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What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

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    What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    for example, what does the test A15=B16=C18 in =IF(A15=B16=C18,"X","Y") mean and what does it do?

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    Re: What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    I suggest you use the Formula Evaluation Tool and watch Excel Calculate it one step at a time.
    On the Formulas Tab, click Evaluate Formula.

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    Re: What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    this relates to my question so I didn't make it a new thread

    I use the ‘’min’’ function to determine the smallest of three numbers.
    is there a way to determine the position of the resulting minimum value
    in the min function string of three numbers?

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    Re: What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    Try

    =MATCH(MIN(A1:C1),A1:C1,0)

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    Re: What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Miller View Post
    for example, what does the test A15=B16=C18 in =IF(A15=B16=C18,"X","Y") mean and what does it do?

    I would guess it was written to perform IF(AND(A15=B16,b16=C18),"X","Y")

    But =X=X=X=X formulas don't work like that
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    Re: What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jonmo1 View Post
    Try

    =MATCH(MIN(A1:C1),A1:C1,0)
    that worked great. tried to give you another ''add reputation'' but they wouldn't let me.

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    Re: What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Miller View Post
    that worked great. tried to give you another ''add reputation'' but they wouldn't let me.
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    Re: What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    thanks tony. jonmo1 is a great resource for me, so should be smoozed regularly.
    I'm from Pittsburgh. born [1931] and raised there.
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    Re: What is the meaning of the formula structure a=b=c?

    Glad to help, thanks for the feedback.

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