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A way to sort 20 numbers in 1 cell into 20 seperate cells or report

Asked by: Anthony_E

Hi,

I need a way to sort 20 numbers the are in 1 field into 20 seperate fields or count these numbers and report how many of those numbers are between 01 - 10, 11 - 20, 21 - 30 etc upto 71 - 80. the numbers are seperated by a , 'comma' here is an example of what i want to do:

41, 52, 32, 08, 39, 55, 21, 20, 09, 46, 15, 05, 77, 23, 69, 60, 12, 19, 07, 29

they are the numbers in the cell. i want to have a script to make each number go into its own cell either on the same row or in another sheet on the same row,  or count the numbers that are in that cell and report how many of each number between a set of numberrs.

so the ouput for this line of numbers should be:
01 - 10 : 4
11 - 20 : 4
21 - 30 : 3
31 - 40 : 2
41 - 50 : 2
51 - 60 : 3
61 - 70 : 1
71 - 80 : 1

or to put each seperate number in a different cell without commas.

thanks Anthony

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Answers

 

by: ZwiekhorstPosted on 2004-12-20 at 23:54:50ID: 12873822

Hi Anthony,
this does what you want it will take you number range in cell B1 and put the result into B3 to B10
you just have to put in the A column the "0-10" etc..

Sub numbercontr()
Dim numbers(100), k(8) As Integer
Dim i As Integer

Range("B1").Select
i = 0
For j = 1 To 100 Step 4
 numbers(i) = Val(Mid(ActiveCell.Text, j, 2))
 i = i + 1
Next
i = 0
While numbers(i) > 0
If (numbers(i) < 11) Then k(1) = k(1) + 1 Else: _
 If numbers(i) < 21 Then k(2) = k(2) + 1 Else: _
  If numbers(i) < 31 Then k(3) = k(3) + 1 Else: _
   If numbers(i) < 41 Then k(4) = k(4) + 1 Else: _
    If numbers(i) < 51 Then k(5) = k(5) + 1 Else: _
     If numbers(i) < 61 Then k(6) = k(6) + 1 Else: _
      If numbers(i) < 71 Then k(7) = k(7) + 1 Else: _
       If numbers(i) < 81 Then k(8) = k(8) + 1
       
     
  i = i + 1
Wend
Range("b3").Select
For i = 1 To 8
ActiveCell(i, 1) = k(i)
Next

End Sub

If you need more help for a full macro let me now

cheers Eric

 

by: stochasticPosted on 2004-12-21 at 00:26:49ID: 12873931

A slight improvement to Eric's suggestion:



For j = 1 To 100 Step 4
 numbers(i) = Val(Mid(ActiveCell.Text, j, 2))
 i = i + 1
Next

can be substituted by using the SPLIT function of VBA:


Dim numbers as variant     ' instead of dim numbers(100)
...

numbers = Split(ActiveCell.Text, ", ")

- stochastic

 

by: ZwiekhorstPosted on 2004-12-21 at 01:01:49ID: 12874037

Thanks Stochastic,
I was looking for this function but could not find it so fast.
I will try to remember it as it is very usefull .


Cheers,

Eric

 

by: byundtPosted on 2004-12-21 at 06:46:38ID: 12876051

Hi Anthony,
You can split the numbers into 20 different fields using the Data...Text to Columns menu item. Specify "Delimited" text, click the "Next" button, then check the boxes for "Space" and "Comma" as delimiters.

You can now use a SUMPRODUCT formula to count your values. If cells A1:T1 contain your data fields, and cells Z1:Z8 contain the start of each decade range (1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 & 71), then the following formula returns the count:
=SUMPRODUCT((A$1:T$1>=Z1)*(A$1:T$1<Z1+10))


You can also solve the problem without splitting your data up into separate fields.

Assume that cell A1 contains your list of 20 numbers (separated by commas) and that cells Z1:Z8 contain the numbers 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 & 71 (same as above). The following formula returns the count of numbers in each decade range:
=SUMPRODUCT((MID("," & A$1 & ",",FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE("," & A$1 & ",",",","|",ROW($1:$20)))+1,FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE("," & A$1 & ",",",","|",ROW($2:$21)))-FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE("," & A$1 & ",",",","|",ROW($1:$20)))-1)*1>=Z1)*(MID("," & A$1 & ",",FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE("," & A$1 & ",",",","|",ROW($1:$20)))+1,FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE("," & A$1 & ",",",","|",ROW($2:$21)))-FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE("," & A$1 & ",",",","|",ROW($1:$20)))-1)*1<Z1+10))

Cheers!
Brad

 

by: Anthony_EPosted on 2004-12-21 at 14:15:50ID: 12879807

Thanks guys all suggestions worked and helped me out though i used Zwiekhorst's code to do what i needed to do, Thanks again!

 

by: patrickabPosted on 2004-12-21 at 14:32:32ID: 12879953

Anthony_E,

Somewhat after the event it is worth noting that with a sorted list of the numbers in a vertical list (starting in cell A2) a formula such as the following will count the number in each decade (0-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-70 etc) if copied down column B next to the sorted list:

=IF(INT((A1-1)/10)=INT((A2-1)/10),B1+1,1)

Unless I am wrong this is a rather easier solution than given so far.

Patrick

 

by: patrickabPosted on 2004-12-21 at 14:59:34ID: 12880146

Anthony_E,

You might like to have a look at the following file to make the listing of the numbers in each decade somewhat easier:

http://www.asdy88.dsl.pipex.com/Experts%20Exchange/Anthony_E01.xls

I know it's after the event but all the same you might find it useful.

Patrick

 

by: Anthony_EPosted on 2004-12-21 at 16:03:58ID: 12880498

Thanks for your suggestion patrickab although i have what i need your suggestion does look easier, ill shall use that for future reference thanks again.

 

by: patrickabPosted on 2004-12-21 at 16:40:03ID: 12880646

It's a pleasure. Patrick

 

by: stochasticPosted on 2004-12-21 at 22:37:38ID: 12881984

Hi Anthony,

Thanks for the grade :)

- stochastic

 

by: ZwiekhorstPosted on 2004-12-21 at 22:52:38ID: 12882021

Hi Anthony,

I would like to thank you for the grade,

Hope to be able to help you again in the future

and to my fellow experts, thanks also, I'm learning everytime more....


Eric

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