It's kinda round-about, but you can put sequencial numbers 1,2,3, etc in
column B for your present order,...............then sort both columns on
column C DECENDING, then in D1 put =C1-C2 and copy down..............then do
Copy PasteSpecial on column D and then re-sort columns B:D using column B
ASCENDING.............

If you have to do this frequently, you can just record a macro while you do
it once then you will have it, just run the macro each time.........


Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"maxkofe" wrote in message
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I have a column of real numbers entered in C8 to C25. In the next column I
want to display (in the corresponding cell), the result of that particular
cell minus the very next lowest number.

e.g. say I have C8 = 2000
C9 = 1000
C10 = 1900
C11 = 5000
now what I want in D8 is to take C8 and subtract the very next lowest
number
(i.e. 1900) regardless of where it is in the column.
When I use the "LARGE" command with "2", it returns the result of the
highest number in the column (5000) minus the second largest number (2000)
and it totally ignores the process I need which is C8 - C10.

Your help would be most appreciated.
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