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Min/Max of Numbers as Text
I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will
always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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Try the below array formula. you press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter the formula.
If successful in 'Formula Bar' you can notice the curly braces at both ends like "{=<formula}" =MIN(IF(A1:A10<"",VALUE(A1:A10))) If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Todd" wrote: I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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Your formula comes very close except it returns the result as a value and I
need to keep the result text. Another response gave me the formulas below that keep the result as text. Thought I would share it with you. Thank you very much for your help. =TEXT(MIN(A1:A5+0),"00000") =TEXT(MAX(A1:A5+0),"00000") "Jacob Skaria" wrote: Try the below array formula. you press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter the formula. If successful in 'Formula Bar' you can notice the curly braces at both ends like "{=<formula}" =MIN(IF(A1:A10<"",VALUE(A1:A10))) If this post helps click Yes --------------- Jacob Skaria "Todd" wrote: I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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Try something like this ..
array-entered (ie press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to confirm the formula): =TEXT(MIN(A1:A5+0),"00000") =TEXT(MAX(A1:A5+0),"00000") voila? hit the YES below -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:27,000 Files:200 Subscribers:70 xdemechanik --- "Todd" wrote: I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
"Max" wrote: Try something like this .. array-entered (ie press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to confirm the formula): =TEXT(MIN(A1:A5+0),"00000") =TEXT(MAX(A1:A5+0),"00000") voila? hit the YES below -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:27,000 Files:200 Subscribers:70 xdemechanik --- "Todd" wrote: I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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=TEXT(MIN(INDEX(A1:A5+0,)),"00000")
Just press ENTER "Todd" wrote: I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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Your formula did the trick. However, another posting had a slightly more
simplified formula that achieves the same result (see below). =TEXT(MIN(A1:A5+0),"00000") =TEXT(MAX(A1:A5+0),"00000") Thanks so much! "Teethless mama" wrote: =TEXT(MIN(INDEX(A1:A5+0,)),"00000") Just press ENTER "Todd" wrote: I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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=TEXT(MIN(A1:A5+0),"00000")
=TEXT(MAX(A1:A5+0),"00000") Those formula are required CTRL+SHIFT+Enter, my formula just press ENTER. "Todd" wrote: Your formula did the trick. However, another posting had a slightly more simplified formula that achieves the same result (see below). =TEXT(MIN(A1:A5+0),"00000") =TEXT(MAX(A1:A5+0),"00000") Thanks so much! "Teethless mama" wrote: =TEXT(MIN(INDEX(A1:A5+0,)),"00000") Just press ENTER "Todd" wrote: I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't catch that. I never know how many
codes will be in column B so I changed your formula to be as shown below and it works great (plus it's a "regular" formula because few people in my area understand array formulas). Thanks again. =TEXT(MIN(INDEX(INDIRECT("B2:B"&COUNTA(B2:B65536)+ 1)+0,)),"00000") "Teethless mama" wrote: =TEXT(MIN(A1:A5+0),"00000") =TEXT(MAX(A1:A5+0),"00000") Those formula are required CTRL+SHIFT+Enter, my formula just press ENTER. "Todd" wrote: Your formula did the trick. However, another posting had a slightly more simplified formula that achieves the same result (see below). =TEXT(MIN(A1:A5+0),"00000") =TEXT(MAX(A1:A5+0),"00000") Thanks so much! "Teethless mama" wrote: =TEXT(MIN(INDEX(A1:A5+0,)),"00000") Just press ENTER "Todd" wrote: I have a list of identification codes that are five digit numbers but will always be treated as text. For example, '00020 '00015 '00025 '00050 '00035 I need a worksheet function that will tell me the MIN and MAX of these codes (evaluating the text as numbers). In this example I know that MIN=00015 and MAX=00050. However, the actual list will contain hundreds or thousands of codes. I need the solution to be a function. Sorting or filtering to manually find the MIN/MAX will not work for me. I'm sure I'm not the first person to encounter this so I am hoping someone can help me. Thanks so much. |
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