# How to create an array from column values?

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**Created:** [November 9, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-an-array-from-column-values/34246 "2021-11-09T10:57:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-an-array-from-column-values/34246/5 "2021-11-09T15:25:21Z")

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> [@How to Flatten a vertical Array (plugin use)](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-flatten-a-vertical-array-plugin-use/34111/6):
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> Nice, but you have a couple of extra columns that you don’t need. Once you have your Unique items, then you only need two more columns: the equivalent of your begin column, except start the numbering at zero a single value column, that takes “begin” from start, from the unique column. Here is a contrived example to show what I mean:

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