I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list of
branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the most
recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I programme it
such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with the most recent
date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to find the right
syntax.

Many thanks.

As ALWAYS, you should post your code for comments. If you want to find the
last column in row 1

lastcol=cells(1,columns.count).end(xltoleft).colum n

--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Terry Bennett" wrote in message
...
I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list of
branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the
most recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I
programme it such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with the
most recent date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to find
the right syntax.

Many thanks.

Hi,

To get the last value in a row use this which is for row 2. The formula can
be dragged down for subsequent rows.

=INDEX(2:2,MATCH(6.022*10^23,2:2))

Mike

"Terry Bennett" wrote:

I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list of
branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the most
recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I programme it
such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with the most recent
date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to find the right
syntax.

Many thanks.

Thanks Mike. That seems to work fine but I'm intrigued with the syntax.
Can you enlighten me with the "6.022*10^23" part?!


"Mike H" wrote in message
...
Hi,

To get the last value in a row use this which is for row 2. The formula
can
be dragged down for subsequent rows.

=INDEX(2:2,MATCH(6.022*10^23,2:2))

Mike

"Terry Bennett" wrote:

I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list
of
branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the
most
recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I programme
it
such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with the most recent
date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to find the right
syntax.

Many thanks.

Don. I appreciate you taking the trouble to reply but you're assuming a
greater level of knowledge than I possess!

I was looking for a function/functions and don't understand your suggestion.


"Don Guillett" wrote in message
...

As ALWAYS, you should post your code for comments. If you want to find the
last column in row 1

lastcol=cells(1,columns.count).end(xltoleft).colum n

--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Terry Bennett" wrote in message
...
I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list
of branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the
most recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I
programme it such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with
the most recent date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to
find the right syntax.

Many thanks.

Mine was, IF you were using a macro. You didn't say.

--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Terry Bennett" wrote in message
...
Don. I appreciate you taking the trouble to reply but you're assuming a
greater level of knowledge than I possess!

I was looking for a function/functions and don't understand your
suggestion.


"Don Guillett" wrote in message
...

As ALWAYS, you should post your code for comments. If you want to find
the last column in row 1

lastcol=cells(1,columns.count).end(xltoleft).colum n

--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Terry Bennett" wrote in message
...
I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each
week when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a
list of branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the
most recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I
programme it such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with
the most recent date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to
find the right syntax.

Many thanks.

I was grateful to Mike for his response to my query back in October and the
suggestion works fine. I have, however, been puzzled by the syntax ever
since.

Could somebody explain to me the "6.022*10^23" element? I'm presuming that
the '*' and '^' are wildcards of some sort but haven't been able to work it
out!

Many thanks.


"Mike H" wrote in message
...
Hi,

To get the last value in a row use this which is for row 2. The formula
can
be dragged down for subsequent rows.

=INDEX(2:2,MATCH(6.022*10^23,2:2))

Mike

"Terry Bennett" wrote:

I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list
of
branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the
most
recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I programme
it
such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with the most recent
date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to find the right
syntax.

Many thanks.

If you are unfamiliar with Excel's arithmetic operators, I would suggest
that you type the term "arithmetic operators" into Excel help.

The * symbol in this context is a multiplication, not a wildcard. The
formula =2*3 gives the answer 6, which is the result of mutliplying 2 by 3.
The symbol ^ is the exponentiation or power operator. 10^23 means 10 to the
power of 23, or 1 with 23 zeroes after it (or 1E+23).
=10^23 is the same as =POWER(10,23)

In the suggested formula, Mike was doubtless trying to suggest a very large
number, and his choice wasn't entirely arbitrary. Google will explain its
significance.
--
David Biddulph

"Terry Bennett" wrote in message
...
I was grateful to Mike for his response to my query back in October and the
suggestion works fine. I have, however, been puzzled by the syntax ever
since.

Could somebody explain to me the "6.022*10^23" element? I'm presuming
that the '*' and '^' are wildcards of some sort but haven't been able to
work it out!

Many thanks.


"Mike H" wrote in message
...
Hi,

To get the last value in a row use this which is for row 2. The formula
can
be dragged down for subsequent rows.

=INDEX(2:2,MATCH(6.022*10^23,2:2))

Mike

"Terry Bennett" wrote:

I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been
playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each
week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list
of
branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the
most
recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I
programme it
such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with the most
recent
date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to find the right
syntax.

Many thanks.

That's just a giant number.

^ is the power operation

For instance:
2^4
is the same as
2*2*2*2
(16)

And the asterisk is just the multiply operation.

Type:
=6.022*10^23
and you'll see how big a number it represents.


Terry Bennett wrote:

I was grateful to Mike for his response to my query back in October and the
suggestion works fine. I have, however, been puzzled by the syntax ever
since.

Could somebody explain to me the "6.022*10^23" element? I'm presuming that
the '*' and '^' are wildcards of some sort but haven't been able to work it
out!

Many thanks.

"Mike H" wrote in message
...
Hi,

To get the last value in a row use this which is for row 2. The formula
can
be dragged down for subsequent rows.

=INDEX(2:2,MATCH(6.022*10^23,2:2))

Mike

"Terry Bennett" wrote:

I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list
of
branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the
most
recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I programme
it
such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with the most recent
date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to find the right
syntax.

Many thanks.




--

Dave Peterson

Ah, yes, the Avogadro constant.

Thanks David.

"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message
...
If you are unfamiliar with Excel's arithmetic operators, I would suggest
that you type the term "arithmetic operators" into Excel help.

The * symbol in this context is a multiplication, not a wildcard. The
formula =2*3 gives the answer 6, which is the result of mutliplying 2 by
3.
The symbol ^ is the exponentiation or power operator. 10^23 means 10 to
the power of 23, or 1 with 23 zeroes after it (or 1E+23).
=10^23 is the same as =POWER(10,23)

In the suggested formula, Mike was doubtless trying to suggest a very
large number, and his choice wasn't entirely arbitrary. Google will
explain its significance.
--
David Biddulph

"Terry Bennett" wrote in message
...
I was grateful to Mike for his response to my query back in October and
the suggestion works fine. I have, however, been puzzled by the syntax
ever since.

Could somebody explain to me the "6.022*10^23" element? I'm presuming
that the '*' and '^' are wildcards of some sort but haven't been able to
work it out!

Many thanks.


"Mike H" wrote in message
...
Hi,

To get the last value in a row use this which is for row 2. The formula
can
be dragged down for subsequent rows.

=INDEX(2:2,MATCH(6.022*10^23,2:2))

Mike

"Terry Bennett" wrote:

I know that there will be a simple solution to this but have been
playing
with it for 1/2 hour now and not making progress!

I have a table of data (say A1:Z100). An extra column is added each
week
when various figures are received. Hence, at the moment, I have a list
of
branches in column A and dates across the top in Row 1.

All I need to do is to populate a summary with data extracted from the
most
recent figures. I can do this easily with VLOOKUP but how do I
programme it
such that Col_index_num returns data from the column with the most
recent
date in Row 1? I have tried using MAX but can't seem to find the right
syntax.

Many thanks.