Variable number of columns to concatenate dynamically

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Hi all!

As you can see I am very new to the message board and have been studying Excel and VBA very hard and hopefully one day I will be able to pay it forward and help people out here as well. While I get my skills up to the task I would love it if you could help me out with something that might be very simple for you but I have not been successful finding a solution after researching for at least a week.

This is my problem:

I have a varying number of columns containing strings of text. I need to concatenate the middle strings. The position where the joining starts varies based on the value of a cell on the same row. First and last strings are ignored.

Example: Columns D - H, row 2: Sir John Wick Warhurst Taylor

I need to ignore "Sir" and "John", concatenate "Wick Warhurst", ignore Taylor. After that I will have to copy John, Wick Warhurst and Taylor to 3 different columns on the same row.

The number of strings can be anything up to 10. The result of the concatenation will always be 3 separate strings no matter how many strings are in the middle.

Can anyone please help? I will certainly study any codes you can come up with to learn how you did it and improve my skills.

Thank you in advance, you all are the best!
 

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Post some rows of data as an example using below link.
 
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Does the below help?

The Starting row column states what column the concatenation should start. Particle Test column states whether the string on column 4 should be added to the last string resulting the same as the first row of date on the table below.

Starting rowParticle Test123456FIRSTMIDDLELAST
2TRUEAvenidaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveiraJuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira
2TRUERodoviaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveira/br-364/br-163
2FALSEEstradaFranciscoDaCruzNunes
2TRUEAvenidaAyrtonSennaDaSilva
2TRUERuaCláudioManoelDaCosta
2FALSERodoviaErnâniDoAmaralPeixoto/rj-106
2TRUEAvenidaRaimundoPereiraDeMagalhães
2TRUERodoviaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveira/br-364
2TRUERuaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveira
3TRUERuaFreiHenriqueDeCoimbra
3TRUEAvenidaGalOsórioDePaiva
2TRUEAvenidaJoãoNavesDeÁvila
2TRUERuaPeroVazDeCaminha
2FALSERuaFernãoDiasPaesLeme
2TRUEAvenidaEduardoFróesDaMota
4FALSERodoviaAnelRodoviárioCelsoMelloAzevedo/br-262
2FALSEAvenidaJoséBentoRibeiroDantas
2FALSERuaCatuloDaPaixãoCearense
2FALSEAvenidaJoaquimDaCostaLima
2TRUEAvenidaBentoMunhozDaRochaNeto
2TRUEAvenidaArmandoSallesDeOliveira
2TRUEAvenidaAmadorBuenoDaVeiga
2FALSERuaTancredoDeAlmeidaNeves
2FALSEAvenidaDorivalCândidoLuzDeOliveira
2TRUERodoviaFelicianoSallesDaCunha/sp-310
3FALSEAvenidaJuízMarçoTúlioIsaac
2TRUEAvenidaOsvaldoJoséDoAmaral
2FALSERodoviaEuclídesDeOliveiraFigueiredo/sp-563
2TRUERuaJoséLinsDoRego
2TRUEAvenidaJoséPontesDeAlmeida
2TRUERuaJoãoPereiraDaSilva
2TRUEAvenidaAdhemarPereiraDeBarros
2TRUERuaIsmaelJoséDoNascimento
2TRUERuaBartolomeuBuenoDaSilva
3FALSERodoviaJoãoDaSilvaMaia/br-135
2TRUERuaAyrtonSennaDaSilva
3FALSEAvenidaPastorMartinLutherKingJr
2TRUEAvenidaMozartPinheiroDeLucena
2FALSEAvenidaGetúlioDornelesVargas-N
2TRUEAvenidaMárioHomemDeMelo
2FALSEAvenidaDanielDeTouche
3FALSEAvenidaPastorMartinLutherKingJúnior
2TRUERuaCaetanoMunhozDaRocha
2FALSERodoviaRaphaelDeAlmeidaMagalhaes/br-493/rj-109
 
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Also, I have a tab that specifies whether the contents of row 1 and 2 should be ignored in order to come up with the starting row value if that helps.
 
