# Creating new columns automatically based on what an array has

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-new-columns-automatically-based-on-what-an-array-has/80590
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Tags:** actions, auto
**Created:** [March 8, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-new-columns-automatically-based-on-what-an-array-has/80590 "2025-03-08T19:46:45Z")
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### Author: ![Mazen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mazen/32/84042_2.png) [@Mazen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mazen)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-new-columns-automatically-based-on-what-an-array-has/80590/1 "2025-03-08T19:46:45Z")

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is there a way to make auto columns based on the data in a single cell?  
something like this.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/3/9383f1f7bbc6d4121255e7ee43c910a46d2dd092.png)

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### Author: ![Hassan\_Nadeem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hassan_nadeem/32/72956_2.png) [@Hassan\_Nadeem](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hassan_Nadeem)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-new-columns-automatically-based-on-what-an-array-has/80590/2 "2025-03-08T20:56:24Z")

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We can’t create auto columns. For something like this, you could use helper table. What are you trying to achieve?