Hi. I want to use an array command that will evaluate a column of text
entries; identify the numeric portion, and finally determine the single
largest number of the array.

Here is a sample/illustration of what I am talking about:

| A | B | C
|
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
1 |ID Nos. | Formula to Get Numeric from End of "ID Nos." | Formula
Result |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
2 | t-199 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) |
199 |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
3 | t-204 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) |
204 |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
4 | t-382 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) |
382 |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
5 | | |
|
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
6 | | Formula to Get Largest Value C2:C4 | Formula
Result |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
7 | | =LARGE(C2:C4,1) |
382 |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+

Thanks for the help.

--Rich K.

ps if the text representation of excel (above) is misaligned I'll try
again.

Hi!

Here's a couple of possibilities:

Assuming:

All numbers are 3 digits long:

Entered with the key combo of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER:

=MAX(--RIGHT(A1:A5,3))

OR, if the number of digits may vary but the "T-" is constant in all
entries:

Again, entered with the key combo of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER:

=MAX(--SUBSTITUTE(A1:A5,"t-",""))

Biff

"RichK" wrote in message
ups.com...

Hi. I want to use an array command that will evaluate a column of text
entries; identify the numeric portion, and finally determine the single
largest number of the array.

Here is a sample/illustration of what I am talking about:

| A | B | C
|
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
1 |ID Nos. | Formula to Get Numeric from End of "ID Nos." | Formula
Result |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
2 | t-199 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) |
199 |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
3 | t-204 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) |
204 |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
4 | t-382 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) |
382 |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
5 | | |
|
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
6 | | Formula to Get Largest Value C2:C4 | Formula
Result |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+
7 | | =LARGE(C2:C4,1) |
382 |
---|--------+----------------------------------------------+----------------+

Thanks for the help.

--Rich K.

ps if the text representation of excel (above) is misaligned I'll try
again.

Try this (for clarity):


| A | B | C |
---|-------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
1 |ID Nos.| Formula to Get Numeric | Formula Result |
| | from End of "ID Nos." | Formula Result |
---|-------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
2 | t-199 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) | 199 |
---|-------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
3 | t-204 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) | 204 |
---|-------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
4 | t-382 | =VALUE(MID(A7,FIND("-",A7)+1,3)) | 382 |
---|-------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
5 | | | |
---|-------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
6 | | Formula to Get Largest Value C2:C4 | Formula Result |
---|-------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
7 | | =LARGE(C2:C4,1) | 382 |
---|-------+-------------------------------------+----------------+

Thanks for your answer.

I knew someone would have an elegant solution!

What does the double dashes in front of the SUBSTITUTE function
accomplish?

I get everything else.

Thanks again.

--Rich K.

Hi!

Both RIGHT and SUBSTITUTE are TEXT functions. The values they return are
TEXT.

The -- "converts" the text numbers into numeric numbers.

Biff

"RichK" wrote in message
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Thanks for your answer.

I knew someone would have an elegant solution!

What does the double dashes in front of the SUBSTITUTE function
accomplish?

I get everything else.

Thanks again.

--Rich K.