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I do not understand fully what you want to achieve but see and let me know what changes you need in this

Book1
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP
1Starting rowParticle Test123456FIRSTMIDDLELASTFIRSTMIDDLELAST
22TRUEAvenidaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveiraJuscelinoKubitschekDe OliveiraJuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira
32TRUERodoviaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveira/br-364/br-163JuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira/br-364/br-163
42FALSEEstradaFranciscoDaCruzNunesFranciscoDaNunes
52TRUEAvenidaAyrtonSennaDaSilvaAyrtonSennaDa Silva
62TRUERuaCláudioManoelDaCostaCláudioManoelDa Costa
72FALSERodoviaErnâniDoAmaralPeixoto/rj-106ErnâniDoPeixoto/rj-106
82TRUEAvenidaRaimundoPereiraDeMagalhãesRaimundoPereiraDe Magalhães
92TRUERodoviaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveira/br-364JuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira/br-364
102TRUERuaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveiraJuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira
113TRUERuaFreiHenriqueDeCoimbraHenriqueDeDe Coimbra
123TRUEAvenidaGalOsórioDePaivaOsórioDeDe Paiva
132TRUEAvenidaJoãoNavesDeÁvilaJoãoNavesDe Ávila
142TRUERuaPeroVazDeCaminhaPeroVazDe Caminha
152FALSERuaFernãoDiasPaesLemeFernãoDiasLeme
162TRUEAvenidaEduardoFróesDaMotaEduardoFróesDa Mota
174FALSERodoviaAnelRodoviárioCelsoMelloAzevedo/br-262CelsoMelloMello
182FALSEAvenidaJoséBentoRibeiroDantasJoséBentoDantas
192FALSERuaCatuloDaPaixãoCearenseCatuloDaCearense
202FALSEAvenidaJoaquimDaCostaLimaJoaquimDaLima
212TRUEAvenidaBentoMunhozDaRochaNetoBentoMunhozDa Rocha
222TRUEAvenidaArmandoSallesDeOliveiraArmandoSallesDe Oliveira
232TRUEAvenidaAmadorBuenoDaVeigaAmadorBuenoDa Veiga
242FALSERuaTancredoDeAlmeidaNevesTancredoDeNeves
252FALSEAvenidaDorivalCândidoLuzDeOliveiraDorivalCândidoDe
262TRUERodoviaFelicianoSallesDaCunha/sp-310FelicianoSallesDa Cunha/sp-310
273FALSEAvenidaJuízMarçoTúlioIsaacMarçoTúlioIsaac
282TRUEAvenidaOsvaldoJoséDoAmaralOsvaldoJoséDo Amaral
292FALSERodoviaEuclídesDeOliveiraFigueiredo/sp-563EuclídesDeFigueiredo/sp-563
302TRUERuaJoséLinsDoRegoJoséLinsDo Rego
312TRUEAvenidaJoséPontesDeAlmeidaJoséPontesDe Almeida
322TRUERuaJoãoPereiraDaSilvaJoãoPereiraDa Silva
332TRUEAvenidaAdhemarPereiraDeBarrosAdhemarPereiraDe Barros
342TRUERuaIsmaelJoséDoNascimentoIsmaelJoséDo Nascimento
352TRUERuaBartolomeuBuenoDaSilvaBartolomeuBuenoDa Silva
363FALSERodoviaJoãoDaSilvaMaia/br-135DaSilvaMaia/br-135
372TRUERuaAyrtonSennaDaSilvaAyrtonSennaDa Silva
383FALSEAvenidaPastorMartinLutherKingJrMartinLutherKing
392TRUEAvenidaMozartPinheiroDeLucenaMozartPinheiroDe Lucena
402FALSEAvenidaGetúlioDornelesVargas-NGetúlioDorneles-
412TRUEAvenidaMárioHomemDeMeloMárioHomemDe Melo
422FALSEAvenidaDanielDeToucheDanielDeTouche
433FALSEAvenidaPastorMartinLutherKingJúniorMartinLutherKing
442TRUERuaCaetanoMunhozDaRochaCaetanoMunhozDa Rocha
452FALSERodoviaRaphaelDeAlmeidaMagalhaes/br-493/rj-109RaphaelDeMagalhaes/br-493/rj-109
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
J2:J45J2=INDEX($C2:$H2,,$A2)
K2:K45K2=INDEX($C2:$H2,,$A2+1)
L2:L45L2=IF(B2=TRUE,F2&" "&INDEX($C2:$H2,,5),INDEX($C2:$H2,,5))
 
