From: srpavar on
i have a date in colum a like this
1.8
3.8
0.0
3.5
1.1
0.8
5.6
4.8
4.5
0.0
0.0
i want to write a formual in column B, if the value is greater than 0.8 then
the value should be less than 0.8, in this manner. at any point it should not
go above 0.8
0.8
0.6
0
0.7
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.4
0
0
can anyone help me in this, i would be very grateful, thanks in advance.

From: Mike H on
Hi,

> 1.8 > 0.8
> 3.8 > 0.6

I can understand why 1.8 becomes 0.8 but why does 3.8 get converted to 0.6?

Mike



"srpavar" wrote:

> i have a date in colum a like this
> 1.8
> 3.8
> 0.0
> 3.5
> 1.1
> 0.8
> 5.6
> 4.8
> 4.5
> 0.0
> 0.0
> i want to write a formual in column B, if the value is greater than 0.8 then
> the value should be less than 0.8, in this manner. at any point it should not
> go above 0.8
> 0.8
> 0.6
> 0
> 0.7
> 0.6
> 0.8
> 0.8
> 0.5
> 0.4
> 0
> 0
> can anyone help me in this, i would be very grateful, thanks in advance.
>
From: sajay on
use this =max(a1,0.8) and copy down


"srpavar" <srpavar(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FAA6A6B6-320D-4C4F-9452-50915E4F568C(a)microsoft.com...
> i have a date in colum a like this
> 1.8
> 3.8
> 0.0
> 3.5
> 1.1
> 0.8
> 5.6
> 4.8
> 4.5
> 0.0
> 0.0
> i want to write a formual in column B, if the value is greater than 0.8
> then
> the value should be less than 0.8, in this manner. at any point it should
> not
> go above 0.8
> 0.8
> 0.6
> 0
> 0.7
> 0.6
> 0.8
> 0.8
> 0.5
> 0.4
> 0
> 0
> can anyone help me in this, i would be very grateful, thanks in advance.
>
From: Mike H on
You may have meant MIN but this still doesn't give the values the OP wanted

"sajay" wrote:

> use this =max(a1,0.8) and copy down
>
>
> "srpavar" <srpavar(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FAA6A6B6-320D-4C4F-9452-50915E4F568C(a)microsoft.com...
> > i have a date in colum a like this
> > 1.8
> > 3.8
> > 0.0
> > 3.5
> > 1.1
> > 0.8
> > 5.6
> > 4.8
> > 4.5
> > 0.0
> > 0.0
> > i want to write a formual in column B, if the value is greater than 0.8
> > then
> > the value should be less than 0.8, in this manner. at any point it should
> > not
> > go above 0.8
> > 0.8
> > 0.6
> > 0
> > 0.7
> > 0.6
> > 0.8
> > 0.8
> > 0.5
> > 0.4
> > 0
> > 0
> > can anyone help me in this, i would be very grateful, thanks in advance.
> >
>
From: Sandy Mann on
What is the logic in 1.8 becoming 0.8, 3.8 becoming 0.6, 3.5 becoming 0.7
etc?

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"srpavar" <srpavar(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FAA6A6B6-320D-4C4F-9452-50915E4F568C(a)microsoft.com...
>i have a date in colum a like this
> 1.8
> 3.8
> 0.0
> 3.5
> 1.1
> 0.8
> 5.6
> 4.8
> 4.5
> 0.0
> 0.0
> i want to write a formual in column B, if the value is greater than 0.8
> then
> the value should be less than 0.8, in this manner. at any point it should
> not
> go above 0.8
> 0.8
> 0.6
> 0
> 0.7
> 0.6
> 0.8
> 0.8
> 0.5
> 0.4
> 0
> 0
> can anyone help me in this, i would be very grateful, thanks in advance.
>
>