Using MATCH() for an exclusive find?

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Gang -

Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:

=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)

That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

Just curious. Thanks.

....best, Hash

[Harlan Grove]

<[email protected]> wrote...
....
>opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes.
>98% of them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and
>not consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:
>
>=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)
>
>That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)

It requires an array formula, so it can't operate on entire columns.

=MATCH(FALSE,A1:A65535="Large",0)

[Biff]

Hi!

Array entered:

=MATCH(TRUE,A1:A10<>"Large",0)

That will return the position of the first value that is not "Large".

Biff

<[email protected]> wrote in message news:zuJWe.24281$8q.853@lakeread01...
> Gang -
>
> Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
> column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
> opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
> them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
> consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:
>
> =MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)
>
> That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)
>
> Just curious. Thanks.
>
> ...best, Hash

[Bruno Campanini]

<[email protected]> wrote in message news:zuJWe.24281$8q.853@lakeread01...
> Gang -
>
> Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
> column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
> opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
> them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
> consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:
>
> =MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)
>
> That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)
>
> Just curious. Thanks.
>
> ...best, Hash


If your data range is $A$121:$A$126 this show the relative
position of your NOT("Large") occurences:

{=IF(ROW(A1)>COUNTIF($A$121:$A$126,"<>Large"),"",
SMALL(IF($A$121:$A$126<>"Large",ROW(INDIRECT
("1:"&ROWS($A$121:$A$126))),""),ROW(A1)))}

Ciao
Bruno

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In article <[email protected]>,
"Harlan Grove" <[email protected]> wrote:

> <[email protected]> wrote...
> ...
> >opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes.
> >98% of them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and
> >not consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:
> >
> >=MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)
> >
> >That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)
>
> It requires an array formula, so it can't operate on entire columns.
>
> =MATCH(FALSE,A1:A65535="Large",0)
>
>

Harlan -

Thanks. That's sort of what I did with the helper column, but it saves
me a step.

....best, Hash

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Bif -

The logical companion to Harlan's. Thanks.

....best, Hash

In article <[email protected]>,
"Biff" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Array entered:
>
> =MATCH(TRUE,A1:A10<>"Large",0)
>
> That will return the position of the first value that is not "Large".
>
> Biff
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message news:zuJWe.24281$8q.853@lakeread01...
> > Gang -
> >
> > Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
> > column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
> > opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
> > them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
> > consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:
> >
> > =MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)
> >
> > That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)
> >
> > Just curious. Thanks.
> >
> > ...best, Hash
>
>

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In article <[email protected]>,
"Bruno Campanini" <[email protected]> wrote:

> <[email protected]> wrote in message news:zuJWe.24281$8q.853@lakeread01...
> > Gang -
> >
> > Not the end of the world (and I made a work around with a T/F helper
> > column) but I was wondering if there is a way to use MATCH() to find an
> > opposite condition. For example, I have a column of attributes. 98% of
> > them are "Large", 2% of them are almost anything else, and not
> > consistent. I was looking for a syntax sort of like:
> >
> > =MATCH(NOT("Large"),A:A,0)
> >
> > That's the idea, anyway, but that doesn't work ;-)
> >
> > Just curious. Thanks.
> >
> > ...best, Hash
>
>
> If your data range is $A$121:$A$126 this show the relative
> position of your NOT("Large") occurences:
>
> {=IF(ROW(A1)>COUNTIF($A$121:$A$126,"<>Large"),"",
> SMALL(IF($A$121:$A$126<>"Large",ROW(INDIRECT
> ("1:"&ROWS($A$121:$A$126))),""),ROW(A1)))}
>
> Ciao
> Bruno
>
>

Bruno -

Yet another way - thanks.

....best, Hash