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"Island Girl" wrote in message
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I'd appreciate your help with the following job request:
I was given a list of 500 names and addresses which the requester asked to
be placed on mailing labels. He also wants them in alphabetical order.
The names were given to me with each line ending in a paragraph mark and
another paragraph mark separating the addresses (in other words, 2
paragraph
marks separate each name/address enty. I have put the information into a
table using Graham Mayor's "lifesaving" technique, but the job of putting
the
names into alpha order is giving me a two-fold problem:
1. The list was sent to me with the addressees' company positions
alonside
their names, separated by a comma. Is there a quick way of separating the
addressee's name and position which make up the first column?
2. Once I take the name column out of the table in order to alphabetize
the
last names, how do I put the table back together so that the right name is
with the right row? Or is there a way to leave everything in the table
and
still alphabetize by last name?
I'm sure this will turn out to be something simple for you, as well as
something I should know by now, but the answer just doesn't come to
me--especially getting the rearranged names back in place.
Maybe I'll wake up in the morning with the answer or, better still, see
your
reply when I arise.
If I could reach through the computer and thank you wonderful people
personally, I would; but for now, a heartfelt thanks for all you do.
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