CONCATENATE two columns into one row

[tytrogdon987]

I have two columns in which I need to concatenate the data from each column alternately into one cell.

Column A	Column B
12	OR
34	OR
56	OR
78	OR
90	OR

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Expected result: 12OR34OR56OR78OR90

There are over 1000 rows per column and I am having a hard time finding an efficient way to use concatenate if that is even the best way to approach this problem.

Your help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Rick Rothstein]

Will Column B always have the same text in every cell as your example shows?

 

[tytrogdon987]

Yes it will.

 

[Rick Rothstein]

Yes it will.

Okay, that simplifies thing a little. Give this UDF (user defined function) a try...

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	[td]Function ConcatAandB() As String
  ConcatAandB = Replace(Trim(Join(Application.Transpose(Range("A1", Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp))))), " ", Range("B1"))
End Function[/td]
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HOW TO INSTALL UDFs
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If you are new to UDFs, they are easy to install and use. To install it, simply press ALT+F11 to go into the VB editor and, once there, click Insert/Module on its menu bar, then copy/paste the above code into the code window that just opened up. That's it.... you are done. You can now use ConcatAandB just like it was a built-in Excel function. For example,

=ConcatAandB()

If you are using XL2007 or above, make sure you save your file as an "Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm) and answer the "do you want to enable macros" question as "yes" or "OK" (depending on the button label for your version of Excel) the next time you open your workbook.

 

[Anand Sharma]

Hi

You can use array formula here , assuming that your second column will always have "OR"

try below
=transpose(concatenate(A2:A6,"OR"))

Press F9 and Enter

 

[tytrogdon987]

Works like a charm! Thank you very much