Join two spreadsheets on a common column in Excel or OpenOffice

Question

I have two CSV files with a common column and I want to \"Join\" the tables together on the common column.

For example: Join \'A\' with \'B\' equals \'Result\'. If

Answer 1

If you can use Excel, there is a Query from Excel Files function:

• Define name for primary table - Table A (Formulas tab -> Define name)
• Define name for secondary table - Table B
• Go to Data tab, select "From Other Sources", and from the dropdown, select "From Microsoft Query"
• Select your CSV file and confirm that you want to merge the columns manually
• In the following window "Query from Excel Files", drag&drop the Name column of Table A into the Name column of Table B - a link between these columns will be created
• Go to File menu, click "Return Data to MS Office Excel", an Import Data dialog will pop up
• Select the sheet into which you would like the matched data to be imported
• Click OK - you should see matched data with columns from both tables

Or if you don't mind uploading your CSV files to an online service, you can use for example http://www.gridoc.com/join-tables and join the spreadsheets using drag&drop (Disclaimer: I am author of the tool).

Hope this helps.