Max, First thanks so much for your reply. It works ALMOST perfectly. The only
problem I still have is when I have more than one set of numbers that cancel
each other out, the formula doesn't capture it. Ex:
123
-123
-123

Your formula will capture the 123 in row 1 and row 2 as being cancelled one
another, but doesn't recognize that the 3rd row should be unique and has
nothing to do with the first two rows. Can you help me a little further,
pleaset? Thank You, Chom

"Max" wrote:

Another play to try ..

Assume source data is in col A, from A1 down

Put in B1:
=IF(A1="","",IF(ISNA(MATCH(-A1,A:A,0)),ROW(),""))

Put in C1:
=IF(ISERROR(SMALL(B:B,ROWS($A$1:A1))),"",INDEX(A:A ,MATCH(SMALL(B:B,ROWS($A$1
:A1)),B:B,0)))

Select B1:C1, fill down until the last row of data in col A

Col C should return the required results, neatly bunched at the top

(above assumes the +/- number cancellations within the column
are exactly in pairs)
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Rgds
Max
xl 97
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"chom krusopon" <chom wrote in message
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I have a total column that contains several positive and negative numbers
that offset one another. Example:
Total
123
523
153
-523
-123
Is there a way to write a formula so that excel will delete all the
numbers
that wash each other and leaves only numbers that are stand alone. From
the
example above it will be $153. Please help ASAP. I have a big worksheet
that
has well over 1,000 roles of mixed numbers that I need to delete. Thank
YOu,
chom