This has me stumped

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wild turkey no9

Excel 2003 user here. How do i return the cell reference of the first and
last occurences of a 1 in row?

Thanks in anticipation

Kevin
 
T

T. Valko

I assume you want the cell address?

Assuming that 1 does exist...

Range of interest is A2:E2

For the first cell address, array entered** :

=ADDRESS(ROW(A2:E2),MIN(IF(A2:E2=1,COLUMN(A2:E2))),4)

For the last cell address, array entered** :

=ADDRESS(ROW(A2:E2),MAX(IF(A2:E2=1,COLUMN(A2:E2))),4)

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT
key then hit ENTER.
 
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Mike H

Hi,

Address of first 1 in range a1:A8

=ADDRESS(MATCH(1,A1:A8),1)

Last 1 in a1:a8 is an array formula

=ADDRESS((MAX((A1:A8=1)*ROW(A1:A8)))-ROW(A1:A8)+1,1)

This is an array formula which must be entered by pressing CTRL+Shift+Enter
'and not just Enter. If you do it correctly then Excel will put curly brackets
'around the formula {}. You can't type these yourself. If you edit the formula
'you must enter it again with CTRL+Shift+Enter.


--
Mike

When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that
introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the
question.
 
W

wild turkey no9

Great stuff Mike. Much appreciated.

Kevin

Mike H said:
Hi,

Address of first 1 in range a1:A8

=ADDRESS(MATCH(1,A1:A8),1)

Last 1 in a1:a8 is an array formula

=ADDRESS((MAX((A1:A8=1)*ROW(A1:A8)))-ROW(A1:A8)+1,1)

This is an array formula which must be entered by pressing CTRL+Shift+Enter
'and not just Enter. If you do it correctly then Excel will put curly brackets
'around the formula {}. You can't type these yourself. If you edit the formula
'you must enter it again with CTRL+Shift+Enter.


--
Mike

When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that
introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the
question.
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