Thank you very much my dear friends, for yours quick reply. Thanks N.Sundarvelan 9600160150
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 12:12 PM, NOORAIN ANSARI <noorain.ans...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Sundarvelan, > > The -- is used as an unary operator to convert a boolean value ie, > TRUE/FALSE in to 1/0. > > So to negate this, we use unary operator -- with TRUE or FALSE to give 1 > or 0 > > We can also use ++ ,0+1,*1 > > In fact you can also use a multiplier or a divisor of 1 > > -- > Thanks & regards, > Noorain Ansari > *http://excelmacroworld.blogspot.com/*<http://excelmacroworld.blogspot.com/> > *http://noorain-ansari.blogspot.com/*<http://noorain-ansari.blogspot.com/> > > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Sundarvelan N <nsund...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Friends, >> >> Could you please explain why are we using -- in this formula. >> >> =IF(ISNA(OFFSET($A$1,MATCH(0,MMULT(-- >> TRANSPOSE(TRANSPOSE($A$1:$A$13)=B$1:B1),ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&ROW()-1))/ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&ROW()-1))),0)-1,0,1,1)),"",OFFSET($A$1,MATCH(0,MMULT( >> -- >> TRANSPOSE(TRANSPOSE($A$1:$A$13)=B$1:B1),ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&ROW()-1))/ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&ROW()-1))),0)-1,0,1,1)) >> >> Thanks >> N.Sundarvelan >> 9600160150 >> >> -- >> FORUM RULES (986+ members already BANNED for violation) >> >> 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please >> Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice >> will not get quick attention or may not be answered. >> >> 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. >> >> 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security >> measure. >> >> 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. >> >> 5) Cross-promotion of, or links to, forums competitive to this forum in >> signatures are prohibited. >> >> NOTE : Don't ever post personal or confidential data in a workbook. Forum >> owners and members are not responsible for any loss. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com >> > > > > -- > FORUM RULES (986+ members already BANNED for violation) > > 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please > Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice > will not get quick attention or may not be answered. > > 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. > > 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security > measure. > > 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. > > 5) Cross-promotion of, or links to, forums competitive to this forum in > signatures are prohibited. > > NOTE : Don't ever post personal or confidential data in a workbook. Forum > owners and members are not responsible for any loss. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > -- FORUM RULES (986+ members already BANNED for violation) 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get quick attention or may not be answered. 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. 5) Cross-promotion of, or links to, forums competitive to this forum in signatures are prohibited. NOTE : Don't ever post personal or confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and members are not responsible for any loss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com