Splitting a delimited text

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atledreier

Hello again.

I have a cell with data, delimited by a comma. The data is text.
I need to get this data split into individual cells. Any neat way to
do this automated?
 
There is a text to columns feature available.

Make sure the columns to the immediate right are empty. Any data in them
will be overwritten.

Select the cells in question
Goto the menu Data>Text to Columns
Delimited>Next
Comma>Finish

Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP
 
I am aware of the 'Text to columns' wizard. I was hoping to automate
this, though. Thanks anyway. :o)

- Atle
 
I am aware of the 'Text to columns' wizard. I was hoping to automate
this, though. Thanks anyway. :o)

- Atle
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What would an "automated" process look like, to you?
--ron
 
I need my users to enter delimited data in a cell, and be able to
split this data in another workbook, to ease printing and searching.
The data does not have a set format. As a workaround I have set a
range of columns that the user enter the data in individual cells
manually, but that hurts the user's readability while entering and
editing the data.
 
I need my users to enter delimited data in a cell, and be able to
split this data in another workbook, to ease printing and searching.
The data does not have a set format. As a workaround I have set a
range of columns that the user enter the data in individual cells
manually, but that hurts the user's readability while entering and
editing the data.
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Seems to me you could record a macro that

Copies the user entered data
Pastes it into an existing or new workbook
Executes the Data/Text-to-Columns wizard in the new workbook

and, perhaps, attach it to a button.

There are too many potential, undefined variations in what you've posted to go
much further.
--ron
 
I've settled on instructing my users to enter one piece of data in
each column to work around the issue, although a macro could probably
do it.

Thanks for your input, guys.
 
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