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I don't know what to do!!

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Stephanieo99 - 30 Sep 2006 21:07 GMT
I have been working for good number of days on this "project" and still
can't figure it out.
I work for a property management company and we print check in
enevelopes for our arriving guests. A prior employee had a convoluted
way of performing this using about four different programs... no one in
IT can figure it out. I think there is a way to just use excel but my IT
dept has given up on us.

Basically, I have a list of properties with their addresses and phone
numbers and other property specifics. Each property is assigned a row
in this table.

Bi-weekly, I would import the guest information to excel. Each guest is
assigned a row in this table.

This is where it is getting tricky for me.

Here's what I would like the result to be:

I would like one field (property code) in the arriving guests table to
trigger an auto fill of the next 5 or so boxes in that row with
information from the property information table.

I can then easily plug that table into a mail merge file to create our
check in envelopes in word. (I know how to do this part already.)

I have tried a number of methods to no avail. Can someone please help?
I would like to keep this in excel if possibe but I have also
experimented with Access. Since I am the only one in the office with
Access on my computer, that will make it tougher for the rest of the
employees here.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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PY & Associates - 01 Oct 2006 02:24 GMT
Send us sample files to have a look please

> I have been working for good number of days on this "project" and still
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Stephanieo99 - 01 Oct 2006 16:56 GMT
I have attached three documents.

Sept = Test month (this comes from our reservation system)
Property addresses = Table where prop information is stored
Final Result = What I need the finished product to look like so I ca
merge it to our  envelope file in word

Thanks for all your help!

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|Filename: SEPT.TXT                                                
|Download: http://www.excelbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=78
|Filename: final Result.txt                                        
|Download: http://www.excelbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=81
|Filename: Property Addresses.txt                                  
|Download: http://www.excelbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=80
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Stephanieo99
PY & Associates - 02 Oct 2006 00:37 GMT
Files missing please.

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JoAnn Paules [MVP] - 02 Oct 2006 01:23 GMT
You can't attach files to this newsgroup.

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joeu2004@hotmail.com - 02 Oct 2006 02:02 GMT
> You can't attach files to this newsgroup.

The files are accessible via Google Groups.  Go to the newsgroup
microsoft.public.excel.newusers.

I would open attachments only by logging into a restricted account, not
an administrator account.  When I did that and looked at the files, I
saw "raw" text, not Excel files.  In one case, the data is completely
unstructured -- obvious in some input format for something.  Good luck!

My suggestion to the OP:  hire an Excel consultant.  "You get what you
pay for!"
JoAnn Paules [MVP] - 02 Oct 2006 02:10 GMT
Still not a good idea. Unless you're using Google Groups, those files don't
exist. And no one in their right mind would open an attachment in a
newsgroup.

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PY & Associates - 02 Oct 2006 04:33 GMT
We cannot figure out how you assign properties to each "guest".
Perhaps it is done manually each time.

If we may guess, the workflow should be:
read SEPT.TXT with Excel in sheet1;
read Property Address.txt in sheet2;
in a new column in sheet1, key in property id;
use vlookup to pull in property specifies from sheet2;
export relevant fields in text file to Final Result.txt format.

We believe your service provider can automate this with minimum effort.

Regards
PY & Associates

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Don Guillett - 02 Oct 2006 13:17 GMT
I have not looked at your files but I may??? have an idea of what you are
trying to do. You may contact me privately.

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SalesAid Software
dguillett1@austin.rr.com

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Stephanieo99 - 02 Oct 2006 23:38 GMT
Is there any way I can get you to call me or write my personal e-mail
address? I can be reached at 800-521-2515 x2004 (I will be here until
6:30 Mountain Time) or you can reach me at my personal e-mail:
stephanieo99@gmail.com

Thanks so much for all your help! If you can help me out I can get you
a 20% discount to stay in one of our properties here in Sun Valley!

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JoAnn Paules [MVP] - 03 Oct 2006 01:39 GMT
NEVER, NEVER, NVER post your phone number or unmunged email address!

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