[libreoffice-users] Explanation of Formula that was used in Excel

Hi:

Version: 7.3.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 49f2b1bff42cfccbd8f788c8dc32c1c309559be0
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; 
VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL

I am attempting to understand a formula that was suggested for use 
within MSExcel2016 so I might us it within LibreOffice Calc.

The formula is:

=INDEX(IF(INDEX(A:A,LARGE(IF($A$4:$B$43=$G$2,ROW($A$4:$A$43),""),ROW(1:1)))=$G$2,E:E,F:F),LARGE(IF($A$4:$B43=$G$2,ROW($A$4:$A$43),""),ROW(1:1))). 


When I copy/paste this formula first into Notepad and then copy/paste 
from Notepad into a LO Calc spreadsheet, a #VALUE!  error is returned.

I have not ever used e.g., INDEX(A:A) nor ROW(1:1) as a range 
identifier/specifier within a formula, so I wonder if they are 
acceptable within LO Calc, or is that causing the error, #VALUE! ?  I 
believe those identify/specify the entire [A] column and the entire [1] 
row; is there an equivalent within LO Calc.

Once the error is cleared then I will continue to attempt to understand 
what the formula is calculating/doing within LO Calc. I can see that it 
is evaluating the data within cell $G$2, the LARGEST value within A:A, 
within E:E, and within F:F; but not much else is making any sense for me 
to understand. A simplified example would be appreciated here.

Thanks for reading about my problem and for your comments/reply.


VinceB.




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