Google Sheets using MATCH to find non-numeric or blank cells - google-sheets

Given a column of data here:
13
4
76
8
56
4
7
3
Is there a way to use MATCH() function (or similar) such that it will return the row number of the last blank or non-numeric row it finds? I will accept any solution that can search for either blank of non-numeric
=MATCH("", A:A) returns #N/A instead of 8
If not, is there a way to achieve this without using a script?
Usage:
I'm essentially looking for a way to create a range from the last blank cell to the current row.

Solution
Last row number
=MAX(QUERY({ARRAYFORMULA(ROW($A:$A)),$A:$A},"select Col1 where Col2 is null"))
Range from current row to last empty row (in A column) - you may put this everywhere except col A:
=ADDRESS(ROW(),COLUMN(),4)&":"&ADDRESS(MAX(QUERY({ARRAYFORMULA(ROW($A:$A)),$A:$A},"select Col1 where Col2 is null")),COLUMN(),4)
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Is that what you where trying to get?

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Finding the first value in a row and getting the address using ArrayFormula

in this example table, I want to get the first "failed" or "passed" from result 1, 2, and 3 column. I already made a formula to get the first mentioned value using:
=IF(C2=C2,CELL("address",INDEX(D2:F2,MATCH(C2,D2:F2,0))),)
which works fine (the column result is from that formula)
But when I'm trying to use ArrayFormula on the formula, it only shows the first row value only. my ArrayFormula is like this:
=ArrayFormula(IF(C2:C4=C2:C4,CELL("address",INDEX(D2:F2,MATCH(C2:C4,D2:F2,0))),))
i think its because the INDEX and MATCH doesn't update as it goes down, any idea how to fix this?
Sheets link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oFTZHGd9PKpfZ9QXWvTshorEOGFxmD1cpeeQ9bIOYh8/edit?usp=sharing
You could use a query to get the minimum column matching the value in column C for each row in D to F:
=ArrayFormula(lambda(a,address(index(a,,1),index(a,,2)))
(query(split(flatten(if(C2:C="",,if(D2:F=C2:C,row(C2:C)&"|"&column(D2:F),))),"|"),"select Col1,min(Col2) where Col2 is not null group by Col1 label min(Col2) ''")))
Or alternatively you can use a formula similar to your original one with Byrow:
=ArrayFormula(if(C2:C="",,byrow(C2:F,lambda(r,CELL("address",INDEX(r,1+MATCH(index(r,,1),index(r,,2):index(r,,columns(r),0))))))))

Copy a data range and then insert blank rows every after a certain value

I'm copying a range of data (one column only) using QUERY(), however, I am trying to find a way to insert blank rows whenever a certain value is shown.
here, I'm trying to insert 2 blank rows whenever the value b1 shows. I've been trying to accomplish this with some query() and arrayformula() formula but I'm not getting close. We're trying to complete this using formula only (no scripts)
Here's the sample sheet
My solution is:
=query(flatten(ArrayFormula(split(transpose("b1 & & "&split(ArrayFormula(textjoin("&",1,A5:A)),"b1",0,1)),"&",1,0))),"select Col1 where Col1 is not null offset 2")
This is not perfect as there are spaces instead of blank rows. But I hope it might help you.

