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Move Value between blanks and skip the blank cells
Hello,
I've column that's include a values and blanks so i just need to move only values without taking the blanks with the formula
what i tried is :
used =IF(Main!O5,Main!J5,"") so the formula find true in the Main sheet and then return the value of column " J "
what i've this :
| TRUE |
| TRUE |
| TRUE |
| TRUE |
| FALSE |
| TRUE |
| TRUE |
| TRUE |
| FALSE |
| FALSE |
what i get as a result is :
| Mini,4x12 |
| Armored |
| #VALUE! |
| #VALUE! |
| #VALUE! |
| #VALUE! |
| #VALUE! |
| #VALUE! |
| #VALUE! |
| #VALUE! |
| #VALUE! |
| HDPE 2 |
| Mini12 |
| Mini, 8x12 |
| MiniXt 12x12F |
| Mini-DQ(ZN)2Y, 18x12 |
so i don't need the result to be blanks and #VALUE! i need only getting the result of TRUE
6 Replies
- abdullahmuthannaCopper ContributorGuys the idea is i just want to return values that's include True ( because it will return me the value ) and i want to skip the blanks ( because it will return me #Value! )
- PeterBartholomew1Silver Contributor
If it is simply a question of filtering out blanks from a list then, using 365, the following would work
= FILTER(list, list<>"")In legacy Excel it is distinctly more messy
= INDEX(list,SMALL(IF(LEN(list)>0,seq),seq))committed with CSE.
- abdullahmuthannaCopper ContributorWhat do you mean by " list " ? should i apply the index with the first one ? which is true or false ? or apply it with the values table ?
- PeterBartholomew1Silver Contributor
'list' is a defined name that I have applied to whatever range of values from which you wish to remove the blanks. If the quantities are meaningful to you, then it would be reasonable to apply a more specific name.
[Having described A1 type references as an abomination that should never entered any computational environment anywhere (thus placing me at odds with virtually every spreadsheet user) I am not the right person to consult on the mysteries of the semi-anchored, directly-referenced range.]
- jitinmIron ContributorJust curious if you need to take the filled cells then why not try pivot and then unselect blank?
- abdullahmuthannaCopper Contributor
I want to do it automatically because i'm dealing with large data so i can't select and delete blanks every time i entered the data