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Database function criteria
In Lotus 1-2-3, you are no longer tied to a criteria range. You can embed a
formula in the criteria field. For example, if I have a database named Calendar with columns titled: Number Name Weeks I can create a function like =DGET(calendar,"name",number=4). This eliminates the necessity of creating criteria ranges. Is such a thing possible in Excel? Art |
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That will probably work in this example, but doesn't resolve the basic
question of: are we stuck using criteria ranges in Excel? Is there some way to emulate the much simpler approach of 1-2-3? Art "Bob Phillips" wrote: Maybe =VLOOKUP(4,calendar,2,FALSE) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Art" wrote in message ... In Lotus 1-2-3, you are no longer tied to a criteria range. You can embed a formula in the criteria field. For example, if I have a database named Calendar with columns titled: Number Name Weeks I can create a function like =DGET(calendar,"name",number=4). This eliminates the necessity of creating criteria ranges. Is such a thing possible in Excel? Art |
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There is just the one range as there is in your Lotus example.
-- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Art" wrote in message ... That will probably work in this example, but doesn't resolve the basic question of: are we stuck using criteria ranges in Excel? Is there some way to emulate the much simpler approach of 1-2-3? Art "Bob Phillips" wrote: Maybe =VLOOKUP(4,calendar,2,FALSE) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Art" wrote in message ... In Lotus 1-2-3, you are no longer tied to a criteria range. You can embed a formula in the criteria field. For example, if I have a database named Calendar with columns titled: Number Name Weeks I can create a function like =DGET(calendar,"name",number=4). This eliminates the necessity of creating criteria ranges. Is such a thing possible in Excel? Art |
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Bob:
I think you are missing my point. You will notice in my DGET example that I do not refer to a "criteria range". I instead have inserted the formula "number=1". This eliminates the necessity of creating a "criteria range" and then referring to it in the DGET formula. The criteria is defined in the DGET formula itself. This is a much simpler method of handling the criteria. Art "Bob Phillips" wrote: There is just the one range as there is in your Lotus example. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Art" wrote in message ... That will probably work in this example, but doesn't resolve the basic question of: are we stuck using criteria ranges in Excel? Is there some way to emulate the much simpler approach of 1-2-3? Art "Bob Phillips" wrote: Maybe =VLOOKUP(4,calendar,2,FALSE) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Art" wrote in message ... In Lotus 1-2-3, you are no longer tied to a criteria range. You can embed a formula in the criteria field. For example, if I have a database named Calendar with columns titled: Number Name Weeks I can create a function like =DGET(calendar,"name",number=4). This eliminates the necessity of creating criteria ranges. Is such a thing possible in Excel? Art |
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I don't see what the difference is. Number = is just an explicit argument as
far as I can see. The 4 in the VLOOKUP is an argument, there is no criteria range, you are passing the parameter value directly. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Art" wrote in message ... Bob: I think you are missing my point. You will notice in my DGET example that I do not refer to a "criteria range". I instead have inserted the formula "number=1". This eliminates the necessity of creating a "criteria range" and then referring to it in the DGET formula. The criteria is defined in the DGET formula itself. This is a much simpler method of handling the criteria. Art "Bob Phillips" wrote: There is just the one range as there is in your Lotus example. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Art" wrote in message ... That will probably work in this example, but doesn't resolve the basic question of: are we stuck using criteria ranges in Excel? Is there some way to emulate the much simpler approach of 1-2-3? Art "Bob Phillips" wrote: Maybe =VLOOKUP(4,calendar,2,FALSE) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Art" wrote in message ... In Lotus 1-2-3, you are no longer tied to a criteria range. You can embed a formula in the criteria field. For example, if I have a database named Calendar with columns titled: Number Name Weeks I can create a function like =DGET(calendar,"name",number=4). This eliminates the necessity of creating criteria ranges. Is such a thing possible in Excel? Art |
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