Summary cell following info by date

keenercoug

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I currently have a spreadsheet in which i enter in data everyday. At the "bottom" of the info I have a summary row. When I input data daily the days are listed by row (eg row 42 = March 1st, row 41 = march 2nd), I am looking for is a formula to grab whatever is the top or "most recent" day. I currently use this formula:

=INDEX(F12:F42,MATCH(TRUE,INDEX(F12:F42<>0,0,0),0))

It works fine however, I have some folks that use OpenOffice and these formulas do not translate correctly. I have read that OpenOffice is more exact, for lack of better term, in its use of formulas. I was hoping anyone might have another idea how to collect this data. I appreciate any help you can give.

Thanks
z
 

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I currently have a spreadsheet in which i enter in data everyday. At the "bottom" of the info I have a summary row. When I input data daily the days are listed by row (eg row 42 = March 1st, row 41 = march 2nd), I am looking for is a formula to grab whatever is the top or "most recent" day. I currently use this formula:

=INDEX(F12:F42,MATCH(TRUE,INDEX(F12:F42<>0,0,0),0))

It works fine however, I have some folks that use OpenOffice and these formulas do not translate correctly. I have read that OpenOffice is more exact, for lack of better term, in its use of formulas. I was hoping anyone might have another idea how to collect this data. I appreciate any help you can give.

Thanks
z
If the dates are true Excel dates and the most recent date is "on top".

Maybe this...

=MAX(F12:F42)

Format as Date
 
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