Perhaps you might want to try this play ..
Put in A1: =RAND()
Copy down to A49
Select an adjacent range B1:B49
Put in the *formula bar*: =RANK(A1:A49,A1:A49)
Array-enter the formula,
i.e. press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
instead of just pressing ENTER
B1:B49 will return a non-repeating randomized
scramble of the numbers 1 - 49
Just press F9 key to recalc a fresh scramble !
And if desired, we could extract and re-lay**
the numbers in B1:B49 into a 7 x 7 grid
say, in D1:J7
**Numbers arranged in a zig-zag manner
Put in D1:
=OFFSET($B$1,ROW(A1)*7-7+COLUMN(A1)-1,)
Copy D1 across to J1, fill down to J7
D1:J7 returns 7 sets of 7 random numbers
"horizontally" and another 7 sets "vertically"
and 2 sets diagonally (Total: 16 sets <g)
Again, just tap / press F9 key
to "wheel" a fresh scramble in D1:J7 !
Freeze the results elsewhere as needed
with a copy paste special values
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Rgds
Max
xl 97
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"Antonio" wrote in message
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Hi
Your reply, this gives me random combinations, done
manualy, and not an automatic number generator.
Tks n rgds
António
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