I'm trying to CONCATENATE two cells in order to compare the results so that I can search by them, however the values of the two CONCATENATE outputs are different as one inputs is coming from the another formula.
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I'm basically trying to compare the start time and channel number from A and B, with the data from G and H, so that I can update D with the relevant information in F (in the same format as A).
I first convert the EPOC time to human time readable, but when i try and CONCATENATE with the channel number, I get a different value to when i do that with A and B.
formula for c2 =CONCATENATE(A2,B2)
formula for i2 =G2/86400000+date(1970,1,1)
formula for k2 =CONCATENATE(G2,H2)
As you can see, the values for c2 and k2 are different event though a2 and i2 are the same (looking).
I've tried using CELL, INDEX, and INDIRECT but just can't seem to get it right, and I've tried various formatting options
Hopefully i've explained this right. Any solution welcome
raw data csv here START ,CHANNEL,concat,end?,,EndDateTime epoc,startDateTime epoc,channel,converted start,converted end,concat
12:58:00 AM,10,,,,1520391600000,1520382480000,7,,,
12:28:00 AM,7,,,,1520395200000,1520384280000,10,,,
So you have a couple of issues here.
CONCATENATE(A2,B2) will never equal CONCATENATE(I2,H2) because the values in A2 (12:58) and B2 (10) do not equal the values in I2 (12:28) and H2 (7). I think you meant to compare A2,B2 to I3,H3
A2 (12:58) does not equal I3 (12:58). You'll see this for yourself if you convert both to the date or number formats. The date value of A2 is 12/30/1899, the default when you enter only a time in the cell. The date value of I3 is 3/7/2018, because you converted the exact date and time from the EPOCH value.
For the two concatenations to equal each other, you need to resolve the issues above. You can do this by adding a date to column A's values.
On another note, I think there are better ways of populating column D based on the data in column F. A simple Vlookup should do the trick, once you resolve issue #2 above.
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So what I'm trying to accomplish here is having column (B) as Input.
Ascension: B5= Input, then it sums C5=B5/1000 for volume conversion.
Ullage in m3's.: D3=B3/C5
Ullage in mm's: D4=B4*C5
Row 2 and 5 are irrelevant for the request.
My question is: Can I Input a value in B3 so that Divides by C5 and shows in D3 like now, BUT, also updates D4 and therefor automatically B4.
Let's say my input in (B3) is 100 divided by 2 (C5) = (D3)50. Now I would like for (D4) to take over that 100 from (B3) and also divide that by 2 to show in (B4). BUT, now when I input a value into (B4), I want it to multiply by (C5) and do the same trick with D3 and B3.
Basically, a cross-working calculator based on what input value I have that updates the other to not get confused reading the data.
Might be too complex, but thought I'd give it a shot here. Thanks.
Google, Stackoverflow.com, Youtube, Messing around myself..
You could sort it out with hidden columns, and values that expand to the next column in which you'd like to have your result or input your value.
Instead a formula: =B3/B4 you'd have ={",",B3/B4}
So, if you manually insert a value in the right column, the formula in left column won't expand. As an example I've created a very dummy calculator of sides and hypothenuse. In B1 (column B in red would be hidden) I have:
={"","Res: "&(C3^2-C2^2)^(1/2)}
And so on in the next rows. In this picture I've inserted manual values in C1 and C2, so C3 has a result:
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1
And another example in another row:
You can test it out here and the extrapolate it to your formulas,
(I've erased the part with "Res. " so the result is an actual number, it was just for easier view in my examples):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZaEEGWtLU-LXBmg-xy80Ps_biuYhb8WxZBs0g1tGE00/edit?usp=drivesdk
Suppose my excel sheet looks like this:
Name
Houses
Cars owned
column D
John
3
3
=A&MAX(30,3)
Harry
2
4
..
Vik
5
1
..
..
p
k
..
...
q
n
..
In column D, I want to return the row in column A that corresponds to the larger of the two values in cells B2 and C2. So in cell D2, I would want to return "Vik" because the larger of the two values in B2 (3) and C2 (3) is 3. And the value in cell A3 is Vik.
So in order to arrive at my result, I would input something like ="A"&MAX(B2,C2) in D2.
But suppose my formula was a lot more complex and with different data.
