Say I have some data that looks like this:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| April | March |
| July | February |
| February | March |
| January | August |
| July | January |
| April | August |
| July | October |
| April |
Right now I've got
column C =unique(filter(A:A,A:A<>"")) column D =unique(filter(B:B,B:B<>""))which basically puts them in the order in which they appear for the first time in the original list, i.e.:
| Column C - but in the wrong order | Column D - but in the wrong order |
|---|---|
| April | March |
| July | February |
| February | August |
| January | January |
| October |
But I want them to appear in Columns C and D like this, in correct sort order:
| Column C - what I want | Column D - what I want |
|---|---|
| January | January |
| February | February |
| April | March |
| July | August |
| October |
If I need to create a named range containing all of the names of the months in my desired order in a different sheet, I'm happy to do that. Let's say I do so and call it MonthList.
When I try to do something like
column C =sort(unique(filter(A:A,A:A<>"")),MonthList,1) column D =sort(unique(filter(B:B,B:B<>"")),MonthList,1)then I get the following error for Column C (and a similar one for D, but with "expected row count" = 5).
SORT has mismatched range sizes. Expected row count: 4. column count: 1. Actual row count: 12, column count: 1.So it seems like it couldn't sort the 4 or 5 unique items in the FILTERlist according to the order they appear in the named range with all possible items in the list.
How do I do it the right way?
Thanks