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How do I automatically create ranges?
I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000.
Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
If I understand what you want try this array formula** :
=MAX(IF(C1:C100<0,ABS(D1:D100))) ** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "ExcelHelpPlease" wrote in message ... I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
I believe your solution would just return one value for the entire
column....I would like a new value for each "group of numbers-why I am asking to automatically create ranges" which is separated by zeroes....if that makes sense. So basically If I ran your formula, I would need a way to break the operation after a zero is identified, and then restart it for the next group of < zero values. "T. Valko" wrote: If I understand what you want try this array formula** : =MAX(IF(C1:C100<0,ABS(D1:D100))) ** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "ExcelHelpPlease" wrote in message ... I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these
ranges So you want the largest value from *each* of the individual ranges? How about posting a more detailed sample with the expected result. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "ExcelHelpPlease" wrote in message ... I believe your solution would just return one value for the entire column....I would like a new value for each "group of numbers-why I am asking to automatically create ranges" which is separated by zeroes....if that makes sense. So basically If I ran your formula, I would need a way to break the operation after a zero is identified, and then restart it for the next group of < zero values. "T. Valko" wrote: If I understand what you want try this array formula** : =MAX(IF(C1:C100<0,ABS(D1:D100))) ** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "ExcelHelpPlease" wrote in message ... I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
Using formulas alone (no VBA), you might need four auxiliary columns -
one to figure the first cell in the range, one to figure the last, one for the absolute max, and one to flag the row(s) of the max. For more than a few hundred rows, however, I would not recommend that approach. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
Yeah, so i have about 85,000 rows on a small dataset......so I need to learn
VBA? "David Hilberg" wrote: Using formulas alone (no VBA), you might need four auxiliary columns - one to figure the first cell in the range, one to figure the last, one for the absolute max, and one to flag the row(s) of the max. For more than a few hundred rows, however, I would not recommend that approach. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
I can get the max for each range but it requires an array formula copied to
each row. i have about 85,000 rows on a small dataset Well, that's a killer! <full stop! -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "ExcelHelpPlease" wrote in message ... Yeah, so i have about 85,000 rows on a small dataset......so I need to learn VBA? "David Hilberg" wrote: Using formulas alone (no VBA), you might need four auxiliary columns - one to figure the first cell in the range, one to figure the last, one for the absolute max, and one to flag the row(s) of the max. For more than a few hundred rows, however, I would not recommend that approach. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
In your example, five non-zero values are separated by more than five
zeroes. If this is a rule, perhaps formulas will work If not, I believe VBA is necessary. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: Yeah, so i have about 85,000 rows on a small dataset......so I need to learn VBA? "David Hilberg" wrote: Using formulas alone (no VBA), you might need four auxiliary columns - one to figure the first cell in the range, one to figure the last, one for the absolute max, and one to flag the row(s) of the max. For more than a few hundred rows, however, I would not recommend that approach. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
Formulas will work. It's just how long it takes to calculate. I've managed
to get a non-array formula to work but it has conditions: The data must not start on row 1 The last value of the data in column C must be either a 0 or there must be an empty row at the end of the dataset. Screencap: http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9584/maxrangeqa6.jpg This just indentifies the max abs value for each group and returns that value to the beginning of each group. If you just want to "flag" the specific cell that could probably be done. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "David Hilberg" wrote in message news:d0aqi.3390$0v4.540@trndny01... In your example, five non-zero values are separated by more than five zeroes. If this is a rule, perhaps formulas will work If not, I believe VBA is necessary. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: Yeah, so i have about 85,000 rows on a small dataset......so I need to learn VBA? "David Hilberg" wrote: Using formulas alone (no VBA), you might need four auxiliary columns - one to figure the first cell in the range, one to figure the last, one for the absolute max, and one to flag the row(s) of the max. For more than a few hundred rows, however, I would not recommend that approach. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
Let me give that a shot (i'm trying to follow your formula and need to plug
it into my dataset)...thanks so much for the work on my behalf....and as for the conditions, that's no problem at all....The dataset is the result of a background subtraction and interpolation method which means that the beginning and end rows would always have to be "0" "T. Valko" wrote: Formulas will work. It's just how long it takes to calculate. I've managed to get a non-array formula to work but it has conditions: The data must not start on row 1 The last value of the data in column C must be either a 0 or there must be an empty row at the end of the dataset. Screencap: http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9584/maxrangeqa6.jpg This just indentifies the max abs value for each group and returns that value to the beginning of each group. If you just want to "flag" the specific cell that could probably be done. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "David Hilberg" wrote in message news:d0aqi.3390$0v4.540@trndny01... In your example, five non-zero values are separated by more than five zeroes. If this is a rule, perhaps formulas will work If not, I believe VBA is necessary. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: Yeah, so i have about 85,000 rows on a small dataset......so I need to learn VBA? "David Hilberg" wrote: Using formulas alone (no VBA), you might need four auxiliary columns - one to figure the first cell in the range, one to figure the last, one for the absolute max, and one to flag the row(s) of the max. For more than a few hundred rows, however, I would not recommend that approach. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
I wondered if you might have a further look at my problem.....Your formula
