Grouping rows based on like data in a cell and then separating them

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nebuul@gmail.com - 27 Sep 2006 21:42 GMT

Lets say you have a 15,000 line spreadsheet covering about 8,000
different items. Some items have multiple lines devoted to them. Each
line is a separate transaction related to that item.

After sorting the list by the item name, I now wish to have excel
insert a blank line between each different name. So basically this:

alpha
alpha
beta
beta
beta
gamma
delta
delta

would become this:

alpha
alpha

beta
beta
beta

gamma

delta
delta

Is there any way to do that other than manually inserting rows? An
automated process would save a LOT of time.

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Gord Dibben - 27 Sep 2006 22:32 GMT

Sub InsertRow_At_Change()
Dim i As Long
With Application
.Calculation = xlManual
.ScreenUpdating = False
End With
For i = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row To 2 Step -1
If Cells(i - 1, 1) <> Cells(i, 1) Then _
Cells(i, 1).Resize(1, 1).EntireRow.Insert
Next i
With Application
.Calculation = xlAutomatic
.ScreenUpdating = True
End With
End Sub

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

>Lets say you have a 15,000 line spreadsheet covering about 8,000
>different items. Some items have multiple lines devoted to them. Each
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>Is there any way to do that other than manually inserting rows? An
>automated process would save a LOT of time.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

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nebuul@gmail.com - 27 Sep 2006 22:57 GMT

Awesome, thanks!

> Sub InsertRow_At_Change()
> Dim i As Long
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>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

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