Need help removing blanks from a join collect formula
Hi,
I'm trying to use a join collect formula that referencing a column in a helper sheet.
=JOIN(COLLECT({Column I Want Data}, {Reference Number}, [Reference Number]@row), ",")
It's pulling everything from {Column I Want Data}, that matches the [Reference Number] with {Reference Number} on the helper sheet and any cell that is blank will return these commas" , , , , , , , , , , , ," how can I edit my formula to ignore the blanks that are in {Column I Want Data}
1st image is the one with my formula, you can see the commas, where a cell is blank
2nd image is how the data looks in my helper sheet
Best Answer
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Add to the formula as shown below:
=JOIN(COLLECT({Column I Want Data}, {Column I Want Data},@cell<>"",{Reference Number}, [Reference Number]@row), ",")
Answers
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Add to the formula as shown below:
=JOIN(COLLECT({Column I Want Data}, {Column I Want Data},@cell<>"",{Reference Number}, [Reference Number]@row), ",")
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Thank you so much, that worked perfectly! Solved my issue.
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