http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/max-of-alpha-numeric-range-of-fields/ Sun, 26 May 2013 01:40:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/max-of-alpha-numeric-range-of-fields/#comment-114786 KarenKS Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:08:06 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/max-of-alpha-numeric-range-of-fields/#comment-114786 Thank you for your help. I may put this into Access if the formula doesn’t work.

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/max-of-alpha-numeric-range-of-fields/#comment-114773 TomLiotta Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:49:19 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/max-of-alpha-numeric-range-of-fields/#comment-114773 There are some fairly complex formulas that can be used. Testing them and verifying that they work for all possible values in a given spreadsheet column can take solid background experience with cell formulas. Any trivial error in entering or adjusting any of the functions can make a lot of work trying to figure out where the error is.
 
The fundamental reason that it’s not easy to do is because it’s not what Excel is supposed to do. You’re trying to make a program that’s designed to manipulate numbers do work that should be done by a database. It’s a spreadsheet program not a database or word-processing program. It’s intended to handle monetary or other numeric amounts, and it does that very well.
 
If you want a database function, you should put the data into a database. Access would be a far better choice.
 
But we can probably work out a suggested formula if you supply a description of the column along with the number of rows. See for example return maximum text “value”.
 
Tom

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