membercode check

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Hi there,

i try to create a membercoding.. made out of the first 4 letters of the
lastname and a following number.

lastnames
jansen JANS1
jansen JANS2
janssen JANS3
jansons JANS4
jan JAN1

so when i type in a new member with the name

Jansma it generates the code JANS5

....

al also need this for access..
where i'm trying to create a big member database..

thanks for all the help
 
Sort then Ascending in column A

typ in colum B1 the correct short version.

type in B2
"=IF(LEFT(A2,4)=LEFT(B1,4),LEFT(A2,4)&MID(B1,5,2)+1,LEFT(A2,4)& 1)"

copy down.

regards
 
Hi there,

i try to create a membercoding.. made out of the first 4 letters of the
lastname and a following number.

lastnames
jansen        JANS1
jansen        JANS2
janssen      JANS3
jansons      JANS4
jan             JAN1

so when i type in a new member with the name

Jansma it generates the code JANS5

...

al also need this for access..
where i'm trying to create a big member database..

thanks for all the help
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