I solved this by "cheating" the pivot table. I inserted a row-field to the
left (col.A) with a unique serial No. As a result the pivot table has no
longer got grouped data display. I also use VBA for automatic update and
sorting of the pivot table result. I'm OK with this for now. Thank you All !
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John


"John" wrote:

I tried the Pivot Table, but I need the data shown as a table - with no
blanks. A Pivot Table groups all values in the first column, then the next,
etc. This leaves empty spaces on the left side, gradually reducing as you
move towards right. I have no data to put in the data field in the Pivot
Table. All my fields has to be put in the "row area" of the Pivot Table. I
have one version of this, but it doesen't look very nice, and I cant sort it
decending on one of the "row-fields". I have hidden all "totals".
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Thanks
John


"Teethless mama" wrote:

The best way is to use a PIVOT table

"John" wrote:

In Sheet1 I have a table with 5000 rows and 30 columns. I have simplifiede it
he

A B C D E
F
Prod Categ. Descr. Code 1 Date Status
R GS Red X 12.05.2008 Stopped
B GS Yellow X 13.05.2008 Running
E RG Green X Running
X RG Blue X 10.05.2008 Stopped
H JG Blue X 08.01.2008 Stopped
F KG Red X 04.04.2008 Running
...5000 rows down...

In Sheet2 I need a table with extracted data from Sheet1 based on two
criterias: The Status from col.F is "Running", and the date in col.E has been
filed in. I don't need all 30 columns, so I have selected column A, B, C. The
result would then be like this:

Product Product category Description
B GS Yellow
F KG Red
...filled 50 rows down...

I don't think I can use a VLOOKUP as the data are not sorted accending, and
there are two criterias. I believe I need an INDEX / MATCH formula. I have
read http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html but I could't convert it
to my use. Can anyone help? One array formula in one cell filling 50 rows
down in Sheet2 would be perfect. Formulas copied out in Sheet2 A2:C50 would
also be OK.

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Thanks
John