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Text in to Columns without text to columns function and more than 3 commas separating it.

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Hi, I have searched the web for a solution but can't seem to find one.

I have files which are comma separated, but as I have so many of them I want to set up a sheet which I can paste the data into and it will then put out in a presentable format in another sheet, instead of having to use the Text to columns function. Not sure if this is possible but need an answer.

I have pasted the data in its original format below. All the videos I have seen don't show how to separate data which has any more than 3 commas. The data I get in all comes in in one cell with upto 17 commas.

The first line is a title and the second is a result. All the charcters change so there is never a fixed length between the commas

Hope someone can help, Thanks

4,1,1,Men 200m Heat1,,,,,,,12:11:59.5676 11,3,5,May,Ryan,Northumberland,22.33,,22.33,,,12:11:59.57,,,,22.33,22.33,,

I have posted the updated file

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What doess the final version of your data look like? Do you want to extract the strings, like, following the 3rd, fifth and last comma?
Variatus (rep: 4889) May 20, '20 at 8:52 pm
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Hello, Dave

Here it is my sugesstion.

I supouse the data are located in column A and start from row 1.

Sub SplitWords()
    n = Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(Range("A:A"))
    For r = 1 To n
        cadena = Cells(r, 1)
        l = Len(cadena)
        i = 1
        k = 2
        Do
            j = i
            Do
                letra = Mid(cadena, i, 1)
                i = i + 1
            Loop Until letra = "," Or i > l    
            word = Mid(cadena, j, i - j - 1)
            Cells(r, k) = word
            k = k + 1
        Loop Until i > l
    Next    
End Sub

I count the amount of rows whit data in column A. Then I take the the of first cell and letter by letter check if is a "," when I find the "," I have the position of the "," whit this I can extract a substring from text (function MID). This processes is repeted until last letter of the text.

Each word I extract from the text is written down in a consecutive cell in same row where the text is.

All this is inside a loop for each cell whit data. I attached the file whit the macro.

Hope this be usefull and can help you.

Regards
Basilio  

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Hi Basilio, I can't thank you enough, this is exactly what I need you have save me a lot of time,a big headache and money (instead of buying other software).
Thanks so much for your help
Dave
Dave1245 (rep: 8) May 21, '20 at 1:40 am
My pleasure!
Basilio (rep: 105) May 21, '20 at 1:43 am
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