Difference between revisions of "Manuals/calci/DGET"
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DGET(database, field, criteria) | DGET(database, field, criteria) | ||
| − | The function obtains a single value from the list or database that matches | + | The function obtains a single value from the list or database that matches a specified condition. |
*A 'field' argument can be expressed as "Salary" (a column name) or 3(position of the column). | *A 'field' argument can be expressed as "Salary" (a column name) or 3(position of the column). | ||
*If no matching records are found, Calci returns an #N/A error message. | *If no matching records are found, Calci returns an #N/A error message. | ||
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*Criteria can be any range on the Calci with minimum of one column and at least one row indicating the condition. | *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. | *The Criteria columns should not overlap the list of data. | ||
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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 21 November 2013
DGET(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 criteria.
DGET() obtains a single value from the database that matches the specified criteria.
Description
DGET(database, field, criteria)
The function obtains a single value from the list or database that matches a specified condition.
- A 'field' argument can be expressed as "Salary" (a column name) or 3(position of the column).
- If no matching records are found, Calci returns an #N/A error message.
- If more than one records are matching with the given criteria, Calci returns an #N/A error message.
- 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 | >8000 | >32 | |
| >30 | |||
| Name | Age | Salary | |
| John | 34 | 5500 | |
| Bill | 35 | 6500 | |
| Clark | 29 | 7000 | |
| Bob | 45 | 9000 | |
| Susan | 37 | 4000 | |
| Jill | 45 | 8000 |
=DGET(A4:C10,"Name",C1:C2) : Extracts a single value from Name column in the range A4 to C10, for the cells with Salary>8000. Returns 'Bob' as a result.
=DGET(A4:C10,2,C1:D2) : Extracts a single value from the second column (Age) in the range A4 to C10, for the cells with Salary>8000 and Age>32. Returns '45' as a result.
=DGET(A4:C10,"Salary",A1:A3) : Extracts a single value from Salary column in the range A4 to C10, for all cells from the Name column. Returns '#N/A' error message as there are more than one matching results.