Copy value N times in Excel

Question

I have simple list:

  A     B
item1   3
item2   2
item3   4
item4   1

Need to output:

  A
item1
item1
item1
item2
item2
ite         


        

Answer 1

Here's the VBA solution. I don't quite understand the comment that VBA won't be dynamic. It's as dynamic as you make it, just like a formula. Note that this macro will erase all data on Sheet1 and replace it with the new output. If you want the desired output on a different sheet, then change the reference to Sheet2 or what have you.

Option Explicit

Sub MultiCopy()

Dim arr As Variant
Dim r As Range
Dim i As Long
Dim currRow As Long
Dim nCopy As Long
Dim item As String

'store cell values in array
arr = Sheet1.UsedRange
currRow = 2

'remove all values
Sheet1.Cells.ClearContents
Sheet1.Range("A1") = "A"

For i = 2 To UBound(arr, 1)
    item = arr(i, 1)
    nCopy = arr(i, 2) - 1
    If nCopy > -1 Then
        Sheet1.Range("A" & currRow & ":A" & (currRow + nCopy)).Value = item
        currRow = currRow + nCopy + 1
    End If
Next

End Sub