HOW TO COMPARE THREE NUMBER AND USE THE HIGHER NUMBER IN A FORMUL.

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Tommydog

I would like to compare three columns of number that have rows with similiar
information and have the report store the number that is the highest in
another column
 
Say your 3 columns are A:C starting in row 1.
In D1 enter "=MAX(A1:C1)" without the quotes. Drag that formula down by the
fill handle as far as you have data. HTH Otto
 
Hi,

Are you in Excel or a database program? What exactly do you mean by
"database"? Are you talking about the List Manager?

If your 3 columns of data are in A1:C1000, then in D1 enter the formula you
were alreay given =MAX(A1:C1) and copy it down to D1000. You can use the
results in column D in other formula, of course or you can do something with
the result right in column D, for example:

=IF(MAX(A1:C1)>50,"Important",MAX(A1:C1)/100)

Database programs, such as Fox Pro, Access, also allow this kind of
calculation, however, the syntax varies.
 
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