Question

I have a very specific report, which I can’t change the layout. Basicly, it looks like this:

   A     B       C
1  ASD   Other   10
2  ASD   Other   10
3  ASD   Other   10
4  JKL   Other   20
5  EFG   Other   5
6  EFG   Other   5
7  GHJ   Other   10

Ergo, lines CAN be repeated, and when they do, the value (C) stays the same for this line.

Using conditional formatting, (=$A2<>$A1), the repeated values (C-column only) are made white.

How can I do a SUM of these values, so that each distinct line will only be calculated once (Should return 45)?

In advance, thanks

PS: I’m using Excel 2003

Answer 1

When I put this in cell D9 and enter it as an array formula (Ctrl+Shift+Enter), it works for your scenario. But note that there’s blank row in Row 8 for this to work:

=SUM(IF(B1:B7<>B2:B8,D1:D7,0))