Re: select from a list of values

From: Bob Phillips (bob.phillips_at_notheretiscali.co.uk)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:52:24 +0100

Did you try it replacing the comma (,) with ; for Greek Excel? 

-- 
HTH
RP
"sotiris_s" <sotiriss@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9362754E-0FCC-46C2-A2AD-11B0166E2D7C@microsoft.com...
> it seams that at the =INDEX($A$1:$H$1,MATCH  it needs question mark... and
> down the formula....the same  pls its a petty i  can't make it work....
but
> thank you for the post! You are unbeleivable people extraordinary!, from
> Athens Greece thank you
>
> "Bob Phillips" wrote:
>
> > Worked fine for me, suggest trying again.
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > RP
> >
> > "sotiris_s" <sotiriss@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:82144035-41E6-438D-B5EE-3A7B25729EC9@microsoft.com...
> > > thank you for the post, i copied the formula and entered it as an
array
> > > CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER , but it seams that the formula is invalid! the excel
> > > returns that it has an error! begging from the match function....
> > > thank you again
> > >
> > > "Biff" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > Try this formula entered as an array with the key combo of
> > CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER:
> > > >
> > > >
> >
=INDEX($A$1:$H$1,MATCH(SMALL(ABS($A$1:$H$1-GEOMEAN($A$1:$H$1)),COLUMN(A:A)),
> > ABS($A$1:$H$1-GEOMEAN($A$1:$H$1)),0))
> > > >
> > > > Then just drag copy across to get the second value.
> > > >
> > > > Biff
> > > >
> > > > "sotiris_s" <sotiriss@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:4D5AA67E-B7F9-43CD-90F9-1C3618A4647A@microsoft.com...
> > > > > in each row in an excel ***, i have up to 8 values, {in cell
> > A1,B1...H1}
> > > > > i
> > > > > need to select the two values that are close to the geomean of
them,
> > and
> > > > > to
> > > > > mark them? or best, to show them at a new pair of cells.
> > > > > the values are possitive numbers with no decimal places.
> > > > >
> > > > > thank you.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >