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    Set value in a specific cell

    Hi,
    I have two columns and would like to find the the value from the second column which does not exist in the first one and add it to the first empty cell in the column 1. for example, in the table below, I want to add ID 55555 from column ID 2 to the forth row in column ID 1. I know how to find the first empty cell in column 1, I just dont know how to tell excel to set A5 to value in B4

    ID 1 ID 2 First Empty Cell
    12243 12243 A$5$
    3254346 3254346
    546574 55555

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    Re: Set value in a specific cell

    Are you wanting to do this with VBA?
    Or are you saying that you want a formula to put in cell A5 to get the first value in COL B that is not already in COL A?

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    Re: Set value in a specific cell

    I am using Vlookup to find the missing ID from ID1 column (in this example 55555 which is the 3 record under ID 2).
    I also know how to find the next empty cell in ID 1 (where the value 55555 is supposed to go).
    I just dont know how (using VBA or formula) in excel to set the first empty cell in column 1 to the first missing record from column 2

    something like IF(ISERRROR(vlookup(B4,A:A,1,false)),Set(A4=B4))
    Last edited by loyola9988; 08-05-2022 at 10:06 PM.

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    Re: Set value in a specific cell

    Are you still on V2010? If not, please update your profile.

    I don't think this will work in V2010, but maybe. You might need to enter it using Ctrl, Shift, Enter as an array formula.

    In A5, you could enter this formula:

    =INDEX(B2:B4,MATCH(0,COUNTIFS(A2:A4,B2:B4),0))

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    Re: Set value in a specific cell

    Thank you very much.
    That worked

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    Re: Set value in a specific cell

    You're welcome, and thanks for the rep.

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