Hi i've got an excel file (file A) with multiple columns created using xlsxwriter.
However this column value outputs are based on a formula.
Now i'd like to copy this column values to another excel file i've created using xlsxriter / xlrd. If there anyway to copy JUST absolute values out?My attempts often copies the whole formula from the previous file A and hence I've got no values. Thanks!
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I am using VB.NET to create an excel file. This excel file are multiple other excel files being compiled into a single file. I need to add a formula to the bottom but because I don't know how many columns there will be, because the amount of excel files vary, I don't know what my intended range will be. I need to use a formula to take an average of the previous 8 entries and I need to know how many total columns the excel sheet is using. I tried using the complete row style range set but it did not work.
Here is what I was trying:
xlworksheet.range("I53:53").formula = ("AVERAGE(B45:I45)")
So in short this would write the average from cells B45 to I45 into cell I53, then the next iteration would be the average of cells C45 to J45 into cell J53.
The correct syntax is:
xlworksheet.range("I53").Formula = "=AVERAGE(B45:I45)"
xlworksheet.range("J53").Formula = "=AVERAGE(C45:J45)"
etc.
I have say 100 output Excel files with column A full of variable names and column B with values. I have put them into separated sheets of one file. and I would like to get an overview sheet.
The thing is that the same variable is not in the same place (same column but different rows). I need to first identify the correct row number and then get the value.
My question is with the name of the variable and the sheet name available, how can I build a code to get the value?
Is there a way to create an excel template, which automatically applies a formula if a certain column is inserted? The use case would be:
User copies a table from a desktop program (CSV or Tab separated)
Pastes the table into the excel template
Somehow the column's header gets matched (header's name is fixed)
Multiply the column values with a fixed value (like 1.25)
The problem is that the column could be in different indexes and the formula should apply to all the rows, not just fixed ones, but my main problem is how can I get a copy-paste event and find the column.
Edit.: I can only do this with VBA (never used it before)?
Assuming the column header is constant you could insert a table with "dummy" headers and a calculated column using the header name as a reference
In the example I have put a formula in the Calc column. I've put the Calc in column G assuming your maximum import columns are six and because it's good practice to do your calculations from left to right.
You could move the Calc to column A and reduce the "dummy" columns to just 1 with whatever your desired heading is.
To make a template, delete row 3 and clear out the dummy data, just leaving the calculation(s) and save as a .xltx in your profile template folder (wherever that may be in your versions of Windows/Office).
When you paste in your import data the table will extend down and copy the formula(s) automatically. If you have moved your calculation(s) to the left of the table, the table will resize to the right to accommodate all your imported columns.
While the MyHeader column in your template may be over-written, if it can still be found in `Table2[#Headers] the formula will still work.
I have this spreadsheet that tells me if a name is not in one of two lists, by checking if it is there, and if it is not, then putting an X in the correct cell. I used: =IF(COUNTIFS(E:E,A:A),"","X") in B3, and =IF(COUNTIFS(G:G,A:A),"","X") in C3 and then auto filled down.
I am trying to have it so that I only have the first three columns in this spreadsheet, and the "Names1" and "Names2" being referenced from another sheet. ( to keep this discussion short and to the point, let's just discuss the names1 column, as the names2 column would be the same concept.)
So, Names1 is just names from a large CSV file on another sheet (I copy pasted it for testing) that refreshes the cdv excel sheet with new data as data is added to the CSV file. I need to pull the names in Names1 from that csv excel sheet.
The csv excel file has a numbered list in the first column, and then the names in the second column. the table_array name is csv on the sheet.
This is what I am using, but I keep getting error codes no matter what I try: =VLOOKUP(A1,csv,2,FALSE)
Also, I need it so that the original list checker function still works...
I am using Excel 2011 for Mac. Any help would be greatly appreciated guys! I've been stuck on this for waaay too long...
You can keep this really simply by just writing.
=IF(COUNTIFS(Names1!B:B,A3),"","X")
=IF(COUNTIFS(Names2!B:B,A3),"","X")
where Names1 and Names2 are the sheet names for each list.
If you don't need to see separate lists, you can also combine them with this statement:
=IF(COUNTIFS(Sheet5!B:B,A3)+COUNTIFS(Sheet4!B:B,A3),"","X")
I have about 70,000 excel files each of size about 300kb. The first column is date and time and rest columns are all doubles.
How do I merge them into 1 single csv file or bring them all together into one sheet of an excel work book. I was thinking about using Matlab but it runs out of memory.
You could try RDBMerge. It's a free add-in for Excel built for this sort of work.
Alternatively, you may find the following info useful:
http://ask.metafilter.com/106144/Combining-a-ton-of-Excel-files-into-one-Excel-file
If it's a one off this is what I would do:
Copy all details from both sheets to a single sheet in a new workbook
Sort descending by your date and time column
Duplicate the data and time column on the end (For vlookup, if you are comfortable using index you can avoid this)
Duplicate the sheet
Delete the data in the date and time column
Data / Remove duplicates to get a distinct set
Use a vlookup on some referential column to get the date and time (Make the last argument in the vlookup 0)
This will pull in the first instance it finds for the data (ie the highest date / time).
Should take about 2 mins all up.