can we see them - to see if there is something common that can be used to group
with this it will depend on the text
But to convert 20 to 4 may not be difficult
or a lookup table
BUT I Suspect i'm not following exactly and may not be able to help here
maybe some examples in a sample sheet may help
this may be over simplified
Book4 |
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| A | B | C | D | E | F |
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1 | list | return | | | | |
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2 | | | | | ref table |
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3 | new Fences | Fence | | | fences | Fence |
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4 | windows | Window | | | fencing | Fence |
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5 | door handle | Door | | | new fences | Fence |
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6 | window sill | Window | | | windows | Window |
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7 | | | | | window frame | Window |
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8 | | | | | window sill | Window |
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9 | | | | | Door | Door |
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10 | | | | | Door handle | Door |
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11 | | | | | Door frame | Door |
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12 | | | | | | |
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A SMALL sample spreadsheet, around 10-20 rows, would help a lot here, with all sensitive data removed, and expected results mocked up and manually entered, with a few notes of explanation.
This will possibly enable a quicker and more accurate solution for you.
MrExcel has a tool called “XL2BB” that lets you post samples of your data and will allow us to copy/paste your sample data into our Excel spreadsheets, saving a lot of time.
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You can also test to see if it works ok, in the "Test Here" forum.
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OR if you cannot get XL2BB to work, or have restrictions on your PC
then put the sample spreadsheet onto a share
I only tend to goto OneDrive, Dropbox or google docs , as I'm never certain of other random share sites and possible virus.
Please make sure you have a representative data sample and also that the data has been desensitised, remember this site is open to anyone with internet access to see - so any sensitive / personal data should be removed
Make sure you set any share or google to share to everyone