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    Sorting issue

    Dear all

    I have a problem in sorting the following

    G1 to G40

    When I do sorting , it shows this. It there any way I can solve this ?

    G1
    G10
    G11
    G12
    G13
    G14
    G15
    G16
    G17
    G18
    G19
    G2

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    Re: Sorting issue

    You have to include zeros as placeholders to the maximum value you expect to encounter.

    If you do not expect to hit G100, then put a 0 in front of every value under 10 (i.e. G02)
    If you expect to exceed 100 (but not 1000) then you need an additional zero (i.e G002 and G015)
    Does that work for you?
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    Re: Sorting issue

    you can try
    your data is in A1:A12
    in B1: =--MID(Q1,2,LEN(Q1)) and drag down
    select A1:B12
    use SORT from Ribbon by column B (smallest to largest
    after that you can delete helper column B
    Last edited by sandy666; 05-23-2017 at 10:13 AM.

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    Re: Sorting issue

    Dear Sandy666 and Chemist

    I tried both method, it shows

    G1
    G10
    G11
    G12
    G13
    G14
    G15
    G16
    G17
    G18
    G19
    G2
    G20
    G21
    G3

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    Re: Sorting issue

    I made mistake
    in B1: =--MID(A1,2,LEN(A1))

    see att. algorithm is the same
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    Re: Sorting issue

    Sandy

    This is still not working

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    Re: Sorting issue

    See the movie in zip

    or attach example xlsx file because I don't know what kind of characters you are using, local or something

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    Re: Sorting issue

    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Tsang View Post
    Dear Sandy666 and Chemist

    I tried both method, it shows
    G1
    If you tried my method, it wouldn't be showing G1 or G2 because I said to replace G1 with G01 and G2 with G02.

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    Re: Sorting issue

    Suppose your data from "A2" to "A13"
    Enter formula in "B2"
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    copy down
    then sort with helper column. [column "B" is helper]


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