Only because I don't usually need the LARGE function (and hence, it wasn't
the first solution I thought of).

My preference regarding what formula to use are the one(s) that work.

"Zack Barresse" wrote:

Hello,

Would you rather use a CSE formula than a native function? Do you mind me
asking why? Just curious..

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Regards,
Zack Barresse, aka firefytr, (GT = TFS FF Zack)


"JMB" wrote in message
...
Try:

=MAX(IF(A1:A7<MAX(A1:A7),A1:A7))

Replace A1:A7 with the appropriate range. This is an array function and
must be confirmed w/ Cntrl+Shift+Enter instead of just hitting Enter after
keying it in.


"Joe" wrote:

I've got a series of increasing numbers (dates, actually) in a row. I
use
=MAX to get the highest recorded date. Is there any way to get the
second
highest date? If it helps, it will always be in the cell to the
immediate
left of whichever cell qualifies to be the =MAX.


A B C D
E
F
1 9-20-05 9-25-05 9-26-05 10-03-05
2
3

=MAX(A1:D1) should give me 10-03-05, right?

is there any way to return '9-26-05' or the cell to the left of the MAX?