This is related to my previous question in this link but this time I want an arrayformula (or better) that I can place on the top cell of the column to count the cells on the left if Column A or Date Submitted is dated today.
I'll be adding another column to count if dated yesterday. I'm assuming use of today() and today()-1 would do it?
Here is the sample Google Spreadsheets Sample
Here is a formula you can use to count if the date is today:
=ArrayFormula(MMULT(n(ARRAYFORMULA(if((A2:A=today())*(E2:I<>"")>0, 1, ))),(transpose(COLUMN(E2:I)^0))))
The extra 0s can be gotten rid of with a simple IF() statement:
=ArrayFormula(if(A2:A<>today(),,MMULT(n(ARRAYFORMULA(if((A2:A=today())*(E2:I<>"")>0, 1, ))),(transpose(COLUMN(E2:I)^0)))))
Also, as you mentioned, today()-1 does work for finding yesterday:
=ArrayFormula(if(A2:A<>today()-1,,MMULT(n(ARRAYFORMULA(if((A2:A=today()-1)*(E2:I<>"")>0, 1, ))),(transpose(COLUMN(E2:I)^0)))))
References:
- https://infoinspired.com/google-docs/spreadsheet/array-formula-to-sum-multiple-columns-in-google-sheets/
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I am trying to build a sleep tracker in Google Sheets (link). The idea is to select a year and a month from a drop-down list in cells A1 and A2, which would then populate columns based on the number of days in that month. I have tried different formulas that I found on stack overflow and elsewhere, but could not get them to work.
In short:
I am looking for a formula that will populate the columns with days of that month and a name of the day in a row bellow.
Looking for a way to summarize the time of sleep at the end of the each day, based on a ticked checkbox.
I am not sure how the year and month selectors should be formatted (as plain number or a date).
Is there a way to automatically insert check-boxes to the days of the month?
This is the formula that I have tried to adjust:
=INDEX({TEXT(SEQUENCE(1; DAY(EOMONTH(A2&"/"&A1;0)); A2&"/"&A1; 1); {"d"; "ddd"}); {"Total"; ""}})
But it returns with "Error In ARRAY_LITERAL, an Array Literal was missing values for one or more rows."
Please note that ";" is used as an argument separator instead of "," (regional settings).
Thank you in advance!
I think that with a very small adaptation and date formatting you'll be able to easily do it. First with your selector in A2, you could set it as actual dates, but format them as mmmm:
Then, repeat the sequence in both rows starting in C2 and C3:
=SEQUENCE(1,DAY(EOMONTH(A2,0)),A2)
But formatting row 3 as ddd:
PS: yes, you can do row 3 with TEXT and INDEX. Choose your preferred one:
=INDEX(TEXT(SEQUENCE(1,DAY(EOMONTH(A2,0)),A2),"dddd"))
UPDATE with TEXT VALUES
Return to your previous A2 dropdown and try this, using MATCH to find the number of the month, and DATE to locate the correct beginning of the month in that year:
For row 2:
=SEQUENCE(1,DAY(EOMONTH(DATE(A1,MATCH(A2,{"January","February","March","April","May","June","July","September","October","November","December"},0),1),0)),
DATE(A1,MATCH(A2,{"January","February","March","April","May","June","July","September","October","November","December"},0),1))
For row 3:
=INDEX(TEXT(SEQUENCE(1,DAY(EOMONTH(DATE(A1,MATCH(A2,{"January","February","March","April","May","June","July","September","October","November","December"},0),1),0)),
DATE(A1,MATCH(A2,{"January","February","March","April","May","June","July","September","October","November","December"},0),1)),"dddd")
)
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I would like to use the today function in a query. Right now I have to manually change the date each morning, which is time consuming. The query is:
=QUERY(StageTracking!A:W, "SELECT C where A =date'2021-05-13'")
When I try
=QUERY(StageTracking!A:W, "SELECT C where A =today()")
I get a #VALUE error.
I know it's just a syntax thing I'm not catching but I have tried many variations on the line above.
Let me offer another (perhaps simpler) option, given what I can tell from your post info.
Add a header in the top cell of your results column and put the following formula into the second cell of that otherwise empty column:
=FILTER(StageTracking!C2:C,StageTracking!A2:A=TODAY())
ADDENDUM (after seeing the actual sheet):
This is an excellent case in point of why it is always most efficient and effective to share a link to a sheet, since your formula attempts as originally posted (and mine as posted above) would not work with your actual layout and goal.
I've added a new sheet ("Erik Help").
First, I un-merged Rows 2-8 and simply increased the height of Row 2. There was no reason to merge those rows; and merging nearly always causes issues, especially in ranges where formulas or reference ranges are involved.
Next, I deleted your original A2 formula (=QUERY(StageTracking!A1:W1000,"select C where A = '06/23/2021'",1)) and replaced it with the simple =StageTracking!C1, which accomplishes the same thing. Again, I'm not sure what led to the long formula, but it was unnecessary.