(Biff) seemed to work well, but now I am getting errors (N/A Values intermittently) and I don't know why. In addition, I figured I might send the rest of my requirements and see whether you could do anything more with it. If you can't that's completely fine and you have started me on the right track and I truly appreciate your help. Within Column C, If I have a group of positive values (as you have identified with your array creation formula), I give the group a label of "+M" and if negative, then "-M"..but those formulas need some more "If statements" because if the values flip once and go positive to negative or negative to positive (before hitting zero) then the label is actually "Di" however, if the numbers switch multiple times before going to zero (positive, negative, Positive, Negative, etc or the reverse) then the label is "CD." For the "Di" or "CD" values, my "Feature Measurement" also is more complex....basically since the numbers go from positive to negative, my feature measurement is the sum of the absolute values of the largest positive and the smallest (or abs...so largest) negative within the group-it is the overall amplitude of the function. Is there any hope for this? Thanks in advance, "ExcelHelpPlease" wrote: Let me give that a shot (i'm trying to follow your formula and need to plug it into my dataset)...thanks so much for the work on my behalf....and as for the conditions, that's no problem at all....The dataset is the result of a background subtraction and interpolation method which means that the beginning and end rows would always have to be "0" "T. Valko" wrote: Formulas will work. It's just how long it takes to calculate. I've managed to get a non-array formula to work but it has conditions: The data must not start on row 1 The last value of the data in column C must be either a 0 or there must be an empty row at the end of the dataset. Screencap: http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9584/maxrangeqa6.jpg This just indentifies the max abs value for each group and returns that value to the beginning of each group. If you just want to "flag" the specific cell that could probably be done. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "David Hilberg" wrote in message news:d0aqi.3390$0v4.540@trndny01... In your example, five non-zero values are separated by more than five zeroes. If this is a rule, perhaps formulas will work If not, I believe VBA is necessary. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: Yeah, so i have about 85,000 rows on a small dataset......so I need to learn VBA? "David Hilberg" wrote: Using formulas alone (no VBA), you might need four auxiliary columns - one to figure the first cell in the range, one to figure the last, one for the absolute max, and one to flag the row(s) of the max. For more than a few hundred rows, however, I would not recommend that approach. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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How do I automatically create ranges?
I'm using Excel 2002. I can't handle 85,000 rows of data!
Your additional requirements sound extremely complex. Perhaps Excel isn't the best tool for this or, at this point, you need to investigate a programmed (VBA) soluition. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "ExcelHelpPlease" wrote in message ... I wondered if you might have a further look at my problem.....Your formula (Biff) seemed to work well, but now I am getting errors (N/A Values intermittently) and I don't know why. In addition, I figured I might send the rest of my requirements and see whether you could do anything more with it. If you can't that's completely fine and you have started me on the right track and I truly appreciate your help. Within Column C, If I have a group of positive values (as you have identified with your array creation formula), I give the group a label of "+M" and if negative, then "-M"..but those formulas need some more "If statements" because if the values flip once and go positive to negative or negative to positive (before hitting zero) then the label is actually "Di" however, if the numbers switch multiple times before going to zero (positive, negative, Positive, Negative, etc or the reverse) then the label is "CD." For the "Di" or "CD" values, my "Feature Measurement" also is more complex....basically since the numbers go from positive to negative, my feature measurement is the sum of the absolute values of the largest positive and the smallest (or abs...so largest) negative within the group-it is the overall amplitude of the function. Is there any hope for this? Thanks in advance, "ExcelHelpPlease" wrote: Let me give that a shot (i'm trying to follow your formula and need to plug it into my dataset)...thanks so much for the work on my behalf....and as for the conditions, that's no problem at all....The dataset is the result of a background subtraction and interpolation method which means that the beginning and end rows would always have to be "0" "T. Valko" wrote: Formulas will work. It's just how long it takes to calculate. I've managed to get a non-array formula to work but it has conditions: The data must not start on row 1 The last value of the data in column C must be either a 0 or there must be an empty row at the end of the dataset. Screencap: http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9584/maxrangeqa6.jpg This just indentifies the max abs value for each group and returns that value to the beginning of each group. If you just want to "flag" the specific cell that could probably be done. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "David Hilberg" wrote in message news:d0aqi.3390$0v4.540@trndny01... In your example, five non-zero values are separated by more than five zeroes. If this is a rule, perhaps formulas will work If not, I believe VBA is necessary. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: Yeah, so i have about 85,000 rows on a small dataset......so I need to learn VBA? "David Hilberg" wrote: Using formulas alone (no VBA), you might need four auxiliary columns - one to figure the first cell in the range, one to figure the last, one for the absolute max, and one to flag the row(s) of the max. For more than a few hundred rows, however, I would not recommend that approach. - David ExcelHelpPlease wrote: I have a column (C) with values in it ranging from -5000 to zero to 5000. Reading down the column, it is something like this: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4000,-4010,-4020,-4010,-4000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,50,60,70,60,50,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0. What I would like to do is to specify that a search which doesn't do anything at the zeroes, but when it hits a number, it spits out C9:C13 in a cell to the right of the first non-zero number (in this example at D9) and then continues down the list until it hits "50" at C21. At D21, I want it to spit out a range of D21:D25...and then continue down. Ultimately, I will want to pick the largest absolute values from these ranges, and then reference other numbers on the row which corresponds to the largest value in that range. Is this at all possible? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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