List rows with a certain value from a different table?

Question

Hi,
I'm trying to list certain rows from a different table. Similar to the filter feature, kind of like a report.
To be specific, I have 12 tables (Jan-Dec) with many entries each (as rows). Each row has a date, text and further data. Now I want to create an additional table that lists rows from the other tables that have a certain date.
I would like to just enter that date in a header row cell so I can make a quick query. Using LOOKUP only shows the first row of that date. Is that even possible?

Answer 1

Hi papalapapp,
If you don't mind using a script, you're using Numbers 3, and all of your monthly tables are on the same sheet, then you could do something like this:
Copy-paste script to Script Editor
Enter date you want to filter on in the designated filterCell (here A1 of the Extract table). Make sure it is formatted exactly like the dates in the monthly tables.
Clear any existing values from the Extract table, and make sure there are enough blank rows.
Click the run button in Script Editor.
SG
property targetTable : "Extract"
property filterCell : "A1"
tell application "Numbers"
  tell document 1's active sheet
  set dateFilter to table targetTable's cell filterCell's formatted value
  --get all data in tables (excluding Extract table)
  set vv to {}
  repeat with t in tables
  if t's name is not targetTable then
  set vv to vv & t's rows's cells's formatted value
  end if
  end repeat
  --filter data
  set vvFilt to {}
  repeat with i from 1 to vv's length
  if vv's item i's item 1 is dateFilter then
  set vvFilt to vvFilt & {vv's item i}
  end if
  end repeat
  --write filtered data to table
  tell table targetTable
  repeat with r from 1 to (vvFilt's length)
  repeat with c from 1 to vvFilt's item 1's length
  set row (r + 1)'s cell c's value to vvFilt's item r's item c
  end repeat
  end repeat
  end tell
  end tell
end tell