Determine min/max values for three numbers - if-statement

I have been trying to execute a VBScript using an If ... Then condition.
This is what I have to display.
I have to show 3 messages: one for highest number, second is for lowest number, and third will show a message "The numbers are the same" (if they are all equal).
I need to get the three pop ups to appear one by one.
I have tried this:
Option explicit
Dim Gn, Sn, En
Gn= inputbox("enter first number")
Sn= inputbox("enter second number")
En =inputbox("enter third number")
If ((Gn > Sn) AND (Gn > En)) then
Msgbox ("The Highest Number Is =" & Gn)
End if
If ((En =Gn) AND (En =Sn)) then
Msgbox ("The Numbers Are Equal =" & En)
End if
If ((Sn<Gn) AND (Sn <En))then
Msgbox ("The Lowest Number Is =" & Sn)
End If
This code executes successfully if the value of the first variable satisfies all the conditions, but there's still a problem. It does not show the three messages one by one. For example, if Gn > En and Sn, then it runs successfully.
There's an alternative way, but it's too much lengthy and complex.
Option explicit
Dim Gn, Sn, En
Gn= inputbox("enter first number")
Sn= inputbox("enter second number")
En =inputbox("enter third number")
If ((Gn > Sn) AND(Sn > En ) AND (Gn > En)) then
Msgbox ("The Highest number is = " & Gn & "The lowest number is = " & Sn & "The numbers are not equal" )
end if
I will have to try all permutations and combinations to get the above one to work.
Please help!

If you want the message boxes to always appear, don't put them within If statements. Determine your min/max values first and then just display your message boxes unconditionally.
This would be easier if you created a couple functions (Min and Max) to help you out:
Function Min(x, y)
If x < y Then Min = x Else Min = y
End Function
Function Max(x, y)
If x > y Then Max = x Else Max = y
End Function
Then you could easily determine the minimum and maximum numbers, and also if all three numbers are equal:
intMin = Min(Min(Gn, Sn), En)
intMax = Max(Max(Gn, Sn), En)
fEqual = (intMin = intMax)
MsgBox "Highest number is " & intMax
MsgBox "Lowest number is " & intMin
If fEqual Then MsgBox "All three numbers are equal"
Finally, you'll want to make sure your input is being treated as numeric instead of as strings. InputBox() will return a string, so you'll need to convert that value to a numeric or else your comparisons won't come out right.
If you want to assume numbers are being entered, just cast the return value:
' Assume integers are being entered. If floating point, use CDbl() instead.
Gn = CLng(inputbox("enter first number"))
Otherwise, you can test the return value to see if it's numeric and then cast it properly:
Gn = inputbox("enter first number")
If Not IsNumeric(Gn) Then
MsgBox Gn & " is not numeric."
Else
Gn = CLng(Gn)
End If

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Does not display anything after data entry

Does not display anything after data entry
program g
implicit none
real::q,n,s,z,q2,y,free_board,r,b,e,A,h,t
write(*,100)"pls insert discharge Q ="
read(*,*)q
write(*,100)"please insert Manning coefficient n ="
read(*,*)n
write(*,*)"please insert slope of the hydraulic channel ="
read(*,*)s
write(*,*)"please inset Z ="
read(*,*)z
write(*,*)"how much of b/y do you want?"
write(*,*)"if it not important right 2.5"
read(*,*)e
if(e<2.or.e>5)then
stop
end if
y=0
do
b=y*e
A=b+2*y*((1+Z**2)**(0.5))
R=((b+z*y)*y)/(b+(2*y*(1+z**2)**(0.5)))
h=(1/n)*(r**(2/3))*A*(s)**0.5
if( abs(h-q)<0.01) then
exit
end if
y=0.001+y
end do
free_board=0.2*y
h=free_board+y
t=b+2*y*z
write(*,100)"free board="
write(*,*) free_board
write(*,100)"y="
write(*,*)y
write(*,100)"b="
write(*,*)b
write(*,100)"T="
write(*,100)t
100 format(A)
end program g
this not work and not show anything after enter data
For sure the line write(*,100)t will give you a wrong output, since "t" it is a real, not a string. Please change it to write(*,*).
With all inputs equal to 1.0 and by putting e=2.5, I see these output (at screen):
free board = 3.7200041E-02
y = 0.1860002
b = 0.4650005
T = 0.8370009
If you don't see outputs, maybe you are choosing wrong "e" values (less than 2 or more than 5).

