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    Merging similar rows of data, while appending unique data across multiple columns

    I have found many similar (but not identical) examples to my issue - but thus far I have not been able to resolve. I am hoping that this post may prompt some guidance.

    I am attempting to merge similar (but not identical) rows of data

    My source table has 17 columns

    Cols 1-14 (A1-N) are often repeated on multiple rows. However where 1-14 match, cols 15-17 (O-Q) are always unique.
    There can be one or more versions of these scenarios in the data file (usually no more than 7 occurrences of one matching col-14 series)
    My goal is to
    * combine the duplicates rows into one for Col 1-14
    * append groups of 3 columns to that consolidated row for each unique occurrence of Cols 15-17
    * delete the recurring rows (or simply write the consolidated data set to a new sheet)

    e.g.

    12345678901234AAA
    12345678901234BBB
    12345678901234CCC
    09876543210987DDD
    09876543210987EEE

    When merged - the output would

    12345678901234AAABBBCCC (resulting in a 23 column row)
    09876543210987DDDEEE (resulting in a 20 column row)

    Any suggestions for accomplishing this would be appreciated.

    Thank you
    Last edited by stawamus; 01-15-2013 at 08:44 PM.

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