Merge two tables with 'Replace cells by row' – Error?

[avnor]

Hey there,

I'm trying to merge two tables. Both consist of two columns each [id, name]. Table1 carries a series of id's (duplicate id's present) and empty cells for the name. Table2 has the information on the names for each id. I want to merge them, so that each cell holds a value, even though they are redundant.

When I use the Merge.DAT with 'replace cells by rows' it does the job only once per matching id. It does not fill the cell with a name for a duplicate id. Do I understand this method wrong or is there a little bug?

Thanks in advance.
Norman

[raganmd]

I don't know if the merge DAT supports multiple matches - if you don't have a huge table / need a solution right away you can get there with a script DAT:

merge_tables_script_dat.tox

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[avnor]

Hey Matthew,

thank you for your help. It works with the script.dat. It keeps up the performance even with longer tables and resulting higher cook times.

It still leaves me a bit baffled when I think about the method itself and why it might not support multiple matches … anyway, the script works!

Thanks again and have a good weekend!
*N