Concatenate question

**ninjablossom** · 10-16-2012, 08:01 AM

Hi,

I have over 350 ID numbers in excel in 1 column that I need to string togeather to run a SQL query.

i.e

ID
1
34
56
67
78
23
1233
4567

Which I can concatenate into '1', using =CONCATENATE("'",A2,"'",",")
But how do I concatenate so I get '1','34','56','67' etc

I'll be running different values in the ID column for different queries which will vary and was hoping there was a way I can add a formula so I can just then use and add data to my saved query.

Hope this isn't too dumb a question btw

**zbor** · 10-16-2012, 08:04 AM

try this UDF.

If you want ' at start use:

="'"&F_conc_col_noblanks_sep_snb(A1:A15,"','")

**dilipandey** · 10-16-2012, 08:09 AM

Ni Ninja,

Try using below formula:-

Formula:

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See yellow cell in ttached:- concatenate for SQL.xlsx

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DILIPandey

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**ninjablossom** · 10-16-2012, 09:17 AM

Hi Thanks guys!

Zabor, I couldn't get yours to work

I tried and changed the range to the data I wanted and I get #NAME
dilipandey - your worked, but from what I can tell and trying it, it means I have to apply it to each cell?

What I have is a sheet of data with column A which is 350 ID numbers i.e 350 lines. (and this number will grow over the coming weeks)
I filter the ID's on type, so I may end up with 50 lines, but filtered.
From that filtered down info, I want to concatante the ID lines into one string of data that looks something like '1','34','56','67'

As there are so many lines I was hoping to avoid applying a formula to each line... is that possible?

Hope that makes sense.

**zbor** · 10-16-2012, 09:18 AM

You must copy also CODE into your workbook.

**ninjablossom** · 10-16-2012, 09:27 AM

You've lost me - what do you mean by code? I have had no SQL training, I just use a query someone else created and run that! I copied your formula into the workbook and amended the cell range. I got an error.

I got DILIPandey's to work

**zbor** · 10-16-2012, 09:32 AM

That's not standard formula and you must copy also code with it.
DP formula works but it's hard enter longer ranges.
Also, if some cell is blank then you will get something like '1''''''''10'''1'''1'

To copy code open mine above example, press Alt+11 and from module1 copy whole code to module1 in your workbook (same procedure, insert module when you open VB editor.

**ninjablossom** · 10-16-2012, 10:01 AM

That works Zbor! Thankyou and that is so cool! :D

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