Indented Headings in single column - need to extract to multiple columns

brett24

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[h=2]Indented Headings in single column - need to extract to multiple columns[/h]
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I have a spreadsheet which pulls in data, however the headings and sub-headings come in the same column i.e. A and are indented, for example:

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 200, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Column A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] England[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Apple[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Pear[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] France[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Apple[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Spain[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Strawberry[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand A [/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

























I need to display this indented data in three separate columns

[TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Country[/TD]
[TD]Fruit[/TD]
[TD]Brand[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD]Apple[/TD]
[TD]Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD]Apple[/TD]
[TD]Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD]Pear[/TD]
[TD]Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD]Pear[/TD]
[TD]Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD]Apple[/TD]
[TD]Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD]Apple[/TD]
[TD]Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Spain[/TD]
[TD]Strawberry[/TD]
[TD]Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

This will allow me to pivot if required. For example heading 1 is country and this is indented by 1 space, heading 2 is Produce and this is indented by 3 spaces, heading type is indented by 5 spaces.

Is there a formula I can use to keep the original indented column data but also view in a a tabular format.

Happy to send over an example Excel file.

Thanks,
Brett​
 

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Indented Headings in single column - need to extract to multiple columns

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I have a spreadsheet which pulls in data, however the headings and sub-headings come in the same column i.e. A and are indented, for example:

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 200, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Column A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] England[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Apple[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Pear[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] France[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Apple[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Spain[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Strawberry[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

























I need to display this indented data in three separate columns

[TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Country[/TD]
[TD]Fruit[/TD]
[TD]Brand[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD]Apple[/TD]
[TD]Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD]Apple[/TD]
[TD]Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD]Pear[/TD]
[TD]Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD]Pear[/TD]
[TD]Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD]Apple[/TD]
[TD]Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD]Apple[/TD]
[TD]Brand B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Spain[/TD]
[TD]Strawberry[/TD]
[TD]Brand A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

This will allow me to pivot if required. For example heading 1 is country and this is indented by 1 space, heading 2 is Produce and this is indented by 3 spaces, heading type is indented by 5 spaces.

Is there a formula I can use to keep the original indented column data but also view in a a tabular format.

Happy to send over an example Excel file.

Thanks,
Brett​


Tried looking at the space of the first character but this is not easy either.
 
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