# How do I find the last time a specific string is said in a column of a table?

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**Created:** [April 9, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-do-i-find-the-last-time-a-specific-string-is-said-in-a-column-of-a-table/36240 "2022-04-09T21:39:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-do-i-find-the-last-time-a-specific-string-is-said-in-a-column-of-a-table/36240/1 "2022-04-09T21:39:40Z")

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Hi! I’m working on a large project and have gotten to a stage where I need to find the last time a specific string is stated in a column and get a value in a different cell on the same row. I have some ideas on how to do it, such as starting from the bottom and searching up but am not sure how to properly execute it.