How to pull data from every third column using QUERY function

I am using this formula but the same formula needs to be applied to every third column. ie: starting from D3:D, G3:G, J3:J, and so on... what is the best way to apply or pull the data from every third column. (data is on the second sheet called Sitemap)
Please advise and help, many many thanks much appreciated!
=query({
'Sitemaps'!D3:D1000},
"Select * where Col1 is not null ")
Adding the sheet link maybe that will be more helpful to understand the situation, "AllURLs" needs to pull all links from Sitemaps into one list
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AWGfA7cHmF3Q2kiX1xkQcoec6H5EPiHUXaiWENMzZkA/edit?usp=sharing
use:
=QUERY({INDIRECT("Sitemaps!"&
ADDRESS(3, (COLUMN($D1)-1)*COLUMN(A1)+1)&":"&
ADDRESS(1000, (COLUMN($D1)-1)*COLUMN(A1)+1))},
"where Col1 is not null")
and drag to the right
update:
use in B3:
=INDEX(IFERROR(REGEXEXTRACT(C3:C,"^(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?([^\/]+)")))
use in C3:
=QUERY(FLATTEN(FILTER(IFERROR(Sitemaps!D3:1000), MOD(COLUMN(Sitemaps!D1:1)-1, 3)=0)),
"where Col1 is not null")
Try this:
=FILTER(FILTER(Sitemaps!D3:J,MOD(COLUMN(Sitemaps!D3:J)-4,3)=0),Sitemaps!D3:D<>"")
Just replace :J with whichever column is further to the right in your data set.
This one formula should produce all results, assuming that any rows that have data in Column D also have data in that row of every other included column, and that rows that are null in Column D are also null in that row of every other included column.
MOD is the modulus function. It returns whatever is left after dividing a number by another number. For instance, MOD(7,3) would return 1, because 7 divided by 3 is 6 with 1 left over. The leftover portion is the modulus.
We can apply this to your column numbers, since the ones you want to retrieve are evenly spaced three apart. We just need to start at a baseline of zero. Since Column D has a column number of 4, we can "zero out" that baseline by subtracting 4 from every column number. Only those columns that then are evenly divisible by 3 (i.e., those that, after subtracting 4, have a modulus of 0) are returned.

Why my ArrayFormula is giving error? How do I correct it? (I'm not looking for another Arrayformula as solutions!)

I wanted a ArrayFormula at C1 which gives the required result as shown.
Entry sheet:
(Column C is my required column)
Date Entered is the date when the Name is Assigned a group i.e. a, b, c, d, e, f
Criteria:
The value of count is purely on basis of Date Entered (if john is assigned a on lowest date(10-Jun) then count value is 1, if rose is assigned a on 2nd lowest date(17-Jun) then count value is 2).
The value of count does not change even when the data is sorted in any manner because Date Entered column values is always permanent & does not change.
New entry date could be any date not necessarily highest date (If a new entry with name Rydu is assigned a on 9-Jun then the it's count value will become 1, then john's (10-Jun) will become 2 and so on)
Example:
After I sort the data in any random order say like this:
Random ordered sheet:
(Count value remains permanent)
And when I do New entries in between (Row 4th & 14th) and after last row (Row 17th):
Random Ordered sheet:
(Doesn't matter where I do)
I already got a ArrayFormula which gives the required result:
={"AF Formula1"; ArrayFormula(IF(B2:B="", "", COUNTIFS(B$2:B, "="&B2:B, D$2:D, <"&D2:D)+1))}
I'm not looking for another Arrayformula as solutions. What I want is to know what is wrong in my ArrayFormula? and how do I correct it?
I tried to figure my own ArrayFormula but it's not working:
I got Formula for each cell:
=RANK($D2,FILTER($D$2:$D, $B$2:$B=$B2),1)
I figured out Filter doesn't work with ArrayFormula so I had to take a different approach.
I took help from my previous question answer (Arrayformula at H3) which was similar since in both cases each cell FILTER formula returns more than 1 value. (It was actually answered by player0)
Using the same technique I came up with this Formula which works absolutely fine :
=RANK($D2, ARRAYFORMULA(TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(VLOOKUP($B2, SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(SPLIT(FLATTEN(QUERY(QUERY({$B:$B&"×", $D:$D}, "SELECT MAX(Col2) WHERE Col2 IS NOT NULL GROUP BY Col2 PIVOT Col1", 1),, 9^9)), "×")), " ", ","), 2, 0), ","))), 1)
Now when I tried converting it to ArrayFormula:
($D2 to $D2:$D & $B2 to $B2:$B)
=ARRAYFORMULA(RANK($D2:$D,TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(VLOOKUP($B2:$B, SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(SPLIT(FLATTEN(QUERY(QUERY({$B:$B&"×", $D:$D}, "SELECT MAX(Col2) WHERE Col2 IS NOT NULL GROUP BY Col2 PIVOT Col1", 1),, 9^9)), "×")), " ", ","), 2, 0), ",")), 1))
It gives me an error "Did not find value '' in VLOOKUP evaluation", I figured out that the problem is only in VLOOKUP when I change $B2 to $B2:$B.
I'm sure VLOOKUP works with ArrayFormula, I fail to understand where my formula is going wrong! Please help me correct my ArrayFormula.
Here is the editable sheet link
if I understand correctly, you are trying to "rank" B column based on D column dates in such way that dates are in theoretical ascending order so if you randomize your dataset, the "rank" of each entry would stay same and not change based on the randomness you introduce.
therefore the correct formula would be:
={"fx"; INDEX(IFNA(VLOOKUP(B2:B&D2:D,
{INDEX(SORT({B2:B&D2:D, D2:D}, 2, 1),,1),
IFERROR(1/(1/COUNTIFS(
INDEX(SORT(B2:D, 3, 1),,1),
INDEX(SORT(B2:D, 3, 1),,1), ROW(B2:B), "<="&ROW(B2:B))))}, 2, 0)))}
{"fx"; ...} array of 2 tables (header & actual table) under each other eg. ;
outer shorter INDEX or longer ARRAYFORMULA (doesnt matter which one) is needed coz we are processing an array
IFNA for removing possible #N/A errors from VLOOKUP function when VLOOKUP fails to find a match
we VLOOKUP joint B and D column B2:B&D2:D in our virtual table {} and returning second 2 column if there is an exact match 0
our virtual table {INDEX(SORT({B2:B&D2:D, D2:D}, 2, 1),,1), ...} we VLOOKUP from is constructed with 2 columns next to each other eg. ,
we are getting the first column by creating an array of 2 columns {B2:B&D2:D, D2:D} next to each other where we SORT this array by date/2nd column 2, in ascending order 1 but all we need after sorting is the 1st column so we use INDEX where we bring all rows ,, and the first column 1
now lets take a look on how we getting the 2nd column of our virtual table by using COUNTIFS which will mimic the "rank"
IFERROR(1/(1/ is used to remove all zero values from the output (all empty rows would have 0 in it as the "rank")
under COUNTIFS we put 2 pairs of arguments: "if column is qual to column" and "if row is larger or equal to next row increment it by 1" ROW(B2:B), "<="&ROW(B2:B))
for "if column is qual to column" we do this twice and use range B2:D and sort it by date/3rd column 3 in ascending order 1 and of this we again need only the 1st column so we INDEX it and return all rows ,, and first column 1
with this formula you can add, remove or randomize your dataset and you will always get the right value for each of your rows
as for why your formula doesnt work... to not get #N/A error for vlookup you would need to define the end row of the range but still, the result wont be as you would expect coz formula is not the right one for this job.
as mentioned there are functions that are not supported under AF like SUM,AND,OR and then there are also functions which work but in a different way like IFS or with some limitations like SPLIT,GOOGLEFINANCE,etc.
I have answered you on the tab in your shared sheet called My Practice thusly:
You cannot split a two column array as you have attempted to do in cell CI2. That is why your formula does not work. You can only split a ONE column array.
I understand you are trying to learn, but attempting to use complicated formulas like that is going to make it harder I'm afraid.

