Documentation/How Tos/Calc: DGET function
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CALC FUNCTIONS
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DGET
returns the contents of a cell in a column of a database table, in the unique row meeting the criteria.
Syntax:
DGET(database_table; field; criteria_table)
where
- database_table is a range defining the data to be processed.
- field is the column containing the cell. field may be a column number (1 is the first column of the database table, 2 is the second ...) or a column header (enclosed in quotation marks "") or a cell referring to a column header.
- criteria_table is a range containing criteria, which are used to select the unique row of the database_table.
- The Database functions overview fully describes the use of these parameters.
DGET returns #VALUE! if no row is found, and Err502 if more than one row is found.
Example:
In this spreadsheet:
A B C D E 1 Name Grade Age Distance to School Weight 2 Andy 3 9 150 40 3 Betty 4 10 1000 42 4 Charles 3 10 300 51 5 Daniel 5 11 1200 48 6 Eva 2 8 650 33 7 Frank 2 7 300 42 8 Greta 1 7 200 36 9 Harry 3 9 1200 44 10 Irene 2 8 1000 42 11 12 13 Name Grade Age Distance to School Weight 14 Frank
DGET(A1:E10; "Age"; A13:E14)- returns Frank's age (7).
DGET(A1:E10; C1; A13:E14)
- also returns Frank's age (7).
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