Eliminate Blank Columns

ionelz

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
I need a Formula at AE to eliminate blank columns
At AE should B W, at AF should be Z and at AG should be AC
It is more complicated that shown, I can have 2 empty columns, or 5 empty columns ....
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Do you want them deleted or do you want them not showing up in another section of your workbook a result of an array formula or function?
To delete them. Assuming there are no blank cells in a column you want to keep.
Select the rage in this case W1:AC8,
Press F5
Click Special
Click Checkbox for blank cells
Click OK
Then from ribbon click cells, delete columns.

For formula or filter, use the choosecolsI() columns function
in your example =Choosecols(W1:AC8,1,4,7)
 
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Solution
Thank you !
I would be nice if formula will wind the Column number
 
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You're welcome.
I'm guessing you were interested in the 2nd suggestion.
Try this (this is only looking for blank column headers).

And it makes extra rows that are blank in the array output:

Book2
WXYZAAABAC
1423
2222
3222
4322
5444
6342
7
8
9423
10222
11222
12322
13444
14342
15
16
Sheet5
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
W9:Y16W9=LET(clmns,(W1:AC1<>"")*(SEQUENCE(1,COLUMNS(W1:AC1))),select,CHOOSECOLS(W1:AC8,FILTER(clmns,clmns>0,"")),IF(select="","",select))
Dynamic array formulas.
 
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