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Old 04-29-07, 09:59
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Question Auto Number Formula?
I have a spreadsheet that needs to be numbered automatically. However, I need it numbered based on cells in the next column. For instance:

1 Apples
1 Apples
1 Apples
2 Oranges
2 Oranges
3 Pears
3 Pears
3 Pears
3 Pears
4 Plums
5 Mangos

I know it's an IF statement but I can't see the wood for the trees.
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Old 04-29-07, 15:21
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Code:
if(B1 = B2, A1, A1 + 1)
Does that do what you want?
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Old 04-29-07, 22:53
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It doesnt work. I get a circular reference error. Thank you for trying.
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Old 04-30-07, 07:17
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Quote:
colA | colB
1 | Apples
2 | Apples B2 = B1
3 | Apples B3 = B2
4 | Oranges B4 <> B3 +1
5 | Oranges B5 = B4
6 | Pears B6 <> B5 +1
7 | Pears B7 = B6
8 | Pears B8 = B7
9 | Pears B9 = B8
10 | Plums B10 <> B9 +1
11 | Mangos B11 <> B10 +1
Code:
if(B2 = B1, A1, A1 + 1)
Try the above, small change + the logic behind my suggestion
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It worked. Thank you for you help. I appreciate it very much.
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Old 04-30-07, 07:49
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You're very welcome.
I would like to point out that this will only be "accurate" if your column is sorted appropriately.
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1 Apples
1 Apples
1 Apples
2 Oranges
2 Oranges
3 Pears
3 Pears
3 Pears
3 Pears
4 Plums
5 Mangos
6 Apples
7 Pears
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Got it.
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