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    Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    Attached is a small section of a 7-column, 95-row database.
    I want to sort each row from low to high.
    I've done this with the first row of the sample.
    Is there a way to automate this process with a formula?
    Ive tried selecting the whole table and doing a regular sort but it only works on one or two rows.
    Advice would be much appreciated.
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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    Your post leads me to believe that you're actually desiring to sort by the column from left to right. But if you're actually wanting to sort by the row which is exactly what the built-in feature of excel offers through the sorting menu in the interface, then all you have to do is click the buttons to do that task. So are you wanting to sort the data in the table by way of left to right or right to left or do you want to sort it by a vertical nature which is what Excel offers through its menu options? Keep in mind I'm on a phone at the moment so I can't download your file and look at it

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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    Hi

    Try this VBA code.
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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    Hi

    With a formula in J3 and drag down and across
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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    vba-php, hi. Yes, I want to sort each row from left to right, as I've already done with the top (bolded) row.
    But I regularly have 95 rows to sort and it's too time-consuming to do them one at a time with the regular sort process in my Excel 2007.
    No, not vertical, I want to sort the rows. Horizontally.

    Jose Augusto: Thanks for the suggestions.
    The VBA looks interesting but I'm at work and won't be able to try it until I get home.
    But I did try the formula and it didn't work. I've attached the result here. Maybe I didn't apply it properly?
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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    If Jose is solution doesn't work for you I can't think of any other way to do it other than to loot in code sorry. At first I thought of the transpose function but all that does is take a range block of text and cells and turns at 90°.

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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    Quote Originally Posted by excelamer View Post
    Jose Augusto: Thanks for the suggestions.
    The VBA looks interesting but I'm at work and won't be able to try it until I get home.
    But I did try the formula and it didn't work. I've attached the result here. Maybe I didn't apply it properly?
    That is likely because AGGREGATE was introduced in Excel 2010. Your profile shows 2007.

    Try instead in J3:P12
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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    That is likely because AGGREGATE was introduced in Excel 2010. Your profile shows 2007.
    Thank you Dave.
    My fault. I don't see the profile.

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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    In J3 then copied across and down.

    =SMALL($B3:$H3,COLUMNS($J3:J3))
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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

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    kvsrinivasamurthy:
    Guys, thanks for your inputs. However, I have the same problem with both formulas - I don't understand how to apply either of them to my 90-something row database. As I said in my first post, the original file\table I supplied was just a small sample of the whole.

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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    Just copy down all formulas upto the rows required. If still problem persists upload the file.

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    Re: Is there a way to automate this row sort process?

    "Just copy down all formulas upto the rows required"

    Sorry, I have no idea what you're saying. No worries, I'll look elsewhere.

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