Faster than COUNTIFS?
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I have worksheets that contain 100k-750k rows of text (each worksheet varies in rows#). I need to know if the text is found more than once.
Painfully slow! But here is the formula I am currently using:
=COUNTIF(BQ:BQ,BQ2)
excel countif
asked Nov 13 '18 at 6:29
Bret Adair
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I have worksheets that contain 100k-750k rows of text (each worksheet varies in rows#). I need to know if the text is found more than once.
Painfully slow! But here is the formula I am currently using:
=COUNTIF(BQ:BQ,BQ2)
excel countif
asked Nov 13 '18 at 6:29
Bret Adair
61
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Use a different program, when we were analysing large data we used SAS... Built the original trial in excel then did the real work in SAS - was 10 meg of solid numbers...
– Solar Mike
Nov 13 '18 at 6:43
If you are only checking a single value then COUNTIF should be fast enough. But if you want to find all the values in BQ that appear more than once you need to use a different technique - I would suggest either Power Query or a UDF using Dictionary.
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:10
Or sort BQ and add a helper column that checks if the BQ cell in the row above is the same as the BQ cell in this row
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:22
@ Solar, I will eventually be making a data base to hold the data.
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:29
@ Charles, currently running this on mac. So, no power query available. I'll play around with your second suggestion. Thanks, Bret
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:32
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I have worksheets that contain 100k-750k rows of text (each worksheet varies in rows#). I need to know if the text is found more than once.
Painfully slow! But here is the formula I am currently using:
=COUNTIF(BQ:BQ,BQ2)
excel countif
asked Nov 13 '18 at 6:29
Bret Adair
61
I have worksheets that contain 100k-750k rows of text (each worksheet varies in rows#). I need to know if the text is found more than once.
Painfully slow! But here is the formula I am currently using:
=COUNTIF(BQ:BQ,BQ2)
excel countif
excel countif
asked Nov 13 '18 at 6:29
Bret Adair
61
asked Nov 13 '18 at 6:29
Bret Adair
61
asked Nov 13 '18 at 6:29
Bret Adair
61
asked Nov 13 '18 at 6:29
Bret Adair
61
asked Nov 13 '18 at 6:29
Bret Adair
61
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Use a different program, when we were analysing large data we used SAS... Built the original trial in excel then did the real work in SAS - was 10 meg of solid numbers...
– Solar Mike
Nov 13 '18 at 6:43
If you are only checking a single value then COUNTIF should be fast enough. But if you want to find all the values in BQ that appear more than once you need to use a different technique - I would suggest either Power Query or a UDF using Dictionary.
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:10
Or sort BQ and add a helper column that checks if the BQ cell in the row above is the same as the BQ cell in this row
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:22
@ Solar, I will eventually be making a data base to hold the data.
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:29
@ Charles, currently running this on mac. So, no power query available. I'll play around with your second suggestion. Thanks, Bret
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:32
add a comment |
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Use a different program, when we were analysing large data we used SAS... Built the original trial in excel then did the real work in SAS - was 10 meg of solid numbers...
– Solar Mike
Nov 13 '18 at 6:43
If you are only checking a single value then COUNTIF should be fast enough. But if you want to find all the values in BQ that appear more than once you need to use a different technique - I would suggest either Power Query or a UDF using Dictionary.
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:10
Or sort BQ and add a helper column that checks if the BQ cell in the row above is the same as the BQ cell in this row
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:22
@ Solar, I will eventually be making a data base to hold the data.
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:29
@ Charles, currently running this on mac. So, no power query available. I'll play around with your second suggestion. Thanks, Bret
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:32
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Use a different program, when we were analysing large data we used SAS... Built the original trial in excel then did the real work in SAS - was 10 meg of solid numbers...
– Solar Mike
Nov 13 '18 at 6:43
Use a different program, when we were analysing large data we used SAS... Built the original trial in excel then did the real work in SAS - was 10 meg of solid numbers...
– Solar Mike
Nov 13 '18 at 6:43
If you are only checking a single value then COUNTIF should be fast enough. But if you want to find all the values in BQ that appear more than once you need to use a different technique - I would suggest either Power Query or a UDF using Dictionary.
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:10
If you are only checking a single value then COUNTIF should be fast enough. But if you want to find all the values in BQ that appear more than once you need to use a different technique - I would suggest either Power Query or a UDF using Dictionary.
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:10
Or sort BQ and add a helper column that checks if the BQ cell in the row above is the same as the BQ cell in this row
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:22
Or sort BQ and add a helper column that checks if the BQ cell in the row above is the same as the BQ cell in this row
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:22
@ Solar, I will eventually be making a data base to hold the data.
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:29
@ Solar, I will eventually be making a data base to hold the data.
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:29
@ Charles, currently running this on mac. So, no power query available. I'll play around with your second suggestion. Thanks, Bret
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:32
@ Charles, currently running this on mac. So, no power query available. I'll play around with your second suggestion. Thanks, Bret
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:32
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Use a different program, when we were analysing large data we used SAS... Built the original trial in excel then did the real work in SAS - was 10 meg of solid numbers...
– Solar Mike
Nov 13 '18 at 6:43
If you are only checking a single value then COUNTIF should be fast enough. But if you want to find all the values in BQ that appear more than once you need to use a different technique - I would suggest either Power Query or a UDF using Dictionary.
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:10
Or sort BQ and add a helper column that checks if the BQ cell in the row above is the same as the BQ cell in this row
– Charles Williams
Nov 13 '18 at 9:22
@ Solar, I will eventually be making a data base to hold the data.
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:29
@ Charles, currently running this on mac. So, no power query available. I'll play around with your second suggestion. Thanks, Bret
– Bret Adair
Nov 13 '18 at 20:32