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Range.Consolidate Method

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Consolidates data from multiple ranges on multiple worksheets into a single range on a single worksheet. Variant.

Syntax

expression.Consolidate(Sources, Function, TopRow, LeftColumn, CreateLinks)

expression   A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Sources Optional Variant The sources of the consolidation as an array of text reference strings in R1C1-style notation. The references must include the full path of sheets to be consolidated.
Function Optional Variant One of the constants of XlConsolidationFunction which specifies the type of consolidation.
TopRow Optional Variant True to consolidate data based on column titles in the top row of the consolidation ranges. False to consolidate data by position. The default value is False.
LeftColumn Optional Variant True to consolidate data based on row titles in the left column of the consolidation ranges. False to consolidate data by position. The default value is False.
CreateLinks Optional Variant True to have the consolidation use worksheet links. False to have the consolidation copy the data. The default value is False.

Return Value
Variant

Example

This example consolidates data from Sheet2 and Sheet3 onto Sheet1, using the SUM function.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Consolidate _
    Sources:=Array("Sheet2!R1C1:R37C6", "Sheet3!R1C1:R37C6"), _
    Function:=xlSum

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