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Dear all, I have a very basic question: I'd like to use the Limit function to get the maximum value of a certain column. Because I'm looping through a bunch of worksheets and workbooks I have the names of the stored in strings and alternatively I have the worksheet index. The name of the column, where I search for the maximum is always the same. Can somebody tell me what the syntax is to get the Limit function working? I tried stuff like:
limit %([Bname$]!wks.col$(kk).backgr);
or limit %[Bname$]sIndex$_backgr;
or limit %[Bname$]$(kk)_backgr;
and a lot of other combinations. But as I always get "Command error" messages, I guess I'm very much on the wrong track.
Range syntax: [<Book Long or Short Name>]<Sheet name or index>!<column name or index> is (almost) exclusively used for defining ranges and cannot be used for direct addressing.
% notation also expects some valid substitution and none of your examples are valid.
Here is an example that loops over three sheets (using sheet index) in a workbook:
string BkName$ = Book9; loop(ii,1,3) { range ra = [BkName$]$(ii)!backgr; limit ra; limit.ymin=; limit.ymax=; }
Thanks a lot. That works very well! I often stumble over syntax stuff like this and so far I found it difficult to find the helpful bits in the programming help. Can you maybe recommend a good overview about this?
Limit function using strings as input
Posted - 04/01/2013 : 9:38:38 PM
