Question

I have the following csv file:

name, new_name, flag
a,,0
b,,1
c,c,0
d,,1

I want to make the value in the “new_name” column become the value of the “name” column in rows where the “flag” row has a value of 1. Do I have to use an application program to do this? or is there a way of putting this equation into the “flag” column and then pasting the formula in every row in that column?

Much thanks in advance!

Answer 1

If you can live with a four-column setup:

name   | new_name  | flag  | real_new_name
a                     0            
b                     1           b
c            c        0           c
d                     1           d

then you can set real_new_name to the formula =IF(C2=1,A2,B2) and fill it down.

Otherwise, you will need to write a script that goes through each row and acts if flag=1.