Lowest row with data in Col A

The Idea Dude

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Hi all,

How do I find the lowest row (highest row number) in column A that contains some data?

Thanks
 

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Hi The Idea Dude.

Test this formula to find last row number in Column A:

{=(MAX((A1:A65535<>"")*ROW(A1:A65535)))-ROW(A1:A65535)+1}

formula is Array Entered formula.

Regards Sir Vili.
This message was edited by Sir Vili on 2002-10-14 08:01
 
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On 2002-10-14 06:47, The Idea Dude wrote:
Hi all,

How do I find the lowest row (highest row number) in column A that contains some data?

Thanks

If col A houses data of numeric type, then

=MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A)

If col A houses data of text type, then

=MATCH(REPT("z",50),A:A)

If col A houses data of mixed type, then

=MAX(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A),MATCH(REPT("z",50),A:A))

will compute the desired row number.
 
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On 2002-10-14 08:35, Aladin Akyurek wrote:
On 2002-10-14 06:47, The Idea Dude wrote:
Hi all,

How do I find the lowest row (highest row number) in column A that contains some data?

Thanks

If col A houses data of numeric type, then

=MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A)

If col A houses data of text type, then

=MATCH(REPT("z",50),A:A)

If col A houses data of mixed type, then

=MAX(MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,A:A),MATCH(REPT("z",50),A:A))

will compute the desired row number.

Aladin, WOW that is crazy stuff. I (and I am sure many others too) would like to now how this actually works, and how you come up with this stuff!

Thanks :)

P.S. The column may contain only text, only numeric data, or a combination. Therefor to not get a #NA error, I need to use all 3 formulas.
 
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Aladin, is it possible to set this formula up to allow for all 3 combinations so I don't get a #NA error
 
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As Aladin should be in bed by now...!

9.9999999E307 is the lardest number excel can store. The match looks down the column for the number, and returns the last row with data if it can't find it. IMO, it is an open question whether match()'s behavious in this regard is considered expected, surprising or a small bug...see,e.g,

http://216.92.17.166/board/viewtopic.php?topic=17175&forum=2&start=0

for more discussion.

paddy
 
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On 2002-10-14 20:49, PaddyD wrote:
As Aladin should be in bed by now...!

9.9999999E307 is the lardest number excel can store. The match looks down the column for the number, and returns the last row with data if it can't find it. IMO, it is an open question whether match()'s behavious in this regard is considered expected, surprising or a small bug...see,e.g,

http://216.92.17.166/board/viewtopic.php?topic=17175&forum=2&start=0

for more discussion.

paddy

Thanks Paddy,

As I posted just above your post with a question, I will point to it again, and also ask, is it possible to find the largest number out of 3 cells if 1 or 2 of these cells contains #NA. The large(B2:B4, 1) formula wont work.

Thanks again.
 
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On 2002-10-14 21:16, PaddyD wrote:
array entered:

=LARGE(IF(ISNA(B2:B4)=FALSE,B2:B4),1)

Paddy

Thanks Paddy, If you could explain this to me (it works perfectly) so that I can understand exactly what's happening that would be great. :)

You (and many others on here) really do desevre fudge cookies :)
 
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