VLOOKUP values with merged cells

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Hi, I am trying to get all the values from rows with VLOOKUP.
I have data which has seller name in merged cell and Product is in differrent rows.For Example: Adam seller has Bananas,Oranges And Lemons...
[TABLE="width: 216"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Seller[/TD]
[TD]Product[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Adam[/TD]
[TD]Bananas[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Oranges[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lemons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Robert[/TD]
[TD]Apricotes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lemons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sally[/TD]
[TD]Orange[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bananas[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Apples[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tom[/TD]
[TD]Apples[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Apricots[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bananas[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

And I need output like :
[TABLE="width: 274"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Seller[/TD]
[TD]Products[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sally[/TD]
[TD]Orange,Banana,Apples[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Robert[/TD]
[TD]Aprocotes,Lemons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Adam[/TD]
[TD]Banana,Oranges,Lemons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tom[/TD]
[TD]Apples,Apricotes,bananas[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

When I used VLOOKUP ,I am getting only first row value.
Please guide..
 
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i dont think you can use the vlookup for the format of your data. your seller columns must be the seller names only and for products try to use a number of columns say product1, product2, product3 and so on.
 
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try PowerQuery

Code: 
[SIZE=1]let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    #"Added Conditional Column" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each if [Product] <> null then [Seller] else null),
    #"Added Conditional Column1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Conditional Column", "Custom.1", each if [Product] = null then [Seller] else null),
    #"Merged Columns" = Table.CombineColumns(#"Added Conditional Column1",{"Custom.1", "Product"},Combiner.CombineTextByDelimiter("", QuoteStyle.None),"Product.1"),
    #"Filled Down" = Table.FillDown(#"Merged Columns",{"Custom"}),
    #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Filled Down", {"Custom"}, {{"Count", each _, type table}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Custom.1", each Table.Column([Count],"Product.1")),
    #"Extracted Values" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Added Custom", {"Custom.1", each Text.Combine(List.Transform(_, Text.From), ","), type text}),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Extracted Values",{"Count"}),
    #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Removed Columns",{{"Custom", "Seller"}, {"Custom.1", "Product"}})
in
    #"Renamed Columns"[/SIZE]

[Table="width:, class:head"]
[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]Result[/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Seller[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Product[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]Adam[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]Bananas,Oranges,Lemons[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]Robert[/td][td]Apricotes,Lemons[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]Sally[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]Orange,Bananas,Apples[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]Tom[/td][td]Apples,Apricots,Bananas[/td][/tr]
[/table]
 
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leiarquel said:
i dont think you can use the vlookup for the format of your data. your seller columns must be the seller names only and for products try to use a number of columns say product1, product2, product3 and so on.
Click to expand...
The formatting came in weird way in my question.Let me make it clear again
There is merge rows in column A .For example row A1:A3 has saller name Adam and A4:A5 has Robert
-----------------------------------------------------------
| Column A | Column B |
-----------------------------------------------------------
Row 1 | Adam | Bananas |
Row 2 | | Oranges |
Row 3 | | Lemons |
Row 4 | Robert | Apricots |
Row 5 | | Lemons |

So on ......

Now in another sheet I need the output like :
-----------------------------------------------------------
| Column A | Column B |
-----------------------------------------------------------
Row 1 | Adam | Bananas,Oranges,Lemons
Row 2 | Robert | Apricots,Lemons

And so on....

I hope it make sense now....
 
