Google sheet dynamic WHERE clause for query() statement
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I have a data table like so:
a 1
a 2
b 3
b 4
c 5
c 6
c 7
I want to pull items out of this table by dynamically telling it what letters to pull. My current formula is: =query(A1:B7,"select * where A ='" & D1 & "'")
. D1
being the cell I wish to modify to modify the query. I want to be able input into D1
--> a
, a,b
, a,b,c
and have the query work. I know it would involve or
statements in the query, but haven't figured out how to make the formula dynamic.
I am looking for a general solution for this pattern:
a
--> A = 'a'
a,b
--> A = 'a' or A = 'b'
a,b,c
--> A = 'a' or A = 'b' or A='c'
Or any other solution that solves the problem.
Edit: So far I have =ArrayFormula(CONCATENATE("A='"&split(D3,",")&"' or "))
this gives A='a' or A='b' or A='c' or
for a,b,c
. can't figure out how to remove the last or
.
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