Oct 10 2019 09:53 AM
Hello,
I am trying to determine which excel formula would be the best to create a spread sheet that will automatically input the dimensions for lumber into a given cell. The excerpt below shows the format I am attempting to achieve. In short, I need the first numerical figure in the "Grade/Description" column to automatically populate in the "Thick" column, the second numerical figure, followed by "X" to populate in the "Width" column, and finally, the last numerical figure, followed by "-" to populate in the "Length" column. Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated!
GSWP Item # | Thick | Width | Length | Grade/Description | Units | Unit Size | Total Pieces |
1630700 | 1X12-12 D GRADE WHITE | 3 | 128 | 384 | |||
1320700 | 1X 6-10 D&BTR WHITE | 1 | 256 | 256 | |||
1330700 | 1X 6-12 D&BTR WHITE | 1 | 256 | 256 | |||
1220000 | 1X 4-10 ROUGH WHITE | 4 | 200 | 800 | |||
1230000 | 1X 4-12 ROUGH WHITE | 8 | 200 | 1,600 |
Cheers,
John
Oct 10 2019 11:17 AM
@J-Griff I'd build a lookup table that you can reference.
Thick | Width | Length | Grade/Description |
1 | 12 | 12 | 1X12-12 D GRADE WHITE |
1 | 6 | 10 | 1X 6-10 D&BTR WHITE |
1 | 6 | 12 | 1X 6-12 D&BTR WHITE |
1 | 4 | 10 | 1X 4-10 ROUGH WHITE |
1 | 4 | 12 |
1X 4-12 ROUGH WHITE |
You can set it up as an Excel table, and use a Data Validation drop-down list to select the Grade/Description. Then use INDEX/MATCH to populate the Thick | Length |Width fields.
HTH
Oct 10 2019 11:42 AM
SolutionHi @J-Griff,
In the attached file, the formula for Thick in B2 is:
=LEFT($E2,
FIND("x",$E2)-1)
Moreover, the formula for Width in C2 is:
=MID($E2,
FIND("x",$E2)+1,
FIND("-",$E2)-FIND("x",$E2)-1)
Finally, the formula for Length in D2 is:
=MID($E2,
FIND("-",$E2)+1,
FIND(" ",$E2)-FIND("-",$E2)-1)
Oct 10 2019 12:37 PM
@Twifoo, Thank you so much for your help! I was able to get the first line to work with all three formulas you provided. And as you can see in the attached excel document, the first two columns, thick & width, work perfectly, but I can't figure out why the subsequent lines in the length column are not computing correctly?
Any advice?
Thanks,
John
Oct 10 2019 12:48 PM
Except for F7 and F43, I noticed that the entries under Column F includes a space character (" ") after the "X" character. The pattern of the entries under Column F must be uniform!
Oct 10 2019 01:06 PM
@Twifoo i see what you mean, but unfortunately, I can't change the pattern for the entries in column f because they are being populated from the data entry tab. I presume that extra space after the "X" is because the the figure goes from being two digits to a single digit. Either way, apart from manually altering each line, there is no way to change the format before the data is exported into excel.
Oct 10 2019 01:11 PM
@Twifoo is there a way to add the second condition to the formula in order to capture the same data? Perhaps if we incorporated an IF formula? I am just spit balling here, I have no clue how that would look.
Oct 10 2019 02:08 PM
In the attached version of your file, I wrapped all formulas with IFERROR. Given your explanation, I found it operose to ascertain the apposite formula. Nonetheless, I unearthed this formula in F7 for you:
=IFERROR(MID($F7,FIND("-",$F7)+1,
LOOKUP(10,--MID($F7,ROW($A$1:INDEX($A:$A,LEN($F7))),1),
ROW($A$1:INDEX($A:$A,LEN($F7))))-FIND("-",$F7)),"")
Oct 10 2019 06:48 PM
@Twifoo Thank you for all your help. I was able to build upon your first set of formulas to achieve my desired result. By adding a another column and applying the formula, =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(G7,"X ","X"),"- ","-") to the Grade/Description column, I was able to eliminate the formatting discrepancies which allowed your original formulas to work perfectly. Thanks again for all your help! I would not have been able to figure it out without you!
Oct 10 2019 11:42 AM
SolutionHi @J-Griff,
In the attached file, the formula for Thick in B2 is:
=LEFT($E2,
FIND("x",$E2)-1)
Moreover, the formula for Width in C2 is:
=MID($E2,
FIND("x",$E2)+1,
FIND("-",$E2)-FIND("x",$E2)-1)
Finally, the formula for Length in D2 is:
=MID($E2,
FIND("-",$E2)+1,
FIND(" ",$E2)-FIND("-",$E2)-1)