Hey there,

I'm trying to extract key data from a spreadsheet in this way: the
spreadsheet has cells in different columns which may have matching
data. I want Excel to find these matching cells and copy the rows in
which they reside onto a second sheet.

For example:

The first column in question is a listing of Service Orders. I want
Excel to search the second column in question, Purchase Orders, for a
match. When a match or matches are found I want any row containing
that info to be presented on the second spreadsheet.

The example is probably redundant, but hopefully stating it slightly
differently will help illuminate my goal.

Thanks in advance,

Nate


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Life is usually much simpler if you keep your data in one location.

I'd just use one worksheet, but then apply Data|Filter|Autofilter to see the
rows I want to see.

But if you really, really want...

Debra Dalgleish and Ron de Bruin have samples that you may like. Ron's addin
may be sufficient right out of the box.

Debra's site:
http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html

Create New Sheets from Filtered List -- uses an Advanced Filter to create
separate sheet of orders for each sales rep visible in a filtered list; macro
automates the filter. AdvFilterRepFiltered.xls 35 kb

or

Update Sheets from Master -- uses an Advanced Filter to send data from
Master sheet to individual worksheets -- replaces old data with current.
AdvFilterCity.xls 55 kb

And Ron de Bruin's easyfilter.
http://www.rondebruin.nl/easyfilter.htm

ThalesNate wrote:

Hey there,

I'm trying to extract key data from a spreadsheet in this way: the
spreadsheet has cells in different columns which may have matching
data. I want Excel to find these matching cells and copy the rows in
which they reside onto a second sheet.

For example:

The first column in question is a listing of Service Orders. I want
Excel to search the second column in question, Purchase Orders, for a
match. When a match or matches are found I want any row containing
that info to be presented on the second spreadsheet.

The example is probably redundant, but hopefully stating it slightly
differently will help illuminate my goal.

Thanks in advance,

Nate

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Dave,

I don't think a filter will work because I'm trying to compare data
from separate columns. I did take a peek at Debra's link but there's a
lot of data there and it's hard to discern what pertains to me. Ron's
link was down at the time, but I'll check it later.

I'm including a pic this time to better illustrate my needs, I want
Excel to find any data in the "Customer PO" column beginning with a
"20" and search the "Order Number" column to find the match. Can
filtering do this?

Thanks for your feedback,

Nate


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Since I connect the newsgroups directly, I can't see the picture.

You'll usually get more responses if you post in plain text--lots of people skip
by posts with attachments (pictures or excel files).



ThalesNate wrote:

Dave,

I don't think a filter will work because I'm trying to compare data
from separate columns. I did take a peek at Debra's link but there's a
lot of data there and it's hard to discern what pertains to me. Ron's
link was down at the time, but I'll check it later.

I'm including a pic this time to better illustrate my needs, I want
Excel to find any data in the "Customer PO" column beginning with a
"20" and search the "Order Number" column to find the match. Can
filtering do this?

Thanks for your feedback,

Nate

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Thanks for the tip...

Basically, the details are thus:

_*Service_Order___:_______Purchase_Order__*_
-*2016500 <---| -*SO-56137
2016501 | 20273896054
2016502 -* |--- 2016500- *


I need Excel to associate the first and third lines by associating
cells that share neither a common row nor column, can filtering do
that?

Thanks (again)

Nate


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Not easily and depending on your data--maybe not at all.

Is there anyway you can put the common stuff in a dedicated column--and on each
row?

ThalesNate wrote:

Thanks for the tip...

Basically, the details are thus:

_*Service_Order___:_______Purchase_Order__*_
-*2016500 <---| -*SO-56137
2016501 | 20273896054
2016502 -* |--- 2016500- *

I need Excel to associate the first and third lines by associating
cells that share neither a common row nor column, can filtering do
that?

Thanks (again)

Nate

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