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Please refer to the INDEX () in Help.
(1) Please scroll down and take a look at the third example of Reference form. =SUM(INDEX(A1:C11,0,3,1)) I don't agree with the following description (result) beside the above formula. "The sum of the third column in the first area of the range A1:C11, which is the sum of C1:C6. (216)" Please note that the sum of C1:C6 is NOT 216. So, either C1:C6 is wrong OR 216 is wrong. My vote is the former. In my opinion, the first area of the range A1:C11 is A1:C11 based on the formula, although row #7 is blank. If we only want the third column, then we should look at C1:C11. The sum of C1:C11 **is** 216. Please let me know what the right version should be. Either way MS needs to fix the above description. (2) Please compare the following:- First example of array form =INDEX(A2:B3,2,2) and First example of reference form =INDEX(A2:C6,2,3) Just looking at the formulas I don't see any difference in the format and I won't be able to tell that one is array form and one is reference form. Also, they both return a value. What is Help trying to tell me? (3) Array vs. Reference As far as I am concerned, an array is a reference. A1:A6 is an array and is also a reference. However, A1 is NOT an array but is a reference. I am quite confused about these two terms as Help puts it and the fact that INDEX() is categorized into array form and reference form. Comments welcome. Appreciate help in sorting out the above. Epinn |
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The range A1:C11 is comprised of one area, not two. A space in the data does
not divide it into two areas. The example formula in help is properly summing C1:C11, which is 216. "Epinn" wrote: Please refer to the INDEX () in Help. (1) Please scroll down and take a look at the third example of Reference form. =SUM(INDEX(A1:C11,0,3,1)) I don't agree with the following description (result) beside the above formula. "The sum of the third column in the first area of the range A1:C11, which is the sum of C1:C6. (216)" Please note that the sum of C1:C6 is NOT 216. So, either C1:C6 is wrong OR 216 is wrong. My vote is the former. In my opinion, the first area of the range A1:C11 is A1:C11 based on the formula, although row #7 is blank. If we only want the third column, then we should look at C1:C11. The sum of C1:C11 **is** 216. Please let me know what the right version should be. Either way MS needs to fix the above description. (2) Please compare the following:- First example of array form =INDEX(A2:B3,2,2) and First example of reference form =INDEX(A2:C6,2,3) Just looking at the formulas I don't see any difference in the format and I won't be able to tell that one is array form and one is reference form. Also, they both return a value. What is Help trying to tell me? (3) Array vs. Reference As far as I am concerned, an array is a reference. A1:A6 is an array and is also a reference. However, A1 is NOT an array but is a reference. I am quite confused about these two terms as Help puts it and the fact that INDEX() is categorized into array form and reference form. Comments welcome. Appreciate help in sorting out the above. Epinn |
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JMB,
I better clarify. When I said: My vote is the former. I meant it is wrong to print C1:C6. Sounds like you agree with me and we have two votes. But you haven't explicitly stated that it is wrong to print C1:C6. Wonder if you caught that and **truly understood** what I was trying to point out. Epinn "JMB" wrote in message ... The range A1:C11 is comprised of one area, not two. A space in the data does not divide it into two areas. The example formula in help is properly summing C1:C11, which is 216. "Epinn" wrote: Please refer to the INDEX () in Help. (1) Please scroll down and take a look at the third example of Reference form. =SUM(INDEX(A1:C11,0,3,1)) I don't agree with the following description (result) beside the above formula. "The sum of the third column in the first area of the range A1:C11, which is the sum of C1:C6. (216)" Please note that the sum of C1:C6 is NOT 216. So, either C1:C6 is wrong OR 216 is wrong. My vote is the former. In my opinion, the first area of the range A1:C11 is A1:C11 based on the formula, although row #7 is blank. If we only want the third column, then we should look at C1:C11. The sum of C1:C11 **is** 216. Please let me know what the right version should be. Either way MS needs to fix the above description. (2) Please compare the following:- First example of array form =INDEX(A2:B3,2,2) and First example of reference form =INDEX(A2:C6,2,3) Just looking at the formulas I don't see any difference in the format and I won't be able to tell that one is array form and one is reference form. Also, they both return a value. What is Help trying to tell me? (3) Array vs. Reference As far as I am concerned, an array is a reference. A1:A6 is an array and is also a reference. However, A1 is NOT an array but is a reference. I am quite confused about these two terms as Help puts it and the fact that INDEX() is categorized into array form and reference form. Comments welcome. Appreciate help in sorting out the above. Epinn |
