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Need to add Sequence/Instance Number to Duplicate Records
Hello,
How would I go about adding a Sequence/Instance Number to Duplicate Records? Example: I have a list of duplicate site names and I want the 1st instance to be "1" and the 2nd instance to be "2". Site | Seq/Inst Num ABBEVILLE | 1 ABBEVILLE | 2 AIRPORT MEMPHIS | 1 AIRPORT MEMPHIS | 2 AIRPORT NASHVILLE | 1 AIRPORT NASHVILLE | 2 Thanks! Jaret |
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Need to add Sequence/Instance Number to Duplicate Records
Try this in cell B2, then copy down as far as your data goes.
=COUNTIF($A$2:A2,A2) HTH Elkar "mcmilja" wrote: Hello, How would I go about adding a Sequence/Instance Number to Duplicate Records? Example: I have a list of duplicate site names and I want the 1st instance to be "1" and the 2nd instance to be "2". Site | Seq/Inst Num ABBEVILLE | 1 ABBEVILLE | 2 AIRPORT MEMPHIS | 1 AIRPORT MEMPHIS | 2 AIRPORT NASHVILLE | 1 AIRPORT NASHVILLE | 2 Thanks! Jaret |
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and copy down -- __________________________________ HTH Bob "mcmilja" wrote in message ... Hello, How would I go about adding a Sequence/Instance Number to Duplicate Records? Example: I have a list of duplicate site names and I want the 1st instance to be "1" and the 2nd instance to be "2". Site | Seq/Inst Num ABBEVILLE | 1 ABBEVILLE | 2 AIRPORT MEMPHIS | 1 AIRPORT MEMPHIS | 2 AIRPORT NASHVILLE | 1 AIRPORT NASHVILLE | 2 Thanks! Jaret |
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Need to add Sequence/Instance Number to Duplicate Records
Thanks Elkar!
"Elkar" wrote: Try this in cell B2, then copy down as far as your data goes. =COUNTIF($A$2:A2,A2) HTH Elkar "mcmilja" wrote: Hello, How would I go about adding a Sequence/Instance Number to Duplicate Records? Example: I have a list of duplicate site names and I want the 1st instance to be "1" and the 2nd instance to be "2". Site | Seq/Inst Num ABBEVILLE | 1 ABBEVILLE | 2 AIRPORT MEMPHIS | 1 AIRPORT MEMPHIS | 2 AIRPORT NASHVILLE | 1 AIRPORT NASHVILLE | 2 Thanks! Jaret |
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