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How to automatically edit a text file to add a command space and then move the below line up to after the space

We use a scanner to scan bar codes when we get in inventory. The Inventory system is web bases so all we have to do is type in that number into a text box or several numbers and it will update the file with all the item. The problem is that the scanner outputs the serial numbers like this (below)

00020957000311
00020957000311
16139651541515
etc

When we put them into the browser to do it to enter multiple items we have to change it to

00020957000311, 00020957000311, 16139651541515...etc

Basically we have to take the list and hit comma space delete so they line up like that so the S/W can upload multiple serial numbers. The problem is this list can be 500 serial numbers long and ir rather tedious. Is there any sort of script or Macro that can do this from the list?

nutsch

by hand, you can put your numbers in column A, put this in B1 =A1, and in B2 put =B1&","&a2 and copy down b2 all the way down. The last B will be the result you need.

Thomas

nutsch

By macro, you can put your numbers in column A and run the attached code

sub concat
dim cl as range, strResult as string

for each cl in range(cells(1,1),cells(rows.count,1).end(xlup))
strresult=strresult & cl &","
next cl

strresult=left(strresult,len(strresult)-1)

cells(1,2)=strresult

end sub

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Bill Prew

If you want to do it in a BAt script, you can do the following:

@echo off
if exist "c:\temp\output.txt" del "c:\temp\output.txt"
for /F "tokens=*" %%A in ("c:\temp\input.txt") do (
  echo.%%~A>>"c:\temp\output.txt"
)

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~bp

Axis52401

ASKER

I was hoping there was some sort of Utility I could use, I'm bot much of a programer.

Thanks

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Bill Prew

oBda, wow, I was dozing when I created that, wasn't I !

Axis52401

ASKER

Thanks, that worked perfectly