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    Statement to return formula to the next row down, if formula's result if false?

    Brief background:
    I'm creating a "calculator" to reduce the time it takes to format a file for my job. The file has to be formatted very specifically as it is fed into our system. The idea is that I paste raw data into "sheet2" of the workbook and the file creates itself perfectly. All i have to do is save the file in the correct format.

    The first column of my file uses the following formula to add record indicator to each row that is populated with a value in the B column, else the cell is left blank:
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    Column two cells are populated using this formula, which looks at sheet2 (in which I copy/paste the raw data for the file) and if a value exists in the target cell, the value is added to the calculator sheet:
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    Subsequent columns use similar formulas, each based of whether or not the relevant cell in column B contains a value.

    MY QUESTION:

    Because the file format used is tab delimited, if I just extend the formulas used down the columns for a few thousand rows to guarantee all the records are created, the tab delimited file saves a whole bunch of blank rows which will cause errors in the system.

    Therefore, is there a way that I can make my formulas automatically add themselves to the next row, IF the current row is populated with values?

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    Re: Statement to return formula to the next row down, if formula's result if false?

    Not with tregular formulas, but it could be done with VBA.
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    Re: Statement to return formula to the next row down, if formula's result if false?

    Thanks. I dont think ill be going into macros/vba for this, but out of interest could you point me towards some resources I could read that would help with what im after. Thanks in advance.

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    Re: Statement to return formula to the next row down, if formula's result if false?

    Im sure some of the members here could put something together for you. If you want, I can move this to teh VBA section?

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    Re: Statement to return formula to the next row down, if formula's result if false?

    Yes Thank-you, appreciate the help.

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