=IFERROR(ArrayFormula(ADDRESS(MAX(index(IF($A$1:$D6=B7,ROW($A$1:$D6),""),,IF($A$1:$D6=B7,COLUMN($A$1:$D6)),"")),MAX(IF($A$1:$D6=B7,COLUMN($A$1:$D6),"")))),"")
and I wanted the result of the first chunk of the formula (from ADDRESS() onwards)
MAX(index(IF($A$1:$D6=B7,ROW($A$1:$D6),"") (which is 3, say) to be the row number that is input into
MAX(IF($A$3:$D3=B7,COLUMN($A$1:$D6),"")) for the range inside the IF condition.
(notice how $A$1:$D6 changed to $A$3:$D6)
So, going by the tabular example above, I would simply input MAX(IF("$A$"&MAX(index(IF($A$1:$D6=B7,ROW($A$1:$D6),""):$D6=B7,COLUMN($A$1:$D6),"")) and that should do the trick. Except it doesn't and I get a formula parse error which I cannot resolve.
Here is the specific excel sheet I'm working on: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12U8U7Jp4FscobIvgr4_sADJB_oSdIHrboCk02cxF_u0/edit?usp=sharing
Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong? The solution, I think, should be simple enough but I can't seem to figure it out.
Sorry if it's a bit long but I've been struggling with this for a while now.
I hope this formula will help
=ARRAYFORMULA(IFNA(VLOOKUP(QUERY(TRANSPOSE(QUERY(TRANSPOSE(B2:C6);"select "&JOIN(",";"max(Col"&row(B2:C6)-1&")")));"select Col2+1 label Col2+1''");{row(A:A)\A:A};2;False)))
Solved using the indirect function and ampersand concatenation.
New function would be: =IFERROR(ArrayFormula(ADDRESS(MAX(index(IF($A$1:$D6=B7,ROW($A$1:$D6),""),,IF($A$1:$D6=B7,COLUMN($A$1:$D6),""))),MAX(IF(INDIRECT("$A$"&(MAX(index(IF($A$1:$D6=B7,ROW($A$1:$D6),""))))):$D6=B7,COLUMN($A$1:$D6),"")))),"")
In sheet1, I have something like this (A to D are headers - sample sheet here):
A
B
C
D
X
X1
X2
Y
Y1
Y2
Y3
Z
Z1
And in sheet2, I want something like this:
A
B
X
X1
X2
Y
Y1
Y1
Y1
Z
Z1
*Values in column A exists only on the first instance (it's not merged with the cells below it)
Sheet1 data comes from google form submissions, but we want to structure them as to the table sample in sheet2, where sheet1 columns B to D are stacked in sheet2 column B.
For now, we're using the following to merge columns B to D in a single cell aligned with the values in column A:
=ArrayFormula(Sheet1!A:A&CHAR(10)&Sheet1!B:B&CHAR(10)&Sheet1!C:C&CHAR(10)&Sheet1!C:C&CHAR(10)Sheet1!D:D)
However, this presents a lot of problems since line breaks would still be there even when there's no supposed second line, and that we have to manually update status of these items (since they're used for monitoring).
If we can have it line by line as what is expected, we'd be able to automate some of the tasks. We tried playing with QUERY, but to no avail (although I think it's possible via that function... not sure).
Hoping to get ideas from the community. Thanks!
I've added a new sheet ("Erik Help") with the following formula in A1:
=ArrayFormula({"Header 1", "Header 2";QUERY(SPLIT(FLATTEN({FILTER(INDIRECT("Sheet1!A2:A"),INDIRECT("Sheet1!A2:A")<>"")&"|"&FILTER(INDIRECT("Sheet1!B2:B"),INDIRECT("Sheet1!A2:A")<>""),IF(FILTER(ROW(INDIRECT("Sheet1!A2:A")),INDIRECT("Sheet1!A2:A")<>""),"")&"|"&FILTER(INDIRECT("Sheet1!C2:D"),INDIRECT("Sheet1!A2:A")<>"")}),"|",1,0),"Select * Where Col2 Is Not Null")})
This formula creates the two headers first.
