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