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Data sorting
Hello everyone,
I have a very long list of data showing image file path names from multiple folders. I want to be able to sort this data into five columns (CAM1,CAM2,CAM3,CAM4 and Sphere).
I am able to copy and paste the data but it takes a significant amount of time to sort through as the sequence is
TrackbCAM1, TrackbCAM2, TrackbCAM3, TrackbCAM4, trackbsphere, TrackcCAM1, TrackcCAM2, TrackcCAM3 etc....
Does anyone know a quick way to sort this in excel? Any help would be very much appreciated.
thanks
If you have Excel in Microsoft 365, you can use the new FILTER function for this.
Otherwise, Advance Filter (Data tab of the ribbon > Advanced) is a quick way to do this.
First, insert a header in A1. I used File, but it can be anything.
Set up a criteria range: File in cell C1 (spelled exactly as in A1) and *CAM1* in C2.
Also set up a copy-to range: File in cell D1 (as in A1).
Select A1 and click Advanced.
Ignore the warning that Excel puts up.
Specify the criteria range, select 'Copy to another range' and specify the Copy to range:
Click OK.
Do the same for the other cameras. It took me less time to execute than to write this down.
See the attached version.
If you have Excel in Microsoft 365, you can use the new FILTER function for this.
Otherwise, Advance Filter (Data tab of the ribbon > Advanced) is a quick way to do this.
First, insert a header in A1. I used File, but it can be anything.
Set up a criteria range: File in cell C1 (spelled exactly as in A1) and *CAM1* in C2.
Also set up a copy-to range: File in cell D1 (as in A1).
Select A1 and click Advanced.
Ignore the warning that Excel puts up.
Specify the criteria range, select 'Copy to another range' and specify the Copy to range:
Click OK.
Do the same for the other cameras. It took me less time to execute than to write this down.
See the attached version.
- Thank you very much Hans
Would anyone know how to get the file path to show in numerical order for this data also?
At the moment it goes 1,10,100,1000, 1001,1002 etc but I would rather it went 1,2,3,4,5...
I tried the az sort button but nothing changed 😞
thanks
Andrew