You'll notice the heavy use of INDIRECT to reference ranges. This is because you'll have form data coming into that sheet; and if the formula doesn't have a way to "lock" ranges, those ranges will shift down one every time a new row is added onto the form-intake sheet. In most other applications, you can "lock" those ranges by using full-column references (e.g., A:A instead of A2:A). But given the specifics of what you're trying to do here, INDIRECT was the least complex approach. Keep in mind that, because INDIRECT is used, the references will not automatically change if you rename Sheet1 to something else (like "Form Responses 1"). You will need to change each reference manually. Or use FIND/REPLACE, select "Specific Range" set to the formula cell, and check the "Also search within formulas" box.
The idea here is that every value from A2:A is concatenated to every value in the same row of B2:D, with a pipe symbol between (as a SPLIT marker for later). Since you only want to see the Col-A values beside Col-B values, Col-A&"|"&Col-B are first processed alone; then a blank is appended instead of Col-A for everything else.
FILTER is used to only process rows for which there is data in Col-A.
SPLIT splits the combinations made (as described above) at the pipe symbol, forming two columns.
QUERY keeps only those results of the SPLIT that have something in the second column.
I'm learning basic =ARRAYFORMULA usage for a finance spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12cAGuUBzIo0LPbmtqWJZNFgjt94f1ybGoj6x2g0c2Y0/edit?usp=sharing
First, I used =GOOGLEFINANCE at B1 to pull up stock prices for a given date range in Column C
=GOOGLEFINANCE(A1,"price",DATE(2020,1,1),DATE(2020,5,30),"DAILY")
Then, I used simple arithmetic to multiply by number of shares at D2 and dragged the formulas down to get a nice column of values
=C2*20
Then, I used INDEX and COUNTA to pull out the last value of Column D at F3 === Great!
=INDEX(AAPL!D2:D,COUNTA(AAPL!D2:D),1)
Next, I turned my arithmetic formula into an ARRAYFORMULA at G2 === Cool!
=ARRAYFORMULA(C2:C103*20)
Of course, the problem with that ARRAYFORMULA is that I would have to manually change the array name in G2 every time the date range updated.
That is, instead of C2:C103, I would need to change the reference to C2:104 to get the columns to match === Rookie mistake!!!!!
So, I got smart with an ARRAYFORMULA containing a IF(ISBLANK(),...,...) at J2
=ARRAYFORMULA(IF(ISBLANK(B2:B),"",C2:C*20))
Column J stays fully populated with the correct values for any date range === !!!!!!!
But now the =INDEX(AAPL!J2:J,COUNTA(AAPL!J2:J),1) at L3 can't find the last value in Column J
Whaaat???
I've tried everything I can think of
It works if I use =INDEX(AAPL!J2:J104,COUNTA(AAPL!J2:J104),1) but that would defeat the purpose, since the reference J:J104 is going to change as the dates change
WHY???
I get the same results in both cells "L3" and "L5" when using:
=ARRAYFORMULA(IF(ISBLANK(B2:B),,C2:C*20))
Check that you are not returning a blank string ("") in your IF like: "=ARRAYFORMULA(IF(ISBLANK(B2:B),"",C2:C*20))" doing so will fill the cells up to the last row in the sheet with empty strings, thus when you use COUNTA(AAPL!J2:J),1) you get a lot more cells than you would expect, these extra cells are the ones you filled with blank strings in the array formula.
On the contrary when you limit the =INDEX(AAPL!J2:J104,COUNTA(AAPL!J2:J104),1) to cells with numbers only it doesn't mix strings and numbers in the calculation and you are naturally get the expected results.
I want to compare the value of cell(K5) against column A to determine the range its rate will fall under. Once the proper rate is determined, I want to multiply that row with its values on column B, C, etc and output it on cells (L5, M5, etc)
for example if the CW(K5) is 755.5 then its range falls under cell A8(500+) so we can multiply CW(K5) by B8 and C8 and output the product on L5, M5 respectively.
Eventually I will have many more rows so is probably a better idea to have rates(columns A, B, C) in a separate sheet, is that even possible?
the actual sheet
I've made similar data sheet, but removed strings with actual numbers to look for in column A. And then used vlookup for sorted range A:C:
The formula for F2 is:
=VLOOKUP(E2,$A:$C,2)
The formula for G2 is:
=VLOOKUP(E2,$A:$C,3)
This technique may help you.