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    <p>Having a little issue with Google Spreadsheets.</p> <p>What I have is a column of data that has the some of the same values in it. What I want to detect is if that row is unique. If it is, echo 'unique' (or something) but if it's not count the number of duplicates in the column and echo that number.</p> <p>Example of what I want:</p> <pre><code>COL A RESULT COLUMN Apple Unique Banana Unique Banana 3 Banana 3 Cherry Unique Date Unique Date 2 </code></pre> <p>Example of what I have using this code (=IF(A1=A2, "Duplicate", "Unique")):</p> <pre><code>COL A RESULT COLUMN Apple Unique Banana Unique Banana DUPLICATE Banana DUPLICATE Cherry Unique Date Unique Date DUPLICATE </code></pre> <p>I guess what I really need is a query inserted(?) into where the 'Duplicate' text is in that formula that will count down the same cell values until it sees a different value, and echo that number.</p> <p>If it can be done within the same column excellent. If I need another column and have to perform 2 sets of queries I can compromise.</p> <p>Big thanks to those who can help.</p> <p>Dave</p> <p><strong>UPDATE BASED ON DATATOO ANSWER</strong></p> <p>I ran that query, modified column 'A' to 'E' and this is what returned.</p> <pre><code>City Country Merge Duplicate City Country Aberdeen, UK Unique Aberdeen, UK 2 Bangor, UK 2 Bath, UK Unique Belfast, UK Unique Birmingham, UK Unique Birmingham, UK Unique Birmingham, UK Unique Birmingham, UK Unique Birmingham, UK Unique Birmingham, UK Unique Birmingham, UK Unique Birmingham, UK Unique </code></pre> <p>As you can see this doesn't count right. Thoughts?</p>
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    1. COdo you want the first instance of a row to display "unique" as in your example, or do you want only unique rows to display that? for instance banana is not truly unique a unique row
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    2. COI know banana is not truly a unique row as there are multiple other rows containing banana, however I do want the first instace of banana to display as unique.
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