Match names&dates

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derby - Jun 7, 2009 at 04:33 AM
 derby - Jun 9, 2009 at 09:14 AM
Hello,
i have a master list of names &dates in col A & B and a similar list in cols C & B which is a longer list as below.

The Trader 09/08/2008 The Trader 09/08/2008
The Trader 30/08/2008 The Trader 19/08/2008
The Twelve 06/08/2008 The Trader 30/08/2008
The Twelve 23/08/2008 The Twelve 06/08/2008
The Doctor 14/08/2008 The Twelve 23/08/2008
Thewhirl 30/08/2008 The Doctor 14/08/2008
This Eddy 06/08/2008 Thewhirl 30/08/2008
This Eddy 12/08/2008 Thewhirl 17/08/2008
Tidy 05/08/2008 Thief 15/08/2008
Tidy 13/08/2008 This Eddy 02/08/2008
This Eddy 06/08/2008
This Eddy 12/08/2008
This Eddy 13/08/2008
Tidy 05/08/2008
Tidy 13/08/2008
Tidy 15/08/2008
Truism 22/08/2008
What i want to do is sort the lists so that the names & dates in cols C & D match the names and dates in cols
A & B ,and the unwanted names and dates in cols C&D are deleted,the lists are over 2000 rows long ,if i sort numerically they dont match as there are more names & dates in col C&D.I am using excel 2007 and am a
macro novice.
Thanks for your help
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mubashir aziz Posts 190 Registration date Sunday April 12, 2009 Status Member Last seen February 16, 2010 166
Jun 8, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Just write this formula in E2 and drag it down ... .then using filter you can selected "delete" from the column E and delete the row ....

E2=IF(AND(A2=C2,B2=D2),"","Delete")

If you have any further query, do let me know ...

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Many thanks for your reply but this formula deletes data which is required to match to master cols A&B
The cols should end up as below.The lists can be over 2000 rows long,so perhaps a macro which will go down master cols A&B and insert blank cells when a match is found in cols C&D,the unwanted cells in cols C&D
for example The Trader 19/08/2008 can then be deleted or coloured,sorted and then deleted.
Sorry my first explanation was not very good first time,hope you can help



The Trader 09/08/2008 The Trader 09/08/2008
The Trader 19/08/2008
The Trader 30/08/2008 The Trader 30/08/2008
The Twelve 06/08/2008 The Twelve 06/08/2008
The Twelve 23/08/2008 The Twelve 23/08/2008
The Doctor 14/08/2008 The Doctor 14/08/2008
Thewhirl 30/08/2008 Thewhirl 30/08/2008
Thewhirl 17/08/2008
Thief 15/08/2008
This Eddy 02/08/2008
This Eddy 06/08/2008 This Eddy 06/08/2008
This Eddy 12/08/2008 This Eddy 12/08/2008
This Eddy 13/08/2008
Tidy 05/08/2008 Tidy 05/08/2008
Tidy 13/08/2008 Tidy 13/08/2008
Tidy 15/08/2008
Truism 22/08/2008
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