Combine information from many columns into one but skip if blank and insert commas

[rette]

Have 6 columns of data (like below but some columns could be blank or even all) and then a column that will summarize the preceding information such as the examples below:

AG1

MSC1

MG1

SR1

AA1

CY1

PG1

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next column would show the following:
AG1, MSC1, MG1, SR1, AA1, CY1, PG1

OR like the below if cells are blank,

AG1

MG1

SR1

PG1

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</tbody>

next column would show the following:
AG1, MG1, SR1, PG1

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</tbody>

I need a formula that will summarize, skip blanks and add the commas. Please help - had it figured out but computer crashed in the middle but my export was a csv and I stupidly hadn't converted to an XLS yet and so it flattened the formula and I couldn't restore and now I can't re-create.

Thanks!

 

[Jonmo1]

Try this assuming there will not be any pre existing spaces in any of the original values.

=SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(A1&" "&B1&" "&C1&" "&D1&" "&E1&" "&F1&" "&G1)," ",", ")

 

[njimack]

The most efficient approach would be to write a UDF but if you want a formula solution, try: =SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(A1&" "&B1&" "&C1&" "&D1&" "&E1&" "&F1&" "&G1)," ",",")

 

[rette]

YAY You guys are life savers!!!! Report is due this afternoon and had found the formula on this board and tweaked it to work but couldn't get back there. This is what a couple concussions will do to your memory.

Life long user!

 

[Jonmo1]

You're welcome.