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whilst preparing a list of artists and songs, many names are repeated - can
this be prevented? (Not allow more than one identical entry)
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Sort them into alphabetical order and use replace to remove the duplicates -
http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm

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whilst preparing a list of artists and songs, many names are repeated
- can this be prevented? (Not allow more than one identical entry)



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