Brett 
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Is there a way to achieve the above without the use of the "difference" helper column? 
 
Basically a count on the difference between the A and B columns. 
 
Thanks  
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Dom 
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Can you use VBA? Makes it a piece of piss if you can  
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Brett 
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Na, I don't want to do anything like that lol 
 
Is it possible with formula? I'm sure it should be easy but nothing works ffs  
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Why can't you keep the difference column?
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Brett 
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That's no concern of yours
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Dom 
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quote: Originally posted by Brett 
Na, I don't want to do anything like that lol
   
 
Using VBA/Macro is the only way i can think of looping through rows. Alternatively, can you not hide the difference column on another (locked) sheet?
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Brett 
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It's cool, I'll suss it out, fairly certain it can be done. Cheers though, Dom.
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How many rows are we talking here?
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Brett 
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Too many to be using direct cell references if that's what you mean, plus it's a growing list.
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Gaz 
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You need a difference column of some sort to query against. Alternatively a SUMPRODUCT formula may help off the top of my head. 
 
[Edited on 07-05-2014 by Gaz]
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Brett 
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How come you deleted the post about knocking up a spreadsheet?   I'm waiting eagerly here   
 
EDIT: Oh you've changed your tune now lol it was 'easy to do' 5mins ago. I guess the attempt at doing the spreadsheet failed lol Cheers anyway   
 
[Edited on 07-05-2014 by Brett]
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Gaz 
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Haha! Sorry mate will whip one up shortly. It wasn't as easy as I first thought. (My lads bed time first though) 
 
Is this purely limited to two colums with no flexibility to use a 3rd?
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If a third could be used it's piss easy. I'm setting a challenge here  
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OMG, so simple! I told you lot! Complete fools, the lot of you   
 
=SUMPRODUCT(--(B:B-A:A=400))
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Gaz 
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ballache! 
 
=SUM(IF(B2-A2=400,1,)+IF(B3-A3=400,1,)+IF(B4-A4=400,1,)+IF(B5-A5=400,1,))
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Gaz 
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quote: Originally posted by Brett 
OMG, so simple! I told you lot! Complete fools, the lot of you   
 
=SUMPRODUCT(--(B:B-A:A=400)) 
   
 
 
 
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quote: Originally posted by Gaz 
ballache! 
 
=SUM(IF(B2-A2=400,1,)+IF(B3-A3=400,1,)+IF(B4-A4=400,1,)+IF(B5-A5=400,1,)) 
   
Mate, you ignored the bit about direct cell references too. Hope you didn't spend too long on that   Thanks for you time tho  
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quote: Originally posted by Brett 
quote: Originally posted by Gaz 
ballache! 
 
=SUM(IF(B2-A2=400,1,)+IF(B3-A3=400,1,)+IF(B4-A4=400,1,)+IF(B5-A5=400,1,)) 
   
Mate, you ignored the bit about direct cell references too. Hope you didn't spend too long on that   Thanks for you time tho   
   
 
double   
Although, your formula you suggested returns a #value! error when I put it in to the spreadsheet I set up.
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Gaz 
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ah, because I had headers to the row... 
you learn something new everyday  
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Brett 
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You were on the right track with your sumproduct comment earlier tbf  
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Brett 
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Well, it seems some cells had letters in so I had the same fail   
 
Alternative... 
 
=SUM(IF(ISNUMBER(B:B-A:A),IF(B:B-A:A=400,1)))
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