The first step you need to accomplish is to find some data structure that will enable your intended use(s) of the data. Once you have designed your target data structure, the method of converting your input data into your data structure is basic computer science. Once you have the conversion of your data into your data structure, do whatever it is you need to do with it.

Your questions have been telling me that you don't know what data structure you should be using. Data structures are the heart of every program. If you don't know how you need to represent your data, then you can't work with it.

My criteria for good software:
  1. Does it work?
  2. Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?

In reply to Re^3: data formatting in excel by dragonchild
in thread data formatting in excel by pingme8705

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