Compare Columns / Generate List

[crowncontent]

Hi,

Can anyone help me with this --

I've got 2 worksheets. The first worksheet has the following 3 columns -- Subscriber #, Subscriber Name, Book A.

The second worksheet has the following 3 columns -- Subscriber #, Subscriber Name, Book B.

I want to create a formula in a third worksheet that will generate a list of who has bought both Book A AND Book B. If possible, also create a formula that will do the reverse, which is tell me who has bought Book A but has not bought Book B.

The Subscriber # can be used as a unique identifier.

Been struggling with this for the last few days. BIG THANKS TO WHOEVER CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS!

 

[shemayisroel]

Hi & Welcome,

One way of doing it, there are many other ways:

<TABLE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=1><TBODY><TR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><TD></TD><TD>A</TD><TD>B</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>D</TD><TD>E</TD><TD>F</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>H</TD><TD>I</TD><TD>J</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">1</TD><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0">SUBSCRIBER #</TD><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0">Subscriber Name</TD><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0">BOOK A</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0">SUBSCRIBER #</TD><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0">Subscriber Name</TD><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0">BOOK B</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c0c0c0">SUBSCRIBER #</TD><TD style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ccffcc">PURCAHSED A & B</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">1</TD><TD>Person 1</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">1</TD><TD>Person 1</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">1</TD><TD>YES</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">3</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">2</TD><TD>Person 2</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">2</TD><TD>Person 2</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">2</TD><TD>NO</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">4</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">3</TD><TD>Person 3</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">3</TD><TD>Person 3</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">3</TD><TD>NO</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">5</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">4</TD><TD>Person 4</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">4</TD><TD>Person 4</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">4</TD><TD>NO</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">6</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">5</TD><TD>Person 5</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">5</TD><TD>Person 5</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">5</TD><TD>NO</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">7</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">6</TD><TD>Person 6</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">6</TD><TD>Person 6</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">6</TD><TD>NO</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">7</TD><TD>Person 7</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">7</TD><TD>Person 7</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">7</TD><TD>YES</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">9</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">8</TD><TD>Person 8</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">8</TD><TD>Person 8</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">8</TD><TD>NO</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">10</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">9</TD><TD>Person 9</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">9</TD><TD>Person 9</TD><TD>YES</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">9</TD><TD>NO</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 17px"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; TEXT-ALIGN: center">11</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">10</TD><TD>Person 10</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">10</TD><TD>Person 10</TD><TD>NO</TD><TD> </TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">10</TD><TD>NO</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: #00ff00; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: #00ff00; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: groove; BORDER-TOP-COLOR: #00ff00; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: groove; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: groove; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffcf9; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: #00ff00; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: groove"><TBODY><TR><TD>Spreadsheet Formulas</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=1><TBODY><TR style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca"><TD>Cell</TD><TD>Formula</TD></TR><TR><TD>J2</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I2,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I2,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J3</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I3,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I3,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J4</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I4,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I4,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J5</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I5,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I5,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J6</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I6,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I6,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J7</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I7,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I7,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J8</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I8,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I8,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J9</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I9,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I9,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J10</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I10,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I10,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR><TR><TD>J11</TD><TD>=IF(AND(VLOOKUP(I11,$A$2:$C$11,3,FALSE)="YES",VLOOKUP(I11,$E$2:$G$11,3,FALSE)="YES"),"YES","NO")</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[crowncontent]

Thanks shemayisroel! I'm impressed with the quick reply. How would I do it if Column A in both sheets do not have an exact match of people in the list. Here's an example --

WORKSHEET 1
A ----------- B ------------ C
002 ----- John Smith ----- Book A
004 ----- Greg Ayers ----- Book A
006 ----- Fred Hilton ----- Book A
008 ----- Dave Myers ----- Book A
010 ----- Philip Black ----- Book A

WORKSHEET 2
A ----------- B ------------ C
001 ----- Mark Coles ----- Book B
004 ----- Greg Ayers ----- Book B
006 ----- Fred Hilton ----- Book B
007 ----- Frank James ----- Book B
009 ----- Mary White ----- Book B
010 ----- Philip Black ----- Book B

The result I need is --

WORKSHEET 3
A ----------- B ------------ C ---------- D
004 ----- Greg Ayers ----- Book A ----- Book B
006 ----- Fred Hilton ----- Book A ----- Book B
010 ----- Philip Black ----- Book A ----- Book B

Am I asking too much? Thanks!

 

[shemayisroel]

That should not make a difference to the result, although to just display the result you showed in your example you'll need to change the approach and would probably require a combination of solutions to achieve the desired result display...

 

[crowncontent]

Thanks shemayisroel! Just tried it and it works. Used your code to generate the results then just filtered and sorted to get the display result I needed. Much appreciated!!!

 

[shemayisroel]

Thanks shemayisroel! Just tried it and it works. Used your code to generate the results then just filtered and sorted to get the display result I needed. Much appreciated!!!

Great to hear - your welcome