Return row based on most current date when multiple instances exist in the column.

[Cryptzog]

Hello all,

First, my apologies if this question already exists. I have looked, but haven't found my particular problem discussed.

Current raw data:
JOE RED 10 MAY 2001
JOE BLUE 10 JUN 2001
JOE GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK RED 10 JUN 2001
FRANK GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK BLUE 10 AUG 2001
FRED GREEN 10 MAY 2002
FRED BLUE 10 JUN 2002
FRED RED 10 JUL 2002

The information I need returned:
JOE GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK RED 10 AUG 2001
FRED RED 10 JUL 2002

(The name, color, and date are in 3 separate columns named "NAME", "COLOR", "DATE".)

As you can see above, I need the row returned of the most current instance (based on the most current date) for each person.

Thanks to everyone who has taken a look at my problem.

-Andrew

 

[mumps]

This macro assumes that the dates for each name are sorted from least recent to most recent as in your posted sample data. The results will be in Sheet2.

Sub getCurrentDate()
    Dim rngUniques As Range
    Dim LastRow As Long
    LastRow = Cells.Find("*", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
    Dim lVisRow As Long
    Range("A1:A" & LastRow).AdvancedFilter Action:=xlFilterInPlace, CriteriaRange:=Range("A1:A" & LastRow), Unique:=True
    Set rngUniques = Range("A2:A" & LastRow).SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)
    Dim rName As Range
    For Each rName In rngUniques
        Range("A1:C" & LastRow).AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=rName
        lVisRow = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
        Rows(lVisRow).EntireRow.Copy Sheets("Sheet2").Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0)
    Next rName
    If ActiveSheet.AutoFilterMode = True Then ActiveSheet.AutoFilterMode = False
End Sub

 

[Cryptzog]

mumps,

Thank you so much for this macro!

-Andrew

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

Not everybody wants a macro. In that case:

Row\Col	A​	B​	C​	E​	F​	G​
1​	name	color	date	3​
2​	JOE	RED	10-May-01​	name	color	date
3​	JOE	BLUE	10-Jun-01​	JOE	GREEN	10-Jul-01​
4​	JOE	GREEN	10-Jul-01​	FRANK	BLUE	10-Aug-01​
5​	FRANK	RED	10-Jun-01​	FRED	RED	10-Jul-02​
6​	FRANK	GREEN	10-Jul-01​
7​	FRANK	BLUE	10-Aug-01​
8​	FRED	GREEN	10-May-02​
9​	FRED	BLUE	10-Jun-02​
10​	FRED	RED	10-Jul-02​

In E1 control+shift+enter, not just enter:

=SUM(IF(FREQUENCY(IF(1-(Name=""),MATCH(Name,Name,0)),ROW(Name)-ROW(INDEX(Name,1,1))+1),1))

In E3 control+shift+enter and copy down:

=IF(ROWS($E$3:E3)>$E$1,"",INDEX(Name,SMALL(IF(FREQUENCY(IF(1-(Name=""),MATCH(Name,Name,0)),ROW(Name)-ROW(INDEX(Name,1,1))+1),ROW(Name)-ROW(INDEX(Name,1,1))+1),ROWS($E$3:E3))))

In F3 control+shift+enter and copy down:

=IF($E3="","",INDEX(Color,MATCH($E3,IF(Date=$G3,Name),0)))

In G3 control+shift+enter and copy down:

=IF($E3="","",MAX(IF(Name=$E3,Date)))

In G3 just enter and copy down if there is MAXIFS on your Excel...

=IF($E3="","",MAXIFS(Date,Name,$E3))

 

[mumps]

Glad to help.