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From: ryguy7272 on 28 Dec 2009 19:45
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"andy" wrote:

> Hi,
> I would like to find a formula that will give me the largest consecutive
> sting of numbers out of a list. Here is an example of the list (A1:A10000):
> this answer is 3.
>
> A
> 1
> 1
> blank
> 1
> blank
> 1
> 1
> 1
>
> Thanks!
>
From: B. R.Ramachandran on 28 Dec 2009 22:48
Hi,

My previous suggestion will count the length of the longest string of ANY
numbers.

To find the length of the longest SAME-number string, use the following
formula in B2.

=IF(ISNUMBER(A2),IF(A2=A1,B1+1,1),0)

The formulas in B1 and C1 are still the same as in my previous reply.

This approach will count the longest string of same numbers even when the
data contain different numbers. For example, 0 1 1 1 empty 2 2 1 1
1 1 3 1 will return 4. It will work for your data as well there are
only 1s.

Please click "Yes" if this is helpful.

Regards,
B. R. Ramachandran

"B. R.Ramachandran" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Excel experts may have much more elegant solutions to your problem. Anyway...
>
> Create a helper column (say Column B) as follows.
>
> In B1, enter the formula:
> =IF(ISNUMBER(A1),1,0)
>
> In B2, enter the following formula and fill down to the end of the column.
> =IF(ISNUMBER(A2),B1+1,0)
>
> In some other cell, say C1 enter the formula:
> =MAX(B:B)
>
> C1 will display the length of the longest consecutive string of numbers.
>
> Please click "Yes" if this is helpful.
>
> Regards,
> B. R. Ramachandran
>
>
> "andy" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I would like to find a formula that will give me the largest consecutive
> > sting of numbers out of a list. Here is an example of the list (A1:A10000):
> > this answer is 3.
> >
> > A
> > 1
> > 1
> > blank
> > 1
> > blank
> > 1
> > 1
> > 1
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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