I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value (LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

Try something like this:

=MATCH(LARGE(A1:Z1,1),A1:Z1,0)

Is that something you can work with?
--------------------------

Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)
(XL2003, Win XP)

"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value (LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

Assuming Row 1....

=MATCH(MAX(1:1),1:1,0)

If it were Row 3...

=MATCH(MAX(3:3),3:3,0)

Rick


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value (LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

Do you want the actual column number or the relative column number?

For example:

......J.....K.....L.....M.....N.....
......8.....2.....7......6......1......

Column J has the highest value. Column J's actual column number is 10 but
its relative column number is 1.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value (LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

i need actual column number

Thanks,
Cory

"T. Valko" wrote:

Do you want the actual column number or the relative column number?

For example:

......J.....K.....L.....M.....N.....
......8.....2.....7......6......1......

Column J has the highest value. Column J's actual column number is 10 but
its relative column number is 1.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value (LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

I really cant use that. I tried. Any other suggestions?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Try something like this:

=MATCH(LARGE(A1:Z1,1),A1:Z1,0)

Is that something you can work with?
--------------------------

Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)
(XL2003, Win XP)

"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value (LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

Try something like this:

=INDEX(COLUMN(J1:N1),MATCH(MAX(J1:N1),J1:N1,0))

If there are duplicate max values the formula will "find" the first instance
only.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
i need actual column number

Thanks,
Cory

"T. Valko" wrote:

Do you want the actual column number or the relative column number?

For example:

......J.....K.....L.....M.....N.....
......8.....2.....7......6......1......

Column J has the highest value. Column J's actual column number is 10 but
its relative column number is 1.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value
(LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

Can you explain why you can't use it? It (as well as the formula I posted)
both seem to work fine for me.

Rick


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I really cant use that. I tried. Any other suggestions?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Try something like this:

=MATCH(LARGE(A1:Z1,1),A1:Z1,0)

Is that something you can work with?
--------------------------

Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)
(XL2003, Win XP)

"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value
(LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

im going to need to find the second, third, fourth highest and so on. And I
need to be able to find highest numbers even if they are the same

"T. Valko" wrote:

Try something like this:

=INDEX(COLUMN(J1:N1),MATCH(MAX(J1:N1),J1:N1,0))

If there are duplicate max values the formula will "find" the first instance
only.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
i need actual column number

Thanks,
Cory

"T. Valko" wrote:

Do you want the actual column number or the relative column number?

For example:

......J.....K.....L.....M.....N.....
......8.....2.....7......6......1......

Column J has the highest value. Column J's actual column number is 10 but
its relative column number is 1.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value
(LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

it only works for the first highest number. I need to be able to use the same
formula for the second highest, third highest... and so on. And each time, I
need to recall the column number for each highest.

thanks,
cory

"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote:

Can you explain why you can't use it? It (as well as the formula I posted)
both seem to work fine for me.

Rick


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I really cant use that. I tried. Any other suggestions?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Try something like this:

=MATCH(LARGE(A1:Z1,1),A1:Z1,0)

Is that something you can work with?
--------------------------

Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)
(XL2003, Win XP)

"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value
(LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

How are you going to want the results presented to you? Can you use a macro?
I think it may have to be a macro in the end because if there are multiple
LARGE values, the get reported as the 1st, 2nd, etc.; that is, if 16 is the
largest value and there are two them, LARGE(range,1) and LARGE(range,2) are
both 16 (so macro may be needed to identify each 16 as the largest).

Rick


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
it only works for the first highest number. I need to be able to use the
same
formula for the second highest, third highest... and so on. And each time,
I
need to recall the column number for each highest.

thanks,
cory

"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote:

Can you explain why you can't use it? It (as well as the formula I
posted)
both seem to work fine for me.

Rick


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I really cant use that. I tried. Any other suggestions?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Try something like this:

=MATCH(LARGE(A1:Z1,1),A1:Z1,0)

Is that something you can work with?
--------------------------

Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)
(XL2003, Win XP)

"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value
(LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant
quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

Ok, how about telling us the specific location of the data and where you
want the formula(s). It would even help if you could post a small example
with the results you expect.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
im going to need to find the second, third, fourth highest and so on. And
I
need to be able to find highest numbers even if they are the same

"T. Valko" wrote:

Try something like this:

=INDEX(COLUMN(J1:N1),MATCH(MAX(J1:N1),J1:N1,0))

If there are duplicate max values the formula will "find" the first
instance
only.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
i need actual column number

Thanks,
Cory

"T. Valko" wrote:

Do you want the actual column number or the relative column number?

For example:

......J.....K.....L.....M.....N.....
......8.....2.....7......6......1......

Column J has the highest value. Column J's actual column number is 10
but
its relative column number is 1.


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value
(LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant
quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

You can make each value unique:

.....10...11...12....13....14.....
......J.....K.....L.....M.....N.....
......8.....2.....7......8......1......

Array entered in J3 and copied across:

=INDEX(COLUMN($J1:$N1),MATCH(LARGE($J1:$N1-COLUMN($J1:$N1)/10^10,COLUMNS($J3:J3)),$J1:$N1-COLUMN($J1:$N1)/10^10,0))

Results: 10, 13, 12, 11, 14

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote in
message ...
How are you going to want the results presented to you? Can you use a
macro? I think it may have to be a macro in the end because if there are
multiple LARGE values, the get reported as the 1st, 2nd, etc.; that is, if
16 is the largest value and there are two them, LARGE(range,1) and
LARGE(range,2) are both 16 (so macro may be needed to identify each 16 as
the largest).

Rick


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
it only works for the first highest number. I need to be able to use the
same
formula for the second highest, third highest... and so on. And each
time, I
need to recall the column number for each highest.

thanks,
cory

"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote:

Can you explain why you can't use it? It (as well as the formula I
posted)
both seem to work fine for me.

Rick


"Cory from Eugene" wrote in
message ...
I really cant use that. I tried. Any other suggestions?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:

Try something like this:

=MATCH(LARGE(A1:Z1,1),A1:Z1,0)

Is that something you can work with?
--------------------------

Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)
(XL2003, Win XP)

"Cory from Eugene" wrote
in
message ...
I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value
(LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant
quite
figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory

I Need Help Returning Column Numbers
 

Lets say in A1 thru K1 we have:

1 2 10 11 9 7 5 3 8 4 6


In another cell enter:
=MATCH(LARGE($A$1:$K$1,ROWS($A$1:A1)),$A$1:$K$1,0)
and copy down to display:

4
3
5
9
6
11
7
10
8
2
1


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Gary''s Student - gsnu200770


"Cory from Eugene" wrote:

I want to be able to search a row of number, find the largest value (LARGE
function), and then return the Column Number of the cell. I cant quite figure
it out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cory