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Default How do I find the next higher number in a sequence?

This should be easy, but I'm stumped (relatively new user). I have a column
of sequential numbers (except that the last numbers are 0) and I want to
select the next highest number in that range.
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If I understand what you're asking, does this work for you:

=MAX(A:A)+1

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This should be easy, but I'm stumped (relatively new user). I have a
column
of sequential numbers (except that the last numbers are 0) and I want to
select the next highest number in that range.


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Default How do I find the next higher number in a sequence?

Not really, but thank you for the response. That returns the highest value
in the range +1, but not the NEXT highest value, which is what I need. In
other words, if A1=1, A2=5, and A3=7 I'm looking for the value in A2.

"Ragdyer" wrote:

If I understand what you're asking, does this work for you:

=MAX(A:A)+1

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HTH,

RD

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This should be easy, but I'm stumped (relatively new user). I have a
column
of sequential numbers (except that the last numbers are 0) and I want to
select the next highest number in that range.



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Default How do I find the next higher number in a sequence?

And also, I agree that I posed my question incorrectly... more specifically,
if forinstance B1=A1, then I want to return the next highest value, meaning
the value in A2, since my numbers are sequential (with the exception being
that the last numbers can be 0).

"Ragdyer" wrote:

If I understand what you're asking, does this work for you:

=MAX(A:A)+1

--
HTH,

RD

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"CasaJay" wrote in message
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This should be easy, but I'm stumped (relatively new user). I have a
column
of sequential numbers (except that the last numbers are 0) and I want to
select the next highest number in that range.



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Default How do I find the next higher number in a sequence?

Try:
=IF(B1=A1,LARGE(A:A,2),"")

-Simon

"CasaJay" wrote:

And also, I agree that I posed my question incorrectly... more specifically,
if forinstance B1=A1, then I want to return the next highest value, meaning
the value in A2, since my numbers are sequential (with the exception being
that the last numbers can be 0).

"Ragdyer" wrote:

If I understand what you're asking, does this work for you:

=MAX(A:A)+1

--
HTH,

RD

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This should be easy, but I'm stumped (relatively new user). I have a
column
of sequential numbers (except that the last numbers are 0) and I want to
select the next highest number in that range.



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