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Repeated sequential numbering

Asked by: idlepimp

I am printing a NCR form, the paper i was given came precollated . What i am trying to do is print a form 4 up on pdf will giving each section its own invoice number.


Each form would print 3 times in a row then each form would increase its invoice number by one. After they would be cut and glued

1-1000        1001-2000

2001-3000   3001-4000

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2009-10-31 at 14:42:16ID24861184
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Answers

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2009-10-31 at 15:40:36ID: 25711885

In which application are you working?

 

by: idlepimpPosted on 2009-10-31 at 17:38:00ID: 25712202

excel

 

by: EricFletcherPosted on 2009-10-31 at 23:33:23ID: 25712808

The attached shows a way to set it up; I leave the form-fitting to you.

Purists might notice that the formulas insert an "en" dash, Alt-0150, to separate the numeric ranges; a preferred separator to use of a hyphen.

 

by: idlepimpPosted on 2009-11-01 at 08:08:41ID: 25714154

Now how do i have it change the number of each section every time it print the third  part of the NCR. For i printed just what was there for 50 sheets and it printed the same image 50 times. instead of cycling up in count every three pages for each section.

 

by: idlepimpPosted on 2009-11-01 at 11:02:33ID: 25714910


This Formula would work yet i need it to repeat every 3 times and not 2  times. I am operator not a program i hope this helps.

=INT((ROW()+1)/2)

 

by: jkunreinPosted on 2009-11-02 at 07:40:41ID: 25720345

Try this instead of INT:

=CEILING(ROW()/3, 1)

 

by: idlepimpPosted on 2009-11-05 at 15:26:16ID: 25755239

Is there a way using the same equation to create the starting number 1001 2001 and 3001 in different rows?

 

by: jkunreinPosted on 2009-11-06 at 08:11:33ID: 25760384

Well, if the starting points are never going to change, then you could base it on the current row number.  For example, if you want 1001 to begin on row 51 and 2001 to begin on row 65, then these formulae would work:

=CEILING((ROW() -50)/3, 1) + 1000
=CEILING((ROW() -64)/3, 1) + 2000

If your row numbers might be changing, then those won't really do it for you.  

 

by: jkunreinPosted on 2009-11-06 at 08:19:11ID: 25760461

And just in case your rows do change (since they almost always do), I came up with a possible fix.  I'm sure someone can come up with a more eloquent solution, but I've confirmed that this works.

First, you need to define a name (in Excel 2003, it's Insert, Name, Define).  I named my first cell as BEGIN1001.  I then named another cell as BEGIN2001.  You could do this as often as you need.

I then pasted this formula for all the 1000s:
=CEILING((ROW() - ROW(BEGIN1001) + 1)/3, 1) + 1000

And for the 2000s:
=CEILING((ROW() - ROW(BEGIN2001) + 1)/3, 1) + 2000

They retain their values even if I add and delete rows.

I went ahead and attached my experiment.  I haven't been able to break it yet.

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