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venkat1926 Posts 1863 Registration date Sunday June 14, 2009 Status Contributor Last seen August 7, 2021 - Aug 13, 2010 at 10:21 PM
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Aug 13, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Aug 13, 2010 at 10:21 PM
suppose the data is like this
name date
a 8/5/2010
a 8/1/2010
d 8/7/2010
d 8/3/2010
s 8/6/2010
s 8/4/2010
s 8/2/2010
1. find out the unique names in column A. to find if data is large use advanced filter
highlight data in column A ONLY from A1 down(including column heading). click data-filter-advancefilter
if alert comes whether the first row is column heading click ok(this may or may not ocme)
in the advancefilter window
under "action" choose "copy to another location"
in list range it is already entered $A$1:$A$8.
leave criteria range blank
in "copy to" choose a cell a few caells below the data , in this case for examlpe A15.
click unique records onlly and click ok
a15 down will be
name
a
d
s
2. sort main data A1:B8 first column ascending and second column DESCENDING
3. NOW IN b16 COPY THIS FORMULA
=VLOOKUP(A16,$A$1:$B$8,2,0)
copy B16 down.
you will get from A15 down
name
a 08/05/10
d 08/07/10
s 08/06/10
This is what you want.
name date
a 8/5/2010
a 8/1/2010
d 8/7/2010
d 8/3/2010
s 8/6/2010
s 8/4/2010
s 8/2/2010
1. find out the unique names in column A. to find if data is large use advanced filter
highlight data in column A ONLY from A1 down(including column heading). click data-filter-advancefilter
if alert comes whether the first row is column heading click ok(this may or may not ocme)
in the advancefilter window
under "action" choose "copy to another location"
in list range it is already entered $A$1:$A$8.
leave criteria range blank
in "copy to" choose a cell a few caells below the data , in this case for examlpe A15.
click unique records onlly and click ok
a15 down will be
name
a
d
s
2. sort main data A1:B8 first column ascending and second column DESCENDING
3. NOW IN b16 COPY THIS FORMULA
=VLOOKUP(A16,$A$1:$B$8,2,0)
copy B16 down.
you will get from A15 down
name
a 08/05/10
d 08/07/10
s 08/06/10
This is what you want.
