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MergeValues ( listA ; listB )

merges 2 value lists

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Peter Wagemans - Show more from this author Lesterius https://www.lesterius.com

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// merges 2 value lists Case ( not ValueCount ( listA ) ; listB ; not ValueCount ( listB ) ; listA ; Let ( [ compValue = Substitute ( LeftValues ( listB ; 1 ) ; "¶" ; "") ; listA = listA & If ( not PatternCount ( listA ; compValue ) ; "¶" & compValue ) ; listB = MiddleValues ( listB ; 2 ; ValueCount ( listB ) - 1 ) ] ; MergeValues ( listA ; listB ) ) ) Click to copy

This function merges 2 value lists. The values that do not exist in listA are appended to it.

 

Comments

		Tom McIntosh, Maple Ridge Dec 21, 2010
Appears to fail when merging some pairs of number strings listA 22;27;113;114;119;122;123;124;125;126;127 listB 22;26;113;114;115;116;117;119 merge 22;27;113;114;115;116;117;119;122;123;124;125;126;127 No 26 in merged list

		Peter Wagemans, Lesterius Dec 24, 2010
There is a fix made by Gilles Berkovitch, http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1077

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