Hi, I need to give the users of my data a spreadsheet with the option
of 'choosing' which items are relevant to their needs. I need them to
make a preference choice between all the possible combinations, using
VLOOKUP.

Where my problem is though is as follows. I have a list of unique part
numbers in a column. I need a macro to prepare a list that I can do
some further comparitive work on. My list looks something like this.

Column A
00237
00243
00251
00377

I need to be able to cross reference each part number with each of the
others, generating a list which wil look like the following:

Column A Column B
00237 00243
00237 00251
00237 00377
00243 00251
00243 00377
00251 00377

In essence, I need to create a rows that have every possible
combination of part numbers.

If I can get to the above result, I can handle the VLOOKUP part of the
equation.

Any help greatly appreciated

Why wouldn't 00243 have a cross reference to 00377

All combinations would mean each part number would have 3 cross references,
but your sample seems to be that there is no cross reference to previous
part numbers. You need to be more specific in what you want.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Paulie" wrote in message
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Hi, I need to give the users of my data a spreadsheet with the option
of 'choosing' which items are relevant to their needs. I need them to
make a preference choice between all the possible combinations, using
VLOOKUP.

Where my problem is though is as follows. I have a list of unique part
numbers in a column. I need a macro to prepare a list that I can do
some further comparitive work on. My list looks something like this.

Column A
00237
00243
00251
00377

I need to be able to cross reference each part number with each of the
others, generating a list which wil look like the following:

Column A Column B
00237 00243
00237 00251
00237 00377
00243 00251
00243 00377
00251 00377

In essence, I need to create a rows that have every possible
combination of part numbers.

If I can get to the above result, I can handle the VLOOKUP part of the
equation.

Any help greatly appreciated

Hi
Assuming your part numbers are on a sheet called "PartNumbers" and
that your combinations will go on "Part Combinations". You should have
Option Base 1 at the top of your code module.
Select the original part numbers and run this macro:

Sub Combine()
Dim PartNumbers As Variant
Dim Combinations As New Collection
Dim PartCount As Long
Dim i As Long, j As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Worksheets("PartNumbers").Activate
PartNumbers = Selection.Value
PartCount = UBound(PartNumbers, 1)
If PartCount = 1 Then
MsgBox "You need more than one part!", vbOKOnly, "Help
Combining Parts"
Exit Sub
End If
On Error Resume Next
For i = 1 To PartCount - 1
For j = i To PartCount
Combinations.Add Array(PartNumbers(i, 1), PartNumbers(j,
1)), _
PartNumbers(i, 1) & PartNumbers(j,
1)
Next j
Next i
On Error GoTo 0

With Worksheets("Part Combinations")
For i = 1 To Combinations.Count
.Cells(i, 1).Resize(1, 2).Value = Combinations(i)
Next i
.Activate
End With
Set Combinations = Nothing
End Sub

This will give unique combinations even if some of your Part Numbers
are repeated.

regards
Paul
(Paulie) wrote in message . com...
Hi, I need to give the users of my data a spreadsheet with the option
of 'choosing' which items are relevant to their needs. I need them to
make a preference choice between all the possible combinations, using
VLOOKUP.

Where my problem is though is as follows. I have a list of unique part
numbers in a column. I need a macro to prepare a list that I can do
some further comparitive work on. My list looks something like this.

Column A
00237
00243
00251
00377

I need to be able to cross reference each part number with each of the
others, generating a list which wil look like the following:

Column A Column B
00237 00243
00237 00251
00237 00377
00243 00251
00243 00377
00251 00377

In essence, I need to create a rows that have every possible
combination of part numbers.

If I can get to the above result, I can handle the VLOOKUP part of the
equation.

Any help greatly appreciated