when the range is selected within the data for having minimum value in the
field ,
how to report where is this minimum value in the given range.

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Hello:


Given the following sequence of numbers in column A, rows 1 to 5
3
4
1
2
3
The following will return the row number of the minimum value:
=MATCH(MIN(A1:A5),A1:A5,0)
Which will display a value of 3 (3rd row)

You can convert this in to a complete cell address if you want by:
="A"&MATCH(MIN(A1:A5),A1:A5,0)
Which will display a value of A3

Pieter Vandenberg


datarange wrote:
: when the range is selected within the data for having minimum value in the
: field ,
: how to report where is this minimum value in the given range.

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try
=ADDRESS(MATCH(MIN(A:A),A:A,0),1)

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Don Guillett
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"vandenberg p" wrote in message
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Hello:


Given the following sequence of numbers in column A, rows 1 to 5
3
4
1
2
3
The following will return the row number of the minimum value:
=MATCH(MIN(A1:A5),A1:A5,0)
Which will display a value of 3 (3rd row)

You can convert this in to a complete cell address if you want by:
="A"&MATCH(MIN(A1:A5),A1:A5,0)
Which will display a value of A3

Pieter Vandenberg


datarange wrote:
: when the range is selected within the data for having minimum value in
the
: field ,
: how to report where is this minimum value in the given range.

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