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Another option
Fluff.xlsm
ABCDEFGHIJK
1Starting rowParticle Test123456FIRSTMIDDLELAST
22TRUEAvenidaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveiraJuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira
32TRUERodoviaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveira/br-364/br-163JuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira/br-364/br-163
42FALSEEstradaFranciscoDaCruzNunesFranciscoDaCruz
52TRUEAvenidaAyrtonSennaDaSilvaAyrtonSennaDa Silva
62TRUERuaCláudioManoelDaCostaCláudioManoelDa Costa
72FALSERodoviaErnâniDoAmaralPeixoto/rj-106ErnâniDoAmaral
82TRUEAvenidaRaimundoPereiraDeMagalhãesRaimundoPereiraDe Magalhães
92TRUERodoviaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveira/br-364JuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira/br-364
102TRUERuaJuscelinoKubitschekDeOliveiraJuscelinoKubitschekDe Oliveira
113TRUERuaFreiHenriqueDeCoimbraHenriqueDeDe Coimbra
123TRUEAvenidaGalOsórioDePaivaOsórioDeDe Paiva
132TRUEAvenidaJoãoNavesDeÁvilaJoãoNavesDe Ávila
142TRUERuaPeroVazDeCaminhaPeroVazDe Caminha
152FALSERuaFernãoDiasPaesLemeFernãoDiasPaes
162TRUEAvenidaEduardoFróesDaMotaEduardoFróesDa Mota
174FALSERodoviaAnelRodoviárioCelsoMelloAzevedo/br-262CelsoMelloCelso
182FALSEAvenidaJoséBentoRibeiroDantasJoséBentoRibeiro
192FALSERuaCatuloDaPaixãoCearenseCatuloDaPaixão
202FALSEAvenidaJoaquimDaCostaLimaJoaquimDaCosta
212TRUEAvenidaBentoMunhozDaRochaNetoBentoMunhozDa Rocha
222TRUEAvenidaArmandoSallesDeOliveiraArmandoSallesDe Oliveira
232TRUEAvenidaAmadorBuenoDaVeigaAmadorBuenoDa Veiga
242FALSERuaTancredoDeAlmeidaNevesTancredoDeAlmeida
252FALSEAvenidaDorivalCândidoLuzDeOliveiraDorivalCândidoLuz
262TRUERodoviaFelicianoSallesDaCunha/sp-310FelicianoSallesDa Cunha/sp-310
273FALSEAvenidaJuízMarçoTúlioIsaacMarçoTúlioTúlio
282TRUEAvenidaOsvaldoJoséDoAmaralOsvaldoJoséDo Amaral
292FALSERodoviaEuclídesDeOliveiraFigueiredo/sp-563EuclídesDeOliveira
302TRUERuaJoséLinsDoRegoJoséLinsDo Rego
312TRUEAvenidaJoséPontesDeAlmeidaJoséPontesDe Almeida
322TRUERuaJoãoPereiraDaSilvaJoãoPereiraDa Silva
332TRUEAvenidaAdhemarPereiraDeBarrosAdhemarPereiraDe Barros
342TRUERuaIsmaelJoséDoNascimentoIsmaelJoséDo Nascimento
352TRUERuaBartolomeuBuenoDaSilvaBartolomeuBuenoDa Silva
363FALSERodoviaJoãoDaSilvaMaia/br-135DaSilvaSilva
372TRUERuaAyrtonSennaDaSilvaAyrtonSennaDa Silva
383FALSEAvenidaPastorMartinLutherKingJrMartinLutherLuther
392TRUEAvenidaMozartPinheiroDeLucenaMozartPinheiroDe Lucena
402FALSEAvenidaGetúlioDornelesVargas-NGetúlioDornelesVargas
412TRUEAvenidaMárioHomemDeMeloMárioHomemDe Melo
422FALSEAvenidaDanielDeToucheDanielDe
433FALSEAvenidaPastorMartinLutherKingJúniorMartinLutherLuther
442TRUERuaCaetanoMunhozDaRochaCaetanoMunhozDa Rocha
452FALSERodoviaRaphaelDeAlmeidaMagalhaes/br-493/rj-109RaphaelDeAlmeida
Data
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
I2:J45I2=INDEX(C2:H2,,A2+{0,1})
K2:K45K2=IF(B2,TEXTJOIN(" ",,INDEX(F2:G2,,0)),F2)
Dynamic array formulas.
 
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As both solutions give different results, did either of them give the result you are after?
 
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As both solutions give different results, did either of them give the result you are after?
I'm checking on both of them as we speak. I will probably be able to modify the formulas to reach what I need if the solutions the two of you provided do not match exactly what I need, thank you very much!
 
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Glad we could help & thanks for the feedback.
 
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