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How to combine data from 2 separate workbooks onto 1 worksheet



 
 
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Old March 17th, 2010, 07:35 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Kristen
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Default How to combine data from 2 separate workbooks onto 1 worksheet

I am planning a meeting for 100 attendees. Our database contains a unique ID
for each attendee as well as their name, mailing address, phone number, etc.
I have another database that I received from our Travel Department containing
the airline information (arrival date, arrival time, flight number, arrival
airport, etc).

How can I merge the 2 databases together into 1 database without having to
copy/paste each attendee's information individually. Both databases have the
unique ID for each attendee - is there a way to have Excel "find" the unique
ID and then add columns with the additional information?
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Old March 17th, 2010, 07:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Pete_UK
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Default How to combine data from 2 separate workbooks onto 1 worksheet

Yes, you would normally use VLOOKUP for this, or an INDEX/MATCH
combination if the unique ID is not the first column of the file. As
you did not give any indication of what columns you are using, I am
unable to suggest a specific formula for you.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Mar 17, 6:35*pm, Kristen wrote:
I am planning a meeting for 100 attendees. *Our database contains a unique ID
for each attendee as well as their name, mailing address, phone number, etc. *
I have another database that I received from our Travel Department containing
the airline information (arrival date, arrival time, flight number, arrival
airport, etc).

How can I merge the 2 databases together into 1 database without having to
copy/paste each attendee's information individually. *Both databases have the
unique ID for each attendee - is there a way to have Excel "find" the unique
ID and then add columns with the additional information?


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Old March 17th, 2010, 08:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Iriemon
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Default How to combine data from 2 separate workbooks onto 1 worksheet

USe the VLOOKUP function to copy the data from one worksheet to another.

Irie!



"Kristen" wrote:

I am planning a meeting for 100 attendees. Our database contains a unique ID
for each attendee as well as their name, mailing address, phone number, etc.
I have another database that I received from our Travel Department containing
the airline information (arrival date, arrival time, flight number, arrival
airport, etc).

How can I merge the 2 databases together into 1 database without having to
copy/paste each attendee's information individually. Both databases have the
unique ID for each attendee - is there a way to have Excel "find" the unique
ID and then add columns with the additional information?

 




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