Advance sorting in Excel - excel

Question

In our warehouse we have even/odd system of locations.
here is the example:
1-101-1
1-103-1
1-105-1
....
1-285-1
and
2-102-1
2-104-1
2-116-1
2-240-1
....
2-286-1
and have levels too
1-101-2
1-101-3
1-101-4
there have a lot of data, and I need sort like this:
example numbers:
1-101-1
2-130-1
1-131-1
1-150-2
2-132-3
3-229-5
4-262-1
4-286-5
7-267-1
5-239-1
6-270-1
7-267-3
I need sort like this:
1-101-1
2-130-1
1-131-1
2-132-3
4-286-5
4-262-1
3-229-5
5-239-1
6-270-1
7-267-1
7-267-1
point is first two numbers(1-101-1;2-102-1) goes from smallest to biggest, next two(3-285-1;4-286) goes from biggest to smallest and
5 - 6 goes again from smallest to biggest and with that system to the end
second thing for sort is middle number, that number will goes as first from smallest to biggest, then from biggest to smallest, and last number is level, that is same as level 1 but must be sorted as level one, or be near level 1 if there is 7-267-1 and 7-267-3
is there any solution? thanks
edit:
here is image for easier understanding because it is hard to explain
Thanks all for answers, especially Daniel who are an expert in Excel and understand what I need.
I mean there is not solution for sort like that without VBA, but Daniel show me that i was wrong. Thanks again.
That is what i need, but there are some errors, if you can help me with that
this is other example with other locations:
this is unsorted locations with formulas you give me
and this is sorted, but with bad order:
bad sort
and here is with errors:
errors
we have 120 rows, and numbers bigger then 99 display error, and number 22-250-1 goes in -25 in second row
I try formula with numbers you enter in this example, and i got same good sort as you, but after entering other places, there is some bad sort.

Answer 1

Welcome to StackOverflow!
I think I understand what is being requested. It's a bit difficult to explain but I'll give it a try.
The primary sorting is to be as follows:
If first digit is either 3 or 4, then it should be in descending order else ascending.
If the middle 3-digits are from a 3 or 4 numbered sequence (see #1 above), then the middle pair should be in descending order.
All sequences should be in ascending based on their final digit.
My solution breaks the sequence into distinct columns:
For example, create three columns: First, Second, Third.
Formula for First:
=INT(LEFT(A2, 1))
Formula for Second:
=INT(RIGHT(LEFT(A2,5), 3))
Formula for Third:
=INT(RIGHT(A2,1))
Next, we assign values for sorting these three fields:
Create a column labeled First_Sort_Pair:
=IF(OR(B2=1,B2=2),1,
IF(B2=3,3,
IF(B2=4,2,
IF(OR(B2=5,B2=6),4,
IF(OR(B2=7,B2=8),5,6)))))
Create a column labeled First_Sort:
=IF(OR(B2=3, B2=4), 2, 1)
Create a column labeled Second_Sort:
=IF(E2=4, 2, IF(E2=3, 3, 1))
Create a column labeled Sort_3_4:
=IF(OR(B2=3,B2=4),RANK(C2,C:C,0),)
You can now begin sorting:
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Result:
You will now have your data sorted as intended: