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    import a row of delimited data and combine with existing row

    Hello,

    i'm looking to import 1 row of delimited data and combine/merge data. I want to update/replace the data if it changed but if the data is blank i want to keep the existing data. is this possible?

    existing cells: abc, 123, ABC, 345
    new cell data: abc, , EFG, ,

    combind: abc, 123, EFG, 345


    hope this make sense.

    thank you
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    Re: import a row of delimited data and combine with existing row

    Maybe this, copied across:

    =IF(A2="",A1,A2)

    or this, does it all in one calculation:

    =IF(A2:D2="",A1:D1,A2:D2)

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    Re: import a row of delimited data and combine with existing row

    Thank you Glenn!!

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    Re: import a row of delimited data and combine with existing row

    So this wasn't an Access query, then?
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