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The formatting comes in weird way in my question.
Let me make it clear .
So the data is like this :
seller Adam is in merged cell A1:A3 and in B1-Bananas, B2-Oranges,B3-Lemons
seller Robert is in merged cell A4:A5 and in B4-Apricots,B5-Lemons
seller Sally is in merged cell A6:A8 and in B6- Orange,B7-Bananas,B8-Apples
and so on..
So the output i want in another sheet is:
[TABLE="class: cms_table_head"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #70AD47"]Seller[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #70AD47"]Product[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #E2EFDA"]Adam[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E2EFDA"]Bananas,Oranges,Lemons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Robert[/TD]
[TD]Apricotes,Lemons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #E2EFDA"]Sally[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E2EFDA"]Orange,Bananas,Apples[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tom[/TD]
[TD]Apples,Apricots,Bananas[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 
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[Table="width:, class:head"]
[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]Seller[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]Product[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Seller[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Product[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFFF00]Adam[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]Bananas[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]Adam[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]Bananas,Oranges,Lemons[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFFF00][/td][td]Oranges[/td][td][/td][td]Robert[/td][td]Apricotes,Lemons[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFFF00][/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]Lemons[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]Sally[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]Orange,Bananas,Apples[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFC000]Robert[/td][td]Apricotes[/td][td][/td][td]Tom[/td][td]Apples,Apricots,Bananas[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFC000][/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]Lemons[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFFF00]Sally[/td][td]Orange[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFFF00][/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]Bananas[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFFF00][/td][td]Apples[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFC000]Tom[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]Apples[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFC000][/td][td]Apricots[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#FFC000][/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]Bananas[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[/table]

Code: 
[SIZE=1]let
    Source = Excel.Workbook(File.Contents("[I][COLOR="#FF0000"]path to the file with source range[/COLOR][/I]"), null, true),
    Sheet1_Sheet = Source{[Item="Sheet1",Kind="Sheet"]}[Data],
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Sheet1_Sheet,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}}),
    #"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Changed Type", [PromoteAllScalars=true]),
    #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",{{"Seller", type text}, {"Product", type text}}),
    #"Filled Down" = Table.FillDown(#"Changed Type1",{"Seller"}),
    #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Filled Down", {"Seller"}, {{"Count", each _, type table}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Product", each Table.Column([Count],"Product")),
    #"Extracted Values" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Added Custom", {"Product", each Text.Combine(List.Transform(_, Text.From), ","), type text}),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Extracted Values",{"Count"})
in
    #"Removed Columns"[/SIZE]

yellow / orange cells are merged

btw. table tool doesn't reflect merged cells in the post that is why there are colors
 
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sandy666 said:
[TABLE="class: head"]
<tbody>[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #5B9BD5"][COLOR=[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] ]Seller[/COLOR][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #5B9BD5"][COLOR=[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] ]Product[/COLOR][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #70AD47"][COLOR=[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] ]Seller[/COLOR][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #70AD47"][COLOR=[URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] ]Product[/COLOR][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFF00"]Adam[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #DDEBF7"]Bananas[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E2EFDA"]Adam[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E2EFDA"]Bananas,Oranges,Lemons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFF00"][/TD]
[TD]Oranges[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Robert[/TD]
[TD]Apricotes,Lemons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFF00"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #DDEBF7"]Lemons[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E2EFDA"]Sally[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E2EFDA"]Orange,Bananas,Apples[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFC000"]Robert[/TD]
[TD]Apricotes[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Tom[/TD]
[TD]Apples,Apricots,Bananas[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFC000"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #DDEBF7"]Lemons[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFF00"]Sally[/TD]
[TD]Orange[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFF00"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #DDEBF7"]Bananas[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFF00"][/TD]
[TD]Apples[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFC000"]Tom[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #DDEBF7"]Apples[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFC000"][/TD]
[TD]Apricots[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FFFFFF]#FFFFFF[/URL] "]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFC000"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #DDEBF7"]Bananas[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


Code: 
[SIZE=1]let
    Source = Excel.Workbook(File.Contents("[I][COLOR=#FF0000]path to the file with source range[/COLOR][/I]"), null, true),
    Sheet1_Sheet = Source{[Item="Sheet1",Kind="Sheet"]}[Data],
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Sheet1_Sheet,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}}),
    #"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Changed Type", [PromoteAllScalars=true]),
    #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",{{"Seller", type text}, {"Product", type text}}),
    #"Filled Down" = Table.FillDown(#"Changed Type1",{"Seller"}),
    #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Filled Down", {"Seller"}, {{"Count", each _, type table}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Product", each Table.Column([Count],"Product")),
    #"Extracted Values" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Added Custom", {"Product", each Text.Combine(List.Transform(_, Text.From), ","), type text}),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Extracted Values",{"Count"})
in
    #"Removed Columns"[/SIZE]

yellow / orange cells are merged

btw. table tool doesn't reflect merged cells in the post that is why there are colors
Click to expand...


Thank you so much. I will try the code and let you know..
 
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