Transpose a single column to multiple rows

Question

I have one column of data with approximately 800 records. Each 18 cells is one record. I need a script that takes every 18 cells and transposes them to a row dynamically, or ev

Answer 1

you can use this VBA code to achieve this .

    Public Sub TransposePaste()
   'Value we want to step by....
    Dim stepVal As Long
    stepVal = 18
'Declare start row variable (-1)
 Dim row As Long
 row = 0

'Declare the column the data is coming from
Dim col As Long
col = 1

'Declare and set worksheet
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set ws = Sheet1

'end row of the data
Dim endRow As Long


endRow = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, col).End(xlUp).row

'cycle to end of data end of data...
For i = 1 To endRow Step stepVal

'increment row each time
row = row + 1

    'cycle through the columns outputting the data
    For j = 1 To stepVal

    Sheet1.Cells(row, j).Value = Sheet1.Cells(i + j - 1, col).Value

    Next j
Next i

End Sub

Answer 2

You'll probably get asked "what have you tried" since it's preferred that you have a bash at it and ask when you get stuck rather than asking for a complete solution. That having been said, I can offer you some tips to get you started.

To do this in VBA you need to perform a loop which starts at the first cell, gets a range consisting of that cell and the following 18 rows, then pastes that into (probably) another sheet in the workbook, transposing it from a column to a row. The loop will then offset 19 cells and start again.

Take a look at the answer that I gave in this thread: Unable to write a Macro for Excel VBA to copy a specific cell value to the next blank rows

That will give you the syntax for doing a loop which is somewhat similar to yours.

To get the syntax for doing a paste / transpose, do it manually and record your actions using the macro recorder. That can be found on the Developer tab. (If you don't have the Developer tab visible, go to File -> Options -> Customise Ribbon and turn on the Developer tab there.)

Give it a try, and if you find that you can't quite make it work just post again with the details of where you're getting stuck.