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Hi,
I have a spreadsheet with dates in column A, names in column B and results in the form of numbers in column C. Some of the cells in columns B and C are blank. I then have a list of all the names in column E. Like this: A B C E F G 01/01/08 Peter 5 Peter 01/02/08 James 01/03/08 James 4 Dan 01/04/08 Henry 01/05/08 Peter 3 01/06/08 Dan 1 01/07/08 Henry 1 01/08/08 Dan 4 My problem is that in columns F and G, I want to display the minimum value (from C) and the date in which this result took place. The results i want would to show a Peter 3 01/05/08, James 4 01/03/08, Henry 1 01/07/08 and Dan 1 01/06/08. Can anyone help? |
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Dave,
For the minimum value use =MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE)) For the date use =INDEX(A1:A8,MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE))) In both cases E1 is the name. Both of these are array formula and must be entered by pressing CTRL+Shift+Enter and NOT by simply pressing enter. If you do it correctly then Excel will put curly brackets around the formula {}. You can't type these yourself. Mike "DaveN" wrote: Hi, I have a spreadsheet with dates in column A, names in column B and results in the form of numbers in column C. Some of the cells in columns B and C are blank. I then have a list of all the names in column E. Like this: A B C E F G 01/01/08 Peter 5 Peter 01/02/08 James 01/03/08 James 4 Dan 01/04/08 Henry 01/05/08 Peter 3 01/06/08 Dan 1 01/07/08 Henry 1 01/08/08 Dan 4 My problem is that in columns F and G, I want to display the minimum value (from C) and the date in which this result took place. The results i want would to show a Peter 3 01/05/08, James 4 01/03/08, Henry 1 01/07/08 and Dan 1 01/06/08. Can anyone help? |
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You'll want to drag them for the other names so make the references absolute
=INDEX($A$1:$A$8,MIN(IF($B$1:$B$8=E1,$C$1:$C$8,FAL SE))) Mike "Mike H" wrote: Dave, For the minimum value use =MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE)) For the date use =INDEX(A1:A8,MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE))) In both cases E1 is the name. Both of these are array formula and must be entered by pressing CTRL+Shift+Enter and NOT by simply pressing enter. If you do it correctly then Excel will put curly brackets around the formula {}. You can't type these yourself. Mike "DaveN" wrote: Hi, I have a spreadsheet with dates in column A, names in column B and results in the form of numbers in column C. Some of the cells in columns B and C are blank. I then have a list of all the names in column E. Like this: A B C E F G 01/01/08 Peter 5 Peter 01/02/08 James 01/03/08 James 4 Dan 01/04/08 Henry 01/05/08 Peter 3 01/06/08 Dan 1 01/07/08 Henry 1 01/08/08 Dan 4 My problem is that in columns F and G, I want to display the minimum value (from C) and the date in which this result took place. The results i want would to show a Peter 3 01/05/08, James 4 01/03/08, Henry 1 01/07/08 and Dan 1 01/06/08. Can anyone help? |
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Thanks for your help Mike, the first formula works perfectly, but when i
enter the 2nd formula for the date i only get #REF!. Any ideas why? "Mike H" wrote: You'll want to drag them for the other names so make the references absolute =INDEX($A$1:$A$8,MIN(IF($B$1:$B$8=E1,$C$1:$C$8,FAL SE))) Mike "Mike H" wrote: Dave, For the minimum value use =MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE)) For the date use =INDEX(A1:A8,MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE))) In both cases E1 is the name. Both of these are array formula and must be entered by pressing CTRL+Shift+Enter and NOT by simply pressing enter. If you do it correctly then Excel will put curly brackets around the formula {}. You can't type these yourself. Mike "DaveN" wrote: Hi, I have a spreadsheet with dates in column A, names in column B and results in the form of numbers in column C. Some of the cells in columns B and C are blank. I then have a list of all the names in column E. Like this: A B C E F G 01/01/08 Peter 5 Peter 01/02/08 James 01/03/08 James 4 Dan 01/04/08 Henry 01/05/08 Peter 3 01/06/08 Dan 1 01/07/08 Henry 1 01/08/08 Dan 4 My problem is that in columns F and G, I want to display the minimum value (from C) and the date in which this result took place. The results i want would to show a Peter 3 01/05/08, James 4 01/03/08, Henry 1 01/07/08 and Dan 1 01/06/08. Can anyone help? |
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If you copy and pasted it then array enter it then it should work
Mike "DaveN" wrote: Thanks for your help Mike, the first formula works perfectly, but when i enter the 2nd formula for the date i only get #REF!. Any ideas why? "Mike H" wrote: You'll want to drag them for the other names so make the references absolute =INDEX($A$1:$A$8,MIN(IF($B$1:$B$8=E1,$C$1:$C$8,FAL SE))) Mike "Mike H" wrote: Dave, For the minimum value use =MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE)) For the date use =INDEX(A1:A8,MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE))) In both cases E1 is the name. Both of these are array formula and must be entered by pressing CTRL+Shift+Enter and NOT by simply pressing enter. If you do it correctly then Excel will put curly brackets around the formula {}. You can't type these yourself. Mike "DaveN" wrote: Hi, I have a spreadsheet with dates in column A, names in column B and results in the form of numbers in column C. Some of the cells in columns B and C are blank. I then have a list of all the names in column E. Like this: A B C E F G 01/01/08 Peter 5 Peter 01/02/08 James 01/03/08 James 4 Dan 01/04/08 Henry 01/05/08 Peter 3 01/06/08 Dan 1 01/07/08 Henry 1 01/08/08 Dan 4 My problem is that in columns F and G, I want to display the minimum value (from C) and the date in which this result took place. The results i want would to show a Peter 3 01/05/08, James 4 01/03/08, Henry 1 01/07/08 and Dan 1 01/06/08. Can anyone help? |
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No sorry, i'm still getting #REF!
"Mike H" wrote: If you copy and pasted it then array enter it then it should work Mike "DaveN" wrote: Thanks for your help Mike, the first formula works perfectly, but when i enter the 2nd formula for the date i only get #REF!. Any ideas why? "Mike H" wrote: You'll want to drag them for the other names so make the references absolute =INDEX($A$1:$A$8,MIN(IF($B$1:$B$8=E1,$C$1:$C$8,FAL SE))) Mike "Mike H" wrote: Dave, For the minimum value use =MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE)) For the date use =INDEX(A1:A8,MIN(IF(B1:B8=E1,C1:C8,FALSE))) In both cases E1 is the name. Both of these are array formula and must be entered by pressing CTRL+Shift+Enter and NOT by simply pressing enter. If you do it correctly then Excel will put curly brackets around the formula {}. You can't type these yourself. Mike "DaveN" wrote: Hi, I have a spreadsheet with dates in column A, names in column B and results in the form of numbers in column C. Some of the cells in columns B and C are blank. I then have a list of all the names in column E. Like this: A B C E F G 01/01/08 Peter 5 Peter 01/02/08 James 01/03/08 James 4 Dan 01/04/08 Henry 01/05/08 Peter 3 01/06/08 Dan 1 01/07/08 Henry 1 01/08/08 Dan 4 My problem is that in columns F and G, I want to display the minimum value (from C) and the date in which this result took place. The results i want would to show a Peter 3 01/05/08, James 4 01/03/08, Henry 1 01/07/08 and Dan 1 01/06/08. Can anyone help? |
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