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My apologies, I didn't read your post closely enough. I agree with you the
third column of A1:C11 s/b C1:C11, as long as A1:C11 is a contiguous named range. By reference means Index could be nested w/other functions that require a range reference (Excel gives CELL as an example - which can return information about a particular cell/range other than its value and requires a range reference). If Index only returned a value, you couldn't use it w/Cell. Admittedly, I'm hard pressed to give a useful example of the reference form because I always want to work w/the cell's value, in which case it doesn't matter whether it be by value or by reference. If A1=5 there's no difference between the results of the following two expressions. =5*2 =A1*2 "JMB" wrote: The range A1:C11 is comprised of one area, not two. A space in the data does not divide it into two areas. The example formula in help is properly summing C1:C11, which is 216. "Epinn" wrote: Please refer to the INDEX () in Help. (1) Please scroll down and take a look at the third example of Reference form. =SUM(INDEX(A1:C11,0,3,1)) I don't agree with the following description (result) beside the above formula. "The sum of the third column in the first area of the range A1:C11, which is the sum of C1:C6. (216)" Please note that the sum of C1:C6 is NOT 216. So, either C1:C6 is wrong OR 216 is wrong. My vote is the former. In my opinion, the first area of the range A1:C11 is A1:C11 based on the formula, although row #7 is blank. If we only want the third column, then we should look at C1:C11. The sum of C1:C11 **is** 216. Please let me know what the right version should be. Either way MS needs to fix the above description. (2) Please compare the following:- First example of array form =INDEX(A2:B3,2,2) and First example of reference form =INDEX(A2:C6,2,3) Just looking at the formulas I don't see any difference in the format and I won't be able to tell that one is array form and one is reference form. Also, they both return a value. What is Help trying to tell me? (3) Array vs. Reference As far as I am concerned, an array is a reference. A1:A6 is an array and is also a reference. However, A1 is NOT an array but is a reference. I am quite confused about these two terms as Help puts it and the fact that INDEX() is categorized into array form and reference form. Comments welcome. Appreciate help in sorting out the above. Epinn |
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I'm not sure my version of Excel is the same as yours. I've got XL2000 and
the example is similar, but not exactly the same. My version says SUM(INDEX(Stock,0,3,1)) equals SUM(C1:C11) equals 216 I do agree that =SUM(INDEX(A1:C11,0,3,1)) should refer to C1:C11. "Epinn" wrote: JMB, I better clarify. When I said: My vote is the former. I meant it is wrong to print C1:C6. Sounds like you agree with me and we have two votes. But you haven't explicitly stated that it is wrong to print C1:C6. Wonder if you caught that and **truly understood** what I was trying to point out. Epinn "JMB" wrote in message ... The range A1:C11 is comprised of one area, not two. A space in the data does not divide it into two areas. The example formula in help is properly summing C1:C11, which is 216. "Epinn" wrote: Please refer to the INDEX () in Help. (1) Please scroll down and take a look at the third example of Reference form. =SUM(INDEX(A1:C11,0,3,1)) I don't agree with the following description (result) beside the above formula. "The sum of the third column in the first area of the range A1:C11, which is the sum of C1:C6. (216)" Please note that the sum of C1:C6 is NOT 216. So, either C1:C6 is wrong OR 216 is wrong. My vote is the former. In my opinion, the first area of the range A1:C11 is A1:C11 based on the formula, although row #7 is blank. If we only want the third column, then we should look at C1:C11. The sum of C1:C11 **is** 216. Please let me know what the right version should be. Either way MS needs to fix the above description. (2) Please compare the following:- First example of array form =INDEX(A2:B3,2,2) and First example of reference form =INDEX(A2:C6,2,3) Just looking at the formulas I don't see any difference in the format and I won't be able to tell that one is array form and one is reference form. Also, they both return a value. What is Help trying to tell me? (3) Array vs. Reference As far as I am concerned, an array is a reference. A1:A6 is an array and is also a reference. However, A1 is NOT an array but is a reference. I am quite confused about these two terms as Help puts it and the fact that INDEX() is categorized into array form and reference form. Comments welcome. Appreciate help in sorting out the above. Epinn |
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