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    Need Help - Same text in column to make list

    I am so lost and looking for assistant in formulating a table cell to search for matching text and turning it into a list. example below.


    Table one has the following:
    Table 1:
    ..........A..........B..........C..........D
    1.....Alpha.....1241......152.......221
    2.....Alpha.....9421......643.......234
    3.....Bravo.....2441......453.......112
    4.....Alpha.....7864......235.......890
    5.....Delta.....1256......124.......346
    6.....Bravo.....2441......453.......112



    so i want Table 2 to look at "table 1 - Column A" and make a list of name that are not already in the table 2 list for Column A in table 2.

    Table 2:
    ..........A..........B..........C..........D
    1.....Alpha
    2.....Bravo
    3.....Delta



    is there a way to make this formula for Table 2 to look at table 1 column A to combine the names that are multiple?

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    Re: Need Help - Same text in column to make list

    Pl see file. In A17 and copied down,

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    Re: Need Help - Same text in column to make list

    Thank you. i am still new at learning but can you break down what the formula means?

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    Yes. It is better to learn things.

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    Re: Need Help - Same text in column to make list

    can anyone break down what each part of this formula means?

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    Re: Need Help - Same text in column to make list

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    Re: Need Help - Same text in column to make list

    Sorry for the delay
    =IFERROR(INDEX($A$3:$A$12,AGGREGATE(15,6,ROW($A$3:$A$12)/(COUNTIF($A$16:$A16,$A$3:$A$12)=0),1)-ROW($A$2)),"")

    (COUNTIF($A$16:$A16,$A$3:$A$12)=0

    The count function will count for The names in A3:A12 in A16 ( above the cell of the formula)
    Result array is 0 if Name exists 1 if does not exist.

    ROW($A$3:$A$12)/(COUNTIF($A$16:$A16,$A$3:$A$12)=0

    Row numbers Of A3:A12 are divided by countif array
    Result is RowNumbers for names not available,Error for available.
    Aggeregate function selects the smallest row number, because of 15,6. 5 select lowest, 6 neglet errors.

    -ROW($A$2))
    This will Deduct 2 from row number to get position of Index arrray.

    INDEX($A$3:$A$12,
    Resultant row number is used to select the data in index.That is the final Data.

    =IFERROR(......),"")
    In case there is no data available( the row number is higher than index array ) If error function returns "" (blank)

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