Sorting and Matching Multiple Columns

bmpreston

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Hello to all,

I'm trying to side-by-side match two sets of data. Each set of data is multiple rows long, around 3000. The data is in 3 columns, and another 3 columns needs to be matched.

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Header 1[/TD]
[TD]Header 2[/TD]
[TD]Header 3[/TD]
[TD]Spacer[/TD]
[TD]Header A1[/TD]
[TD]Header A2[/TD]
[TD]Header A3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[TD]data[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


This gives:

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Header 1[/TD]
[TD]Header 2[/TD]
[TD]Header 3[/TD]
[TD]Spacer[/TD]
[TD]Header A1[/TD]
[TD]Header A2[/TD]
[TD]Header A3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[TD]Data[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


I have researched online, and found some VBA, can't seem to get them to work. When I try, it seems to just delete all my data. Those links I've since lost, but any way to relatively quickly process this data through would be great.

Thanks
 

Excel Facts

Why are there 1,048,576 rows in Excel?
The Excel team increased the size of the grid in 2007. There are 2^20 rows and 2^14 columns for a total of 17 billion cells.
Are your two blocks of data columns A-C and E-G?
Does that actual data start on row 2?
 
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Based on your data being in columns "A to G" then try this for results on sheet2, starting "A1.
Code:
[COLOR=navy]Sub[/COLOR] MG07Sep13
[COLOR=navy]Dim[/COLOR] Rng [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] Range, Dn [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] Range, AL [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] Object, Ray [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] Variant, c [COLOR=navy]As[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Long[/COLOR]
[COLOR=navy]Set[/COLOR] Rng = Range("A2", Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
[COLOR=navy]Set[/COLOR] Rng = Union(Rng, Rng.Offset(, 4))
[COLOR=navy]With[/COLOR] CreateObject("scripting.dictionary")
[COLOR=navy]Set[/COLOR] AL = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList")

[COLOR=navy]For[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Each[/COLOR] Dn [COLOR=navy]In[/COLOR] Rng
    [COLOR=navy]If[/COLOR] Not AL.Contains(Dn.Value) [COLOR=navy]Then[/COLOR] AL.Add Dn.Value
    [COLOR=navy]If[/COLOR] Not .Exists(Dn.Value) [COLOR=navy]Then[/COLOR]
        .Add Dn.Value, Dn
    [COLOR=navy]Else[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=navy]Set[/COLOR] .Item(Dn.Value) = Union(.Item(Dn.Value), Dn)
    [COLOR=navy]End[/COLOR] If
[COLOR=navy]Next[/COLOR] Dn

    AL.Sort: Ray = AL.ToArray
    ReDim nRay(1 To UBound(Ray) + 2, 1 To 7)
    nRay(1, 1) = Cells(1, 1): nRay(1, 2) = Cells(1, 2): nRay(1, 3) = Cells(1, 3)
    nRay(1, 5) = Cells(1, 5): nRay(1, 6) = Cells(1, 6): nRay(1, 7) = Cells(1, 7)
    c = 1
    [COLOR=navy]
  For[/COLOR] n = 0 To UBound(Ray)
        c = c + 1
        [COLOR=navy]For[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Each[/COLOR] r [COLOR=navy]In[/COLOR] .Item(Ray(n))
            nRay(c, r.Column) = .Item(Ray(n)).Value
            nRay(c, r.Column + 1) = .Item(Ray(n)).Offset(, 1).Value
            nRay(c, r.Column + 2) = .Item(Ray(n)).Offset(, 2).Value
        [COLOR=navy]Next[/COLOR] r
   [COLOR=navy]Next[/COLOR] n
[COLOR=navy]End[/COLOR] With
[COLOR=navy]

With[/COLOR] Sheets("Sheet2").Range("A1").Resize(UBound(Ray, 1) + 2, 7)
    .Value = nRay
    .Borders.Weight = 2
    .Columns.AutoFit
[COLOR=navy]End[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]With[/COLOR]
[COLOR=navy]End[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Sub[/COLOR]
Regards Mick
 
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I can or cannot have headers. It's loose. So I can add the top row.

It is true I am A, B, C and E, F, G, but I can move them wherever.

Once I get them lined up, I need to do some basic conditional formatting, but I need to get the data to comparison sake first.

Thanks
 
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If you replace the last bit of code with the below, it will overwrite your data in the Active sheet.
Code:
With ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Resize(UBound(Ray, 1) + 2, 7)
    .ClearContents
    .Value = nRay
    .Borders.Weight = 2
    .Columns.AutoFit
End With
 
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So I had a chance to play with response 3 from MickG, it does move the data to sheet2, however it seemingly only gives approx 1400 responses, and then columns (EDIT! EFG, CONFIRMED DATA IS ABC, D BLANK, EFG) fail to come over any more.

It seems almost flawless but I'm missing a big chunk of data.

Thanks!

I will try MickG's answer just prior to my answer here, in a few.
 
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Try changing the last bit of code to below:-
Code:
With Sheets("Sheet2").Range("A1").Resize(c, 7)
    .Value = nRay
    .Borders.Weight = 2
    .Columns.AutoFit
End With
 
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So I am posting this so you can see. When I run it, still the same thing. I can't read your code, I just know how to insert and click run, but for some reason, after row 1412 or so, it still seemingly stops this merge. It works great, except....

http://bmpreston.com/Example.xlsm

Thanks for any help!
 
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Can you send your file through "Box.com" or "DropBox.com", I'm afraid you file has been rejected by my computer security!!!!
 
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