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Bob Bridges[_2_] Bob Bridges[_2_] is offline
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Default What Formula to use?

I'm sorry, Paul, but this is unclear in many ways, not just the one Bernard
outlined. You've gotta learn how to write what you're trying to say. Here
are some specifics:

"I need to show that the Min and Max values is equal to the value in the
first colum" - seems to me that if the ARE equal to the value in the first
column, then showing it wouldn't be a problem. But in the data you show
below, the MAX value is 1.00067 and the value in the first column is 1; and
in the next row, the MIN value is 0.99900 and the value in the first column
is 2. They aren't equal, so you're not going to be able to show they are. I
realize this isn't what you meant, but it's what you said.

"However the valus if identical woul alwys go to the highest number." I'm
not sure how a value would "go to" a number, but in this case, if the values
are identical then NONE of them are the highest; that's what "identical"
means. Again, I know you didn't mean to say this...but what DID you mean?

"So Min is equal to 1 and then Max would default to 6 instead of 3" - How
can a max value "default" to anything? You want Excel to calculate which
number is highest, right? What can the concept of "default" mean in such a
calculation? The highest value in column one is neither 3 nor 6, but 9.

--- "Paul Chung" wrote:
MIN and MAX are the values from Cells D1-D9. I need to show the value that
is in Cells A1-A9. However note that the Max could be either 3 or 6 in the
example so we nee a rule to make sure it goes to the highest such as 6 in
the example....Paul

--- "Bernard Liengme" :
Unclear! What is the meaning of THEN in "So Min is equal to 1 and then
Max would default to 6 instead of 3"

If you just want to know that the largest A value for the Max in D, then
I think we need to use VBA

--- "Paul Chung" :
I'm trying to figure out how to have excell show me a
number based on the value of another cell. Here is the cell info:

1 1.0 0.999 0.99900 MAX 1.00067
2 2.0 2.000 1.00000 MIN 0.99900
3 3.0 3.002 1.00067
4 4.0 4.000 1.00000
5 5.0 5.002 1.00040
6 6.0 6.004 1.00067
7 7.0 7.001 1.00014
8 8.0 8.000 1.00000
9 9.0 8.998 0.99978

I need to show that the Min and Max values is equal to the value in the
first colum. However the valus if identical woul alwys go to the highest
number. So Min is equal to 1 and then Max would default to 6 instead of
3 .