I then deleted all of your individual erroneous formulas from B2:K2 and replaced them with one formula in B2:
=FILTER(FILTER(StageTracking!E2:W,StageTracking!A2:A=TODAY()),ISODD(COLUMN(StageTracking!E1:W1)))
This formula first creates a FILTERed array of everything from E2:W where A2:A = TODAY(). Then a second FILTER is applied to bring in only the odd columns.
NOTE: currently, while the formula is working, you will see no results in E2:W because you don't have any data for TODAY in your StageTracking sheet yet. Once you add data for today's date, you will see the formula populate B2:K2. (Or, you can simply add -1 after TODAY() in the current formula if you want to see the results from "yesterday" temporarily, in order to be sure the formula is, in fact, working.)
Try this:
=QUERY(StageTracking!A1:W1000,"select C where A = '06/23/2021'",1)
or
=QUERY(StageTracking!A1:W1000,"select C where A = date '"&TEXT(TODAY(),"yyyy-mm-dd")&"'",1)
Take a few minutes to review the scalar functions supported in the QUERY() function.
https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/querylanguage#scalar_functions
You can use YEAR(), MONTH(), DAY() or NOW(). NOW() is a compete datestamp including time, so that would require more effort.
How can I highlight cells in Google Sheets if current month?
The cells have Jan-2017, Feb-2017 etc. and not dates.
I just want the current month highlighted so that the rest of the team can keep track of our monthly stats.
I'm supposing the column that has the months is A, and that the actual values of each cell is the first day of each month (so 2/1/2017 for February for example).
Select where you want the conditional formating to go, and open the conditional formatting sidebar.
Choose "Custom Formula" from the dropdown, and paste the following in:
=$A:$A=(today()-day(today())+1)
What we are doing here is:
=A$:A$ - Look in column A for the following
today() get todays date
-day(today()) get the day and subtract it from the today in the previous point
+1 add 1 to the result because 2/8/2017 - 8 = 2/0/2017, which google sheets actually recognizes as 1/31/2017, so by adding 1 it will become 2/1/2017 which is what is wanted.
The result of this sum is then compared to the data found in A$:A$ and the results which match the sum (today()-day(today())+1) are highlighted.
Just for the record, this may work as well using conditional formatting's custom formula:
=month($A:$A)=month(today())
Considering the dates are in the column A
I have this planning sheet I am working on: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GQpZh0MOotBl_iAucGm_LnK8shIKjjgukGqaFVvGKF8/edit?usp=sharing
As you can see events are planned out on a sort of calendar look.
I will be using this every day and I would like it to highlight the current date to me automatically. I've highlighted today's date manually.
Do you see any way to do this?
It does not need to be the whole column it can just be the day number and week of day on the top if it's easier.
I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me regarding this!
Thanks a lot.
Balint
I found this question when searching for a way to highlight a whole column/row.
Here's the way to do it:
Apply to range: A1:Z1000 (this is the range of all columns/rows including the dates)
Format cells if...: [Custom formula is]
Formula (for columns): =A$1=TODAY()
Formula (for rows): =$A1=TODAY()
The dollar sign ($) will keep the reference cell fixed. So if the formula uses A$1 it takes A1, B1, C1 etc to look for the date and then highlights the entire column A, B, C etc.
If the formula uses $A1 it takes A1, A2, A3 etc to look for the date and then highlights the entire row 1, 2, 3 etc.
Just make sure that "range" covers the entire rectangle of cells and not just one date. It's easy to adapt if your dates are in a different row/column.
Hope this helps the next person who comes here with a similar problem :)
You would have to use conditional formatting
on the column with the dates. Rule should be "Date is today". Choose a color to your likings.
I need a Sheets formula for a Year to Date field. Essentially, I need to sum up the cells to the left of a given cell, up and to the 11 previous cells (there are multiple years in a single row). In Excel, this is accomplished via OFFSET and a -Width value. Sheets won't play nice with -Width.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
For what it's worth, the formula that doesn't work in Sheets (but does in Excel) is as follows:
=SUM(OFFSET(Forecast!$B$12,ROW($A13)-ROW($A$12),MATCH(Report!$I$1,Months,0)+2,1,-$I$2))
Where -$I$2 is a variable number of months field.
I used indirect and the RC format. This secret sauce is the max(COLUMN()-11,1).
=sum(INDIRECT("R"&row()&"C"&max(COLUMN()-11,1)&":R"&row()&"C"&(COLUMN()-1), FALSE))
or with your $I$2 cell
=sum(INDIRECT("R"&row()&"C"&max($I$2-11,1)&":R"&row()&"C"&($I$2-1), FALSE))
Edit:
With the additional info, assuming your entry is in br, your first month is in bc, the sheet your interested in is sh and you want to go back $I$2-1 columns (because bc counts as one)
=SUM(INDIRECT("sh!"&"R"&br&"C"&(bc+1-$I$2)&":R"&br&"C"&bc,false))