in reply to table from repeated strings text

Your example only gives a vague idea of what you are trying to do. Please explain how you get to the results you are looking for.

Showing what you have tried so far would also help us understanding what you are trying to do.

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Re^2: table from repeated strings text
by poj (Abbot) on Jul 13, 2015 at 19:06 UTC
    I guess the OP is looking for 
           aaa   bbb   ccc   ddd
 aaa     -   123   234   345
 bbb           -   456   567
 ccc                 -   678

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