Manuals/calci/DMAX
DMAX(database, field, criteria)
- Where 'database' is the range of cells that makes up the list or database
- 'field' shows which column is used in the function and
- 'criteria' is the range of cells that contains the specified condition.
DMAX()displays the largest number in a column of a list or database that matches the specified criteria.
Description
DMAX(database, field, criteria)
This function returns the largest number from the database that satisfies the given condition.
- A 'field' argument can be expressed as "Salary" (a column name) or 3(position of the column).
- Criteria can be any range on the Calci with minimum of one column and at least one row indicating the condition.
- The Criteria columns should not overlap the list of data.
Examples
| Name | Age | Salary | Age |
| <40 | >5000 | >32 | |
| >30 | |||
| Name | Age | Salary | |
| John | 34 | 5500 | |
| Bill | 35 | 6500 | |
| Clark | 29 | 7000 | |
| Bob | 45 | 9000 | |
| Susan | 37 | 4000 | |
| Jill | 45 | 8000 |
=DMAX(A4:C10,"Salary",D1:D2) : Calculates the maximum value in the range A4 to C10, from the cells in the Salary column where Age>32. Returns '9000' as a result.
=DMAX(A4:C10,2,A1:A3) : Calculates the maximum value in the range A4 to C10, from the cells in the second column (Age) for all names. Returns '45' as a result.
=DMAX(A4:C10,"Age",B1:B3): Calculates the maximum value in the range A4 to C10, from the cells in the Age column where [Age<40 OR Age>30].Returns '45' as a result.