Finding the position of the nth item in a list
I have a feeling I should know this.
Let's say I have a list of 10 numbers in random order. 7 10 3 5 1 9 4 2 8 6 I would like to know the position of the smallest number. Is there a function where I can give it SMALL(range,1) and have it tell me it's in the 5th position? |
Finding the position of the nth item in a list
I have a feeling I should know this.
Let's say I have a list of 10 numbers in random order. 7 10 3 5 1 9 4 2 8 6 I would like to know the position of the smallest number. Is there a function where I can give it SMALL(range,1) and have it tell me it's in the 5th position? Have a look at the INDEX() function... -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion |
Finding the position of the nth item in a list
On Monday, September 18, 2017 at 10:00:30 PM UTC-7, GS wrote:
I have a feeling I should know this. Let's say I have a list of 10 numbers in random order. 7 10 3 5 1 9 4 2 8 6 I would like to know the position of the smallest number. Is there a function where I can give it SMALL(range,1) and have it tell me it's in the 5th position? Have a look at the INDEX() function... -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion Doesn't INDEX do the opposite, Garry? I give it a position, and it returns a value. |
Finding the position of the nth item in a list
I have a feeling I should know this.
Let's say I have a list of 10 numbers in random order. 7 10 3 5 1 9 4 2 8 6 I would like to know the position of the smallest number. Is there a function where I can give it SMALL(range,1) and have it tell me it's in the 5th position? Have a look at the INDEX() function... Meant to include to look at the MATCH() function as well. -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion |
Finding the position of the nth item in a list
On Monday, September 18, 2017 at 10:00:30 PM UTC-7, GS wrote:
I have a feeling I should know this. Let's say I have a list of 10 numbers in random order. 7 10 3 5 1 9 4 2 8 6 I would like to know the position of the smallest number. Is there a function where I can give it SMALL(range,1) and have it tell me it's in the 5th position? Have a look at the INDEX() function... -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion Doesn't INDEX do the opposite, Garry? I give it a position, and it returns a value. Yes, that's why I meant to include the MATCH() function; -it returns a position! -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion |
Finding the position of the nth item in a list
Oh, yes, MATCH! I knew I should know this.
MATCH by itself will do exactly what I want. For some reason my brain froze. Thanks, Garry. :-) |
Finding the position of the nth item in a list
Oh, yes, MATCH! I knew I should know this.
MATCH by itself will do exactly what I want. For some reason my brain froze. Thanks, Garry. :-) Glad to help! I use MATCH() to return the position of a marker, then use INDEX() to return a value. This works similar to a lookup function when the lookup value is unknown. -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion |
Finding the position of the nth item in a list
On Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at 05:33:01 UTC+2, GS wrote:
Oh, yes, MATCH! I knew I should know this. MATCH by itself will do exactly what I want. For some reason my brain froze. Thanks, Garry. :-) Glad to help! I use MATCH() to return the position of a marker, then use INDEX() to return a value. This works similar to a lookup function when the lookup value is unknown. -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion I have this formula =LOOKUP("MDSAP",SORT(I2:I),SORT(C2:C,I2:I,TRUE)) but I need to find all cells containing MDSAP in column I2:2 within a text. I used "*MDSAP*" instead but it does not work. Please help ! Thank you. |
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