Is there a function to give us the highest value in a list of tex

Hi,
I have a list of names and I need to get the name with the highest in the
alphabetical order. I dont want to sort.
Thanks,

highest??
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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software
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"Calaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
> I have a list of names and I need to get the name with the highest in the
> alphabetical order. I dont want to sort.
> Thanks,

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:20:15 -0800, "Calaw" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Hi,
>I have a list of names and I need to get the name with the highest in the
>alphabetical order. I dont want to sort.
>Thanks,

Download and install Longre's free morefunc.xll add-in from
http://xcell05.free.fr/ (Version 4.01 or later).

If by "Highest" you mean that A is higher than B and so forth, use the formula:

=VSORT(Names,,1)

If you mean Z is higher than Y and so forth, then:

=VSORT(Names)

will do.




--ron

Here's another way...

If Z is higher than Y, try...

=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(LARGE(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<
"&A1:A10),0))

....confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.

If A is higher than B, try...

=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(SMALL(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<
"&A1:A10),0))

....confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.

Hope this helps!

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

> Hi,
> I have a list of names and I need to get the name with the highest in the
> alphabetical order. I dont want to sort.
> Thanks,

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:49:07 -0500, Domenic <[email protected]> wrote:

>Here's another way...
>
>If Z is higher than Y, try...
>
>=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(LARGE(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<
>"&A1:A10),0))
>
>...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
>
>If A is higher than B, try...
>
>=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(SMALL(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<
>"&A1:A10),0))
>
>...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>In article <[email protected]>,
> "Calaw" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I have a list of names and I need to get the name with the highest in the
>> alphabetical order. I dont want to sort.
>> Thanks,


Nice
--ron

Domenic wrote...
>Here's another way...
>
>If Z is higher than Y, try...
>
>=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(LARGE(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),
>COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<>"&A1:A10),0))
>
>...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
>
>If A is higher than B, try...
>
>=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(SMALL(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),
>COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<>"&A1:A10),0))
>
>...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
....

Since any instance of the 'highest' value would be as good as any
other, both formulas could be reduced to

=LOOKUP(2,1/(COUNTIF(A1:A30,">"&A1:A30)=0),A1:A30)

and

=LOOKUP(2,1/(COUNTIF(A1:A30,"<"&A1:A30)=0),A1:A30)

respectively, neither of which require array entry.

Nice Harlan! Actually you pointed it out to me on another occasion but
I completely forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me. It's definitely
much more preferable than the one I offered.

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

> Domenic wrote...
> >Here's another way...
> >
> >If Z is higher than Y, try...
> >
> >=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(LARGE(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),
> >COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<>"&A1:A10),0))
> >
> >...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
> >
> >If A is higher than B, try...
> >
> >=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(SMALL(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),
> >COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<>"&A1:A10),0))
> >
> >...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
> ...
>
> Since any instance of the 'highest' value would be as good as any
> other, both formulas could be reduced to
>
> =LOOKUP(2,1/(COUNTIF(A1:A30,">"&A1:A30)=0),A1:A30)
>
> and
>
> =LOOKUP(2,1/(COUNTIF(A1:A30,"<"&A1:A30)=0),A1:A30)
>
> respectively, neither of which require array entry.

On 10 Nov 2005 11:51:54 -0800, "Harlan Grove" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Domenic wrote...
>>Here's another way...
>>
>>If Z is higher than Y, try...
>>
>>=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(LARGE(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),
>>COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<>"&A1:A10),0))
>>
>>...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
>>
>>If A is higher than B, try...
>>
>>=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(SMALL(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),
>>COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<>"&A1:A10),0))
>>
>>...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
>...
>
>Since any instance of the 'highest' value would be as good as any
>other, both formulas could be reduced to
>
>=LOOKUP(2,1/(COUNTIF(A1:A30,">"&A1:A30)=0),A1:A30)
>
>and
>
>=LOOKUP(2,1/(COUNTIF(A1:A30,"<"&A1:A30)=0),A1:A30)
>
>respectively, neither of which require array entry.

Nicer.
--ron

Agreed! Definitely nicer!

In article <[email protected]>,
Ron Rosenfeld <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 10 Nov 2005 11:51:54 -0800, "Harlan Grove" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Domenic wrote...
> >>Here's another way...
> >>
> >>If Z is higher than Y, try...
> >>
> >>=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(LARGE(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),
> >>COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<>"&A1:A10),0))
> >>
> >>...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
> >>
> >>If A is higher than B, try...
> >>
> >>=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(SMALL(COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<"&A1:A10),1),
> >>COUNTIF(A1:A10,"<>"&A1:A10),0))
> >>
> >>...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER.
> >...
> >
> >Since any instance of the 'highest' value would be as good as any
> >other, both formulas could be reduced to
> >
> >=LOOKUP(2,1/(COUNTIF(A1:A30,">"&A1:A30)=0),A1:A30)
> >
> >and
> >
> >=LOOKUP(2,1/(COUNTIF(A1:A30,"<"&A1:A30)=0),A1:A30)
> >
> >respectively, neither of which require array entry.
>
> Nicer.
> --ron