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Merge multi-column ranges in Excel
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' the License. | |
' TODO: All columns compared | |
' TODO: Skip dupes within a single source range | |
' TODO: Merge arbitrary number of ranges | |
' TODO: Don't require input be sorted | |
' Copy two ranges (both sorted by first column) to a new destination | |
' Skips duplicate rows in the second source that exist in the first | |
' Only compares the first column | |
' Stops processing the range when the first column is empty | |
' Dupes in a range will be duped in the result | |
Sub MergeRangesOnFirstColumn() | |
Dim source(2) As Range | |
Set source(1) = Sheet1.Range("a1:g13") | |
Set source(2) = Sheet2.Range("a1:g14") | |
Dim dest As Range | |
Set dest = Sheet3.Range("a1:z99") | |
Dim sourceRow(2) As Integer | |
Dim destRow As Integer | |
sourceRow(1) = 1 | |
sourceRow(2) = 1 | |
destRow = 1 | |
Do | |
If sourceRow(1) <= source(1).Rows.Count And source(1).Cells(sourceRow(1), 1) <> "" Then | |
If sourceRow(2) <= source(2).Rows.Count And source(2).Cells(sourceRow(2), 1) <> "" Then | |
If source(1).Cells(sourceRow(1), 1) <= source(2).Cells(sourceRow(2), 1) Then | |
If source(1).Cells(sourceRow(1), 1) = source(2).Cells(sourceRow(2), 1) Then | |
sourceRow(2) = sourceRow(2) + 1 | |
End If | |
Call CopyRow(source(1), sourceRow(1), dest, destRow) | |
Else | |
Call CopyRow(source(2), sourceRow(2), dest, destRow) | |
End If | |
Else | |
Call CopyRow(source(1), sourceRow(1), dest, destRow) | |
End If | |
ElseIf sourceRow(2) <= source(2).Rows.Count And source(2).Cells(sourceRow(2), 1) <> "" Then | |
Call CopyRow(source(2), sourceRow(2), dest, destRow) | |
Else | |
Exit Do | |
End If | |
Loop | |
End Sub | |
' Bad form: Updates source and dest row offsets! | |
Sub CopyRow(ByRef source As Range, ByRef sourceRow As Integer, ByRef dest As Range, ByRef destRow As Integer) | |
For srcC = 1 To source.Columns.Count | |
dest.Cells(destRow, srcC) = source.Cells(sourceRow, srcC) | |
Next | |
sourceRow = sourceRow + 1 | |
destRow = destRow + 1 | |
End Sub |
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