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    Question Parsing text to columns

    Just started wondering if there's a simpler way to do this, I basically need to manually scrape information from text files and enter into excel. I've usually done it all by hand which takes a good long while.

    Source plain-text input:
    CUSTOMER NAME - [0a-00-3e-f5-2e-63] - LUID: 006
    CUSTOMER NAME (CONTACT), (780) xxx-xxxx - [0a-00-3e-f6-ea-2a] - LUID: 009
    CUSTOMER NAME (CONTACT) (780) xxx-xxxx - [0a-00-3e-f6-ea-30] - LUID: 007
    CUSTOMER NAME - [0a-00-3e-f2-0c-f1] - LUID: 008
    CUSTOMER NAME (Abbreviated) - [0a-00-3e-f7-4d-7e] - LUID: 010
    CUSTOMER NAME (CUSTOMER SITE - NAME) - [0a-00-3e-d0-b5-de] - LUID: 003
    CUSTOMER NAME, (780)xxx-xxxx cell. - [0a-00-3e-d0-b6-05] - LUID: 002
    CUSTOMER NAME - [0a-00-3e-fa-81-45] - LUID: 005
    CUSTOMER SITE - CUSTOMER NAME - [0a-00-3e-d0-b5-fe] - LUID: 004

    Final Excel output after copying each item by hand ('|' is a separated column):
    CUSTOMER NAME |0a-00-3e-f5-2e-63|
    CUSTOMER NAME (CONTACT) |0a-00-3e-f6-ea-2a|
    CUSTOMER NAME (CONTACT) |0a-00-3e-f6-ea-30|
    CUSTOMER NAME |0a-00-3e-f2-0c-f1|
    CUSTOMER NAME (Abbreviated) |0a-00-3e-f7-4d-7e|
    CUSTOMER NAME (CUSTOMER SITE - NAME) |0a-00-3e-d0-b5-de|
    CUSTOMER NAME |0a-00-3e-d0-b6-05|
    CUSTOMER NAME |0a-00-3e-fa-81-45|
    CUSTOMER SITE - CUSTOMER NAME |0a-00-3e-d0-b5-fe|

    As you can imagine this is quite tedious after awhile.

    It's the same thing I want to apply on each tab/sheet, but could always make it so its all in one sheet if that's easier. Any ideas?
    Last edited by basic; 12-02-2010 at 03:09 PM. Reason: 2 Great solutions, closing as solved

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