By: Yousuf Khan

In reply to Ryan.

Hello Ryan,

To filter the double letter bins out from this list without using a filter function, see if using a range of characters works instead. Then, [0-9] should only match numeric characters. Follow the below steps:

1. Open the Custom AutoFilter dialog. (Read the article if necessary)
2. Enter Bin in Filed and type the below condition in Criteria:
20??[0-9][!A-Z]A

Here,

– 20?? matches the first four characters (2000 to 2099).
– [0-9] matches the fifth character that it’s a numeric digit and not a letter.
– [!A-Z] matches any character that is not a letter from A to Z, effectively excluding double letters in the fifth and sixth positions.
– A matches the final “A” in the bin code.

As a result, the filter criteria will accurately find bins in the 2000A range that have a single numeric digit followed by a single letter “A” at the end, excluding those with double letters like 200AA, 200BA, and 200CA.

Regards,
Yousuf Khan Shovon