Google Sheets - Using ArrayFormula with Conditional and Embedded Formula

This may be far more simple than I think. What I'm trying to do is use the ArrayFormula to copy an existing formula to all the rows in a particular column.
To begin with, I have several columns along the lines of:
What I'm doing is adding the first three numbers and multiplying them by the fourth. I also have an IF condition in which, if the fourth column is blank, I leave the value in column 5 blank.
Now, I'm trying to convert this to an ArrayFormula to repeat this for all the rows in column 5.
So I went from:
=IF(ISBLANK(E2)=TRUE,,SUM((B2+C2+D2)*E2))
to this:
=ArrayFormula(IF(ISBLANK(E2:E)=TRUE,,SUM((B2+C2+D2)*E2)))
But what this does is, when I add a new row, ALL of the values in column 5 are set to the same value. Here is an example:
So, my first thought was to set the range on the SUM formula and change it to:
=ArrayFormula(IF(ISBLANK(E2:E)=TRUE,,SUM((B2:B+C2:C+D2:C)*E2:E)))
But that just makes all the values to sum of all of what the individual values should be...so, in my example, it works out to 435 (60 + 135 + 240).
What am I doing wrong here? The values in column 5 should be different in each row (e.g., row 2 should be 135 and row 3 should be 240).
Thanks!
use:
=ARRAYFORMULA(IF(ISBLANK(E2:E)=TRUE,, (B2:B+C2:C+D2:D)*E2:E))
SUM is not supported under AF

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