how do I count how many non blank cells until the first blank above a cell.
For example, it is 6 non blank cells from C15 to C6 until there is a blank cell C9. The array formula I know =Match(1,--(C5:C16=""),0)-1, always start counting from C5. Is there way to start backwards, like start counting from C16?
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Instead of MATCH use MAX: `=MAX((C$5:C16="")*(ROW(C$5:C16))'.
Note, I used the Range you used in your example and locked the row at C$5 by using $-sign. That way it will not change if you drag down the formula.
This formula will return the ROW # of the condition met. If used in combination with INDEX I recommend referencing the whole column, like so:
`=INDEX(C:C,MAX((C$5:C16="")*(ROW(C$5:C16)))'
I noticed you substracted 1 of the row. You can do the same after this formula.
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I'm having difficult for generate a formula to count the blank cells in a range of cells.
So here is the example, the output is expected in the second row and the counting area is in the first row.
I would like the to count the blank cells between the "AAA"s and every cells of output row has a value.
I have tried "countblank" and "counta", but apparently they don't work.
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Try:
Formula in B2:
=MATCH("?*",C1:Q1,0)
Dragged right to P1.
For any input, including numbers:
=MATCH("?*",C1:Q1&"",0)
I am given an excel table. I want to include an additional column which simply contains an index. The column to the right of this index will have some text in it, or be empty. I want to have an index whenever the cell to its right is NOT empty.
Example:
1 Some Text
2 Some Text
3 Some Text
4 Some Text
I was hoping to achieve this by applying the following formula:
=IF(B7="";"";MAX(A4:A6)+1)
The cells given in the MAX() function are all the cells that come before the current cell. This formula works fine, but unfortunately only whenever there are not more than 3 empty cells in between.
Can I make this formula work for an arbitrary amount of empty cells in between?
with data Like:
In A1 enter:
=IF(B1="";"";1)
In A2 enter:
=IF(B2="";"";1+MAX($A$1:A1))
and copy downwards:
The formula in A1 I've used is:
`=IF(AND(B1<>"";ROW()<>1);MAX(INDIRECT("A1:A" & (ROW(A1)-1)))+1;IF(AND(B1<>"";ROW()=1);1;""))`
And I guet this dragging it down:
How it works?
The trick here is MAX(INDIRECT("A1:A" & (ROW(A1)-1)))+1. With INDIRECT you can reference a specific range. The index are always in column A and starts in row 1, that's why I typed "A1:A". But you want to get max value from A1 to Activecell-1, that's why I added (ROW(A1)-1). This will get the row number of active selection minus 1.
IF(AND(B1<>"";ROW()<>1) This is just to check if adjacent cell is not empty, and row number is different than 1. If true, then do the previous step. If false, then do step 3.
If the first IF returns False, could be because adyacent cell is empty, or because row number is 1. So we need to check that with IF(AND(B1<>"";ROW()=1). If true, means B1 is not empty and row number is 1, so index must be forced to be 1. You cannot calculate the max value of a range previous to A1 or it will raise an error. IF this second IF returns False, means adyacent cell is empty, so we do nothing.
I need to come up with a formula that leaves cells blank when no value is entered and if value is entered it needs to categorize it in 3 levels, like in example:
I have use following formula but it reads blank cells as 0:
=IF(AND($AF4>=0,$AF4<=100),"1","0")
=IF (ISBLANK (AF4),"",IF(AND($AF4>=0,$AF4<=100),"1","0"))
Hopefully this will stop the chain.
See the linked questions if you want more background, but I need to conditional format multiple rows (2,000+) from the FIRST (leftmost) non-blank cell + the next 11 columns after it. Not sure if it's needed for the conditional format formula, but I am able to get the start cell for each row, can kind of get the end cell (see below).
Cell address of the first populated cell in the row (*the data starts on row 2, the values begin in column C and end in column P):
{=(ADDRESS(2,COLUMN(INDEX(C2:P2,MATCH(1,IF(C2:P2<>0,IF(C2:P2<>"",1)),0)))))}
^ this gets me an absoluted text-version of the leftmost populated cell in each row. I have all these addresses in a helper column. I am then able to get the desired stopping-point for the format (12th cell to the right of the cell returned from above formula), but I have to manually enter the cell address derived from above formula:
=ADDRESS(2,COLUMN(OFFSET(N2,0,11,1,1)))
I can't nest the start cell formula inside this second formula or it breaks.
THANK YOU!
Desired result (ignore the different colors, they can be the same):
I added a helper column C that finds the first non blank in the row (my data went from column D to column AZ)
=MATCH(TRUE,INDEX((D2:AZ2<>0),0),0)
My conditional format rule applied to D2 to AZ4 was to highlight when the following was true:
==AND(COLUMN(D2)<($C2+11+COLUMN($D2)),COLUMN(D2)>=$C2+COLUMN($C2))
You can modify this to put the helper column where you wish, and to use named ranges.
(Had to add condition to not start coloring before the first instance!)
For instance i have a range "B3:AY3" and first non blank cell that contains value is "R3", i need to count all blank cells after cell "R3"
This formula must be array-entered:
A3: =COUNTBLANK(OFFSET(MyRange,0,MATCH(
TRUE,LEN(MyRange)>0,0)-1,1,COLUMNS(
MyRange)-MATCH(TRUE,LEN(MyRange)>0,0)+1))
where MyRange = B3:AY3
and fill down as needed
To array-enter a formula, after entering
the formula into the cell or formula bar, hold down
ctrl-shift while hitting enter. If you did this
correctly, Excel will place braces {...} around the formula.
The above formula will return an error message if there are ONLY blank cells in the range, or if there are any cells in the range which contain an error. If that is a problem, use the following array-entered formula instead:
=IFERROR(COUNTBLANK(OFFSET(MyRange,0,MATCH(
TRUE,IFERROR(LEN(MyRange)>0,TRUE),0)-1,1,COLUMNS(
MyRange)-MATCH(TRUE,IFERROR(LEN(MyRange)>0,TRUE),0)+1)),COLUMNS(MyRange))
IT will count errors as being non-blanks, and count all the cells if all are blank.
and first non blank cell that contains value is "R3"
I have taken the example for Row 1. Amend as applicable :)
Try This
=COUNTBLANK(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1,MATCH(TRUE,LEN(A1:AY1)=0,0)) & ":AY1"))
Enter this as an Array Formula. i.e you have to press Ctrl + Shift + Enter instead of Enter
For 3rd row, the formula becomes
=COUNTBLANK(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(3,MATCH(TRUE,LEN(A3:AY3)=0,0)) & ":AY3"))
If you only need it to work for row three then use the following:
=COUNTBLANK(B3:AY3) - (MATCH(TRUE,INDEX((B3:AY3<>0),0),0)-1)
This is a regular formula and will not need to be entered as an array, also as I am not using any Volatile function (like INDIRECT and OFFSET) in should also be much better performance wise.
All I m doing is counting all blanks, then subtracting all the blanks before the first cell with a value.