Populate an Invoice from a variable length transaction file

Question

I have a transaction file which has labor rows and material rows which need to be posted onto an invoice.  Column A in transaction file has an L if labor and a M if a material record:
Transaction file:
L Labor = 123.45
L Labor = 234.56
M Part1
 = 333.33
L Labor = 22.25
M Part2  = 12.45
M Part3  = 56.45
On the Invoice spreadsheet which this data must be 'posted' to:
The VARIABLE number of Material rows must be on top and go down an UNLIMITED number of rows.  The labor will end up being just one summary line at the bottom of the invoice or right after the end of the Material lines.
INVOICE  EXAMPLE:
Description Amount
Part1 333.33
Part2   12.45
Part3   56.45
TOTAL Labor 380.26

Answer 1

Hi,
I try to reproduce your needs, check the below image if it is you wanted.
If it is, we need to do some steps:
1.Copy the transaction data to column A.
2.Split the original data. Formula:
B1:=LEFT(A1,FIND("=",A1,1)) C1:FIND("=",A1,1)))
3.We need some VBA code to realize two behaviors.
List the material record to column F.
Sum the labor record
If you need further help about the VBA coding/programing, please post your questions to MSDN forum.
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George Zhao
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