you can try conditional formatting option, like select the columns you want to compare or find duplicates. and go to conditional formatting highlight the duplicate cell it will give the correct answer.
____________________________________________________ for Excel Automation visit www.excelautomate.blogspot.in On Thursday, 5 December 2013 15:16:36 UTC+5:30, ncliew wrote: > > Hello, I'm new here and need some help. > > I need to perform stock analysis regularly, which involves the use of > files with data in multiple columns and more than 100K lines of records. > > To provide a better illustration of the routine tasks I perform, I've > attached a file for simulation purpose. > > Let’s assume that one of the regular reports that I prepare is the one > that summarise the stock info as shown in the worksheet titled “Report”. To > prepare the report, I sort the data in the worksheet “Data” and then use > Index and Match formula to extract the data (based on the conditions shown > in the formula). > > In this example, the table in the “Report” summarises the stock info by > company, item and stock location. However, not all records in the > worksheet “Data” will be extracted to this report. In fact, only the top > six (in terms of stock value) records that match the criteria will be > extracted. > > For example, there are 14 records found in the worksheet “Data” that match > the conditions “Item A”, “Store 1” and “ABC”. As a result of the "top > six" rule, only the six records with highest stock value are displayed in > the “Report”. Likewise, only 2 records are found in the worksheet “Data” > that match the conditions “Item A”, “Store 3” and “ABC”. All the two > are extracted and displayed in the “Report”. > > The number of lines to be shown in the “Report” is fixed i.e. if the > number of records found with the matching criteria is less than 6, “NA” > will be displayed in the “extra” lines (as displayed in the “Report” for > item A stored in “Store 3” and owned by “ABC”. > > I hope someone could show me how to create a macro that would replace the > Index and Match formula. The current method of using the Index and Match > formula is just not that efficient, especially when there are thousand of > stock items that need to be analysed. > -- Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s =TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel FORUM RULES 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get quick attention or may not be answered. 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and members are not responsible for any loss. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
