Using MATCH() for an exclusive find?
 

Gang -

Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:

=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)

That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

Just curious. Thanks.

....best, Hash

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opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes.
98% of them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and
not consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:

=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)

That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

It requires an array formula, so it can't operate on entire columns.

=MATCH(FALSE,A1:A65535="Large",0)

Hi!

Array entered:

=MATCH(TRUE,A1:A10<"Large",0)

That will return the position of the first value that is not "Large".

Biff

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Gang -

Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:

=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)

That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

Just curious. Thanks.

...best, Hash

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Gang -

Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:

=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)

That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

Just curious. Thanks.

...best, Hash


If your data range is $A$121:$A$126 this show the relative
position of your NOT("Large") occurences:

{=IF(ROW(A1)COUNTIF($A$121:$A$126,"<Large"),"",
SMALL(IF($A$121:$A$126<"Large",ROW(INDIRECT
("1:"&ROWS($A$121:$A$126))),""),ROW(A1)))}

Ciao
Bruno

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"Harlan Grove" wrote:

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opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes.
98% of them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and
not consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:

=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)

That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

It requires an array formula, so it can't operate on entire columns.

=MATCH(FALSE,A1:A65535="Large",0)



Harlan -

Thanks. That's sort of what I did with the helper column, but it saves
me a step.

....best, Hash

Bif -

The logical companion to Harlan's. Thanks.

....best, Hash

In article ,
"Biff" wrote:

Hi!

Array entered:

=MATCH(TRUE,A1:A10<"Large",0)

That will return the position of the first value that is not "Large".

Biff

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Gang -

Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:

=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)

That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

Just curious. Thanks.

...best, Hash

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"Bruno Campanini" wrote:

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Gang -

Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:

=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)

That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

Just curious. Thanks.

...best, Hash


If your data range is $A$121:$A$126 this show the relative
position of your NOT("Large") occurences:

{=IF(ROW(A1)COUNTIF($A$121:$A$126,"<Large"),"",
SMALL(IF($A$121:$A$126<"Large",ROW(INDIRECT
("1:"&ROWS($A$121:$A$126))),""),ROW(A1)))}

Ciao
Bruno



Bruno -

Yet another way - thanks.

....best, Hash