Identifying Duplicates
 

Hi All
In a VBA procedure I have 5 integer numbers held in 5 different variables,
n1 to n5. I want to identify if any combination of these values are
duplicated and to highlight which ones.

So if the values are
1,2,3,4,5 - No duplicates All Ok
1,1,3,4,5 - Two duplicates - positions1 and 2
1,1,3,1,5 - Three duplicates - positions 1, 2 and 4
1,1,3,4,4 - Four duplicates - postions 1,2,4 and 5
1,1,1,1,1 - Five Duplicates - positions 1,2,3,4 and 5

I guess I need to loop through each variable testing each other variable for
match or not and log any errors and positions.

Any ideas on the best approach

Cheers
TIA
Nigel





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Identifying Duplicates
 

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"Nigel" wrote in message
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Hi All
In a VBA procedure I have 5 integer numbers held in 5 different variables,
n1 to n5. I want to identify if any combination of these values are
duplicated and to highlight which ones.

So if the values are
1,2,3,4,5 - No duplicates All Ok
1,1,3,4,5 - Two duplicates - positions1 and 2
1,1,3,1,5 - Three duplicates - positions 1, 2 and 4
1,1,3,4,4 - Four duplicates - postions 1,2,4 and 5
1,1,1,1,1 - Five Duplicates - positions 1,2,3,4 and 5

I guess I need to loop through each variable testing each other variable
for
match or not and log any errors and positions.

Any ideas on the best approach

Cheers
TIA
Nigel





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