How to find missing numbers in series
 

Hello,

I have a column (OWNER ID, Col. B) with about 2500 rows of numbers, that are
supposed to be in succesion, incremented by 1, starting at 1. When I
highlighted the entire range, the last number in the series was 2546. But
the "COUNT" in the lower right corner of the screen shows only 2519. So I
now need to know where the missing numbers are, or better yet, where the
breaks are in the series.

How do I do this?

Thanks,

Phil

How to find missing numbers in series
 

Hi Phill,

two ways

1. on an auxiliar column type =a2-a1 copy it down, use a conditional format
to highlight the results bigger than 1.

2. on an auxiliar column (D) ID 1 to 2519 = a1=d1 copy it down, copy again
paste especial values, find F

hth
regards from Brazil
Marcelo


"Phil" escreveu:

Hello,

I have a column (OWNER ID, Col. B) with about 2500 rows of numbers, that are
supposed to be in succesion, incremented by 1, starting at 1. When I
highlighted the entire range, the last number in the series was 2546. But
the "COUNT" in the lower right corner of the screen shows only 2519. So I
now need to know where the missing numbers are, or better yet, where the
breaks are in the series.

How do I do this?

Thanks,

Phil

How to find missing numbers in series
 

you could do conditional formatting on the column and check to see if the
cell is = "" and color the cell, this should show blank cells (but not cells
with a space in them).

Also depending on what you want to do with those with missing data you could
just sort the column and all the ones with missing data should be grouped
seperte from the ones with numbers.

"Phil" wrote:

Hello,

I have a column (OWNER ID, Col. B) with about 2500 rows of numbers, that are
supposed to be in succesion, incremented by 1, starting at 1. When I
highlighted the entire range, the last number in the series was 2546. But
the "COUNT" in the lower right corner of the screen shows only 2519. So I
now need to know where the missing numbers are, or better yet, where the
breaks are in the series.

How do I do this?

Thanks,

Phil

How to find missing numbers in series
 

Say your list starts in B2.
Enter this formula in C3, and copy down:

=B2+1=B3

This will give you a "False" in every row that is not in order.
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HTH,

RD
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"Phil" wrote in message
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Hello,

I have a column (OWNER ID, Col. B) with about 2500 rows of numbers, that are
supposed to be in succesion, incremented by 1, starting at 1. When I
highlighted the entire range, the last number in the series was 2546. But
the "COUNT" in the lower right corner of the screen shows only 2519. So I
now need to know where the missing numbers are, or better yet, where the
breaks are in the series.

How do I do this?

Thanks,

Phil

How to find missing numbers in series
 

Hi Phil,

HTH and Marcello has already gave you the good answers to track the
error. Let me help you putting down the number in a series from 1 to
2500.

Click Menu EDITFILLSeries

Select Series in ROWS or COLUMNS then STEP VALUE as 1 and STOP VALUE as
2500. Click OK.

You will see the column or the row filled with the desired value
without any glitch.

Thanks,

Shail



Phil wrote:

Hello,

I have a column (OWNER ID, Col. B) with about 2500 rows of numbers, that are
supposed to be in succesion, incremented by 1, starting at 1. When I
highlighted the entire range, the last number in the series was 2546. But
the "COUNT" in the lower right corner of the screen shows only 2519. So I
now need to know where the missing numbers are, or better yet, where the
breaks are in the series.

How do I do this?

Thanks,

Phil

How to find missing numbers in series
 

Appreciate the feed-back.
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Regards,

RD
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"Phil" wrote in message
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Hi RagDyeR,

Your solution was just what I needed. Very simple.

Thanks!

"RagDyeR" wrote:

Say your list starts in B2.
Enter this formula in C3, and copy down:

=B2+1=B3

This will give you a "False" in every row that is not in order.
--

HTH,

RD
================================================== ===
Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit!
================================================== ===

"Phil" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have a column (OWNER ID, Col. B) with about 2500 rows of numbers, that
are
supposed to be in succesion, incremented by 1, starting at 1. When I
highlighted the entire range, the last number in the series was 2546. But
the "COUNT" in the lower right corner of the screen shows only 2519. So I
now need to know where the missing numbers are, or better yet, where the
breaks are in the series.

How do I do this?

Thanks,

Phil