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papierolot
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 Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:32 am Post subject: [Solved] DMAX using only one cell |
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Hi,
This is my data:
____A____B
1 monica__4
2 monica__3
3 monica__6
4 albert___1
5 albert___5
6 albert___4
7 albert___9
8 sarah__10
9 sarah___1
I need to fill cell C1 (and C2, C3...) with formula: largest value from B2:B11 but only for value given in A1.
Result should look like this:
____A____B__C
1 monica__4__6
2 monica__3__6
3 monica__6__6
4 albert___1__9
5 albert___5__9
6 albert___4__9
7 albert___9__9
8 sarah__10__10
9 sarah___1__10
Anybody knows how to do this?
I tried DMAX but (correct me if i'm wrong) it needs additional array under A1:C9 for every row.
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Villeroy
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:43 am Post subject: |
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Use a data pilot, subtotals or filters together with function SUBTOTAL.
Even better: Switch over to a real database.
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papierolot
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:57 am Post subject: |
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Unfortunately I need to use spreadsheet because it is used to input data to a database.
Data Pilot in another sheet and then vlookup in column C did the job.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:24 am Post subject: |
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| Code: | | =SUMPRODUCT(MAX(($A$1:$A$9=A1)*$B$1:$B$9)) |
in C1 filled down to C9.
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Villeroy
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| papierolot wrote: | | Unfortunately I need to use spreadsheet because it is used to input data to a database. |
Pardon? How do you do that? And once you have the data in the database, where is the problem? You can get any min, max, whatever from any subset of database rows.
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papierolot
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Villeroy wrote: | | papierolot wrote: | | Unfortunately I need to use spreadsheet because it is used to input data to a database. |
Pardon? How do you do that? And once you have the data in the database, where is the problem? You can get any min, max, whatever from any subset of database rows. |
I suppose I didn't explain it clear enough. I've got some data in csv and need to import it to database. To do this I need to convert some of columns and add additional one. I've got specific format which I have to use, because db isn't mine.
| ken johnson wrote: | | Code: | | =SUMPRODUCT(MAX(($A$1:$A$9=A1)*$B$1:$B$9)) |
in C1 filled down to C9.
Ken Johnson |
Even better, in one cell. It works!
Now I'm trying to figure out how.
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After reading:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_SUMPRODUCT_function
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http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Conditional_Counting_and_Summation#SUMPRODUCT
I think I understood the formula. Thanks! |
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Villeroy
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DMIN(List ; Field ; {"header1";"header2" | "value1";"=value2"}) works as well substituting the criteria range with a 2-dimensional array.
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