how to deal with duplicate data rows

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tdking

I need to interface with a program that generates a .csv file with row
of data.

It generates 2 or more rows for each instance uniquely identified by
the docket/page combination

Example:

last first bank trustee docket page
smith john ny bank (blank field) 12235 8907
(blank field) (blank field) cal western 12235 8907
smith janet ny bank (blank field) 12235 8907


I need to consolidate all three lines into one row by concating field
that contain different data (first name column) and columns with blan
spaces to look like the following:

name bank trustee docket page
smith john smith janet ny bank cal western 12235 8907

Should I consolidate the data before importing it to excel?
And what would be the best way to do that?

Should I do it after importing and what would be the best way to d
that
 
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