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I have a spreadsheet with one column that has several dates and a corresponding column that has various values. There are several values for each date. What I need is a formula that will total the values for each date, and then move to the next date. There may be seven values assigned to the first date, five to the next, etc. How can I achieve this?

Example.

Column A Column B
12/20/06 4,676
12/20/06 128
12/20/06 99,120
12/21/06 47
12/21/06 889

And on and on. How can I total the 12/20s and the 12/21s etc? Thanks for anyone who can help. By the way, this is a part of a web query spreadsheet, so these dates and values will be populating whenever the spreadsheet is updated.
 

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Book1
ABCD
1Column AColumn BSum
212/20/20064676 
312/20/2006128 
412/20/200699120103924
512/21/200647 
612/21/2006889936
Sheet1


Formula in column C AND copied down
Code: 
=IF(A2=A3,"",SUMIF($A$2:$A$6,A2,$B$2:$B$6))
 
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The method I would use is to create a summary of the dates in another column.

For instance, in column D, I would enter each of the unique dates from your list in column A. Then to the right (column E) of each unique date in column D I would enter a SUMPRODUCT formula such as:

=SUMPRODUCT(--($A1:$A100=D1),--($B1:$B100))

This formula looks at the date in cell D1 and totals the matching values in column B (down to cell B100). Just a simple method, which may not suite your needs.

Jim
 
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Frasier - Welcome to the board. Are you familiar with Pivot Tables?
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Howdy, A. Dat you in dat dere pic?
 
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Greg,

Unfortunately, I have only a very passing aquaintance with pivot tables. To everyone, I appreciate the responses and am going to give them a try. My boss, who is an Excel guru, seems to think that the best way to learn the intricacies of Excel is by total and sudden immersion. Frustratingly, he may be right.

I suspect I'll be a frequent visitor to this board.

Michael
 
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Michael,

If you have list/table type data that you need to summarize based on one (or more) field(s) (column), then you will want to learn about pivots. A very effective tool. For example, in the case you cite, you would simply make your date column a "row field" and drag whatever needs summing into the data area of the pivot and voilá. All done. Every unique date listed down the left and your values all neatly summed up for you.
 
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