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to find missing serial numbers in randomly generated numbers

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    B.H. Hadi
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    to find missing serial numbers in randomly generated numbers

    I have a set of randomly generated four digit numbersin ascending order. I
    want to find out and make a list of all the left out 4 digits. Can you help
    me

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    Stefi
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    RE: to find missing serial numbers in randomly generated numbers

    Try this solution:
    Assume that your 4 digit No's are in range(A2:An)!

    Enter in B2:
    =A3-A2 and fill it down as necessary
    in C2:
    =IF($B2=1,"",IF($A2+CELL("column",C$1)-2<$A3,$A2+CELL("column",C$1)-2,""))
    and fill it right to last column (IV), and down as necessary!

    In columns C:IV you get the left out . To say the truth there is a limit of
    this solution: if more then 254 4 digits miss between two random No, then
    those above 254 will not appear in the list!

    Regards,
    Stefi

    „B.H. Hadi” ezt *rta:

    > I have a set of randomly generated four digit numbersin ascending order. I
    > want to find out and make a list of all the left out 4 digits. Can you help
    > me


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    Herbert Seidenberg
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    Re: to find missing serial numbers in randomly generated numbers

    Set up your data as shown:
    set_rand set_all Criteria
    10 10 11 test
    13 11 12 TRUE
    14 12 15
    18 13 16
    20 14 17
    22 15 19
    .... ... ...

    For simplicity only 2 digits are used.
    The first column contains your random numbers.
    Fill in all the numbers from 10 to 99 in the second column.
    Select the headers and the data below it for
    set_rand, set_all and Criteria and
    Insert > Name > Create > Top Row
    Enter this formula into the TRUE cell:
    =COUNTIF(set_rand,set_all)=0
    Data > Filter > Advanced Filter
    Copy to another location
    List Range: select set_all and its header
    Criteria Range: =Criteria
    Copy to: anywhere or column 3 as shown


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