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autogenerated numbers

How to create an automatic generated number for a spreadsheet
 
Im trying to create a spreadsheet with database information but I want to
every time I open it have a diferent generated number in a determined cell.

PJFry

How to create an automatic generated number for a spreadsheet
 
=RAND() will give you a random number between 0 and 1. It changes anytime
the sheet recalculates.

If you need a value larger than 1, you can string a bunch of RAND's together:
=ROUND((RAND()+1)*(RAND()+20)*(RAND()*41),0)


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Regards,

PJ
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"autogenerated numbers" wrote:

Im trying to create a spreadsheet with database information but I want to
every time I open it have a diferent generated number in a determined cell.



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