Split row in multiple other rows in Power Bi based on a division of a number

In Power BI Desktop i have a table from an excel file and i want to split a row based on a division between the value of a specific column and a default number.
In more details lets assume tha we have a table like this :
if the default value we want to devide column Amount is 50,then the desirable result would be something like that :
Do you have any idea how can i implement that in Power query editor or with dax?
Thanks
Tested this in Power Query for Excel, but hopefully should work for you in Power BI too. If you create a function like:
divisionToList = (numberToDivide as number, numberToDivideBy as number) as list =>
let
divisionResult = numberToDivide / numberToDivideBy,
isResultValid = (divisionResult >= 0) and (Number.Mod(divisionResult, 1) = 0),
errorIfInvalid = Error.Record("Cannot create a list with " & Text.From(divisionResult) & " items", Number.ToText(numberToDivide) & " / " & Number.ToText(numberToDivideBy) & " = " & Text.From(divisionResult), null),
listOrError = if isResultValid then List.Repeat({divisionResult}, divisionResult) else error errorIfInvalid
in listOrError,
It should divide two numbers and return a list of length d in which each element is d (d is the result of the division). This list can then, in the context of a table, be expanded into new rows.
There is some basic error handling in the function for cases where the division yields a problematic number (since you can't have a list with, for example, 5.1 elements or -1 elements). You can change/remove this handling if necessary.
I think this code below takes me from your first image to your second image -- and hopefully will give you some idea on how to go about achieving this.
let
mockData = Table.FromColumns({{200, 400}, {"A", "B"}}, type table [Amount = number, Description = text]),
defaultValue = 50, // Not sure what logic is required for arriving at this figure, so have simply assigned it.
divisionToList = (numberToDivide as number, numberToDivideBy as number) as list =>
let
divisionResult = numberToDivide / numberToDivideBy,
isResultValid = (divisionResult >= 0) and (Number.Mod(divisionResult, 1) = 0),
errorIfInvalid = Error.Record("Cannot create a list with " & Text.From(divisionResult) & " items", Number.ToText(numberToDivide) & " / " & Number.ToText(numberToDivideBy) & " = " & Text.From(divisionResult), null),
listOrError = if isResultValid then List.Repeat({divisionResult}, divisionResult) else error errorIfInvalid
in listOrError,
invokeFunction = Table.TransformColumns(mockData, {{"Amount", each divisionToList(_, defaultValue), type list}}),
expanded = Table.ExpandListColumn(invokeFunction, "Amount")
in
expanded

Excel - Identify unique value patterns and return output in descending order across columns, optimized for 500,000+ rows

This is the third and final remaining problem to a massive data cleaning task I have been working on for over a year. Thank you Stack Overflow community for helping figure out:
Problem 1- Index multiple columns and Match distinct values....
Problem 2- Count unique values that match ID, optimized for 100,000+ cases.
I'm not 100% sure if the following is achievable in excel, but I'll do my best to describe the data cleaning and organization challenge I'm faced with.
I have a series of data markers/attributes that are in a random order across 24 columns, spanning 500,000+ rows. Image 1 below is an example of what the data looks like in raw form, presented across 12 columns and spanning 22 rows for illustrative simplicity. Columns A through L contain the raw data and Columns M through X represent the desired output.
SUMMARY OF THE TASK: What needs to be accomplished is a series of matching functions that search through all indexed columns (in this case columns A through L) to identify unique values (e.g. 1), search for the value in range (in this case A2:L21 range), identify the adjacent values to the unique value (for value 1, adjacent values are 2 and 13-XR), then output them in a descending sequence from most frequently occurring value to least frequently occurring in each row that contains any of the values in question (in this case, 1 occurs 5 times and is placed in M2 through M6; 2 occurs 3 times and is placed in N2 through N6; and 13-XR occurs 2 times and is placed in O2 through O6).
To clarify, below is a step by step description using colours to illustrate the pattern matching in the raw data (columns A through L) and how these patterns should then presented in the output (columns M through X). I've sectioned off each of the following images into the six patterns that are in the raw data.
The above image is the first pattern that would be identified by the VBA solution. It would identify "1" as a unique value and search through the A:L range for number of instances of "1" (highlighted in blue), then identify all the values that can be found adjacent in the same row: "2" in rows 3, 5, and 6 (highlighted in green); and "13-XR" in rows 4 and 5 (highlighted in pink). This would then need to be done for "2", identifying the adjacent values ("1" and "13-XR"), and then for "13-XR", identifying ("1" and "2" as adjacent values). The output would return the unique values with the most frequently occurring in Column M ("1" occurs 5 times), then the second most occurring in Column N ("2" occurs 3 times), and the third most occurring in Column O ("13-XR" occurs 2 times).
The above is little more complex. The VBA would identify "3" as a unique value, search through the A:L range for other instances of "3" and identify all the values that are adjacent to it (in this case, "4", "7", and "9"). It would then do the same for "4", identifying all adjacent values (only "3"); then for "7", identifying adjacent values ("9", "3", and "12"); then for "9" identifying ("7", and "3"); and finally, for "12" identifying adjacent values (only "7"). Then for each row where any of these values are present, the output would return a "3" in column M (occurring three times) and a "7" in column N (also occurring three times); if counts are equal, they could be presented in ascending fashion A to Z or smallest to largest... or just random, the ordering of equal counts is arbitrary for my purposes. "9" would be returned in column O as it occurs two times, then "4" in column P and "12" in column Q, as they both occur once but 12 is greater than 4.
The above image represents what is likely to be a common occurrence, where there is only one unique value. Here, "5" is not identified in any other columns in the range. It is thus returned as "5" in column M for each row where a "5" is present.
This will be another of the more common occurrences, where one value may be present in one row and two values present in another row. In this instance "6" is only identified once in the range and "8" is the only adjacent value found. When "8" is searched for it only returns one instance of an adjacent value "6". Here, "8" occurs twice and "6" only once, thus resulting in "8" imputed in column M and "6" imputed in column N wherever an "8" or a "6" are present in the row.
Here "10", "111", "112", "543", "433", "444", and "42-FG" are identified as unique values associated with one another in the A:L range. All values except "10" occur twice, which are returned in columns M through S in descending order.
This final pattern is identified in the same manner as above, just with more unique values (n=10).
FINAL NOTES: I have no idea how to accomplish this within excel, but I'm hoping someone else has the knowledge to move this problem forward. Here are some additional notes about the data that might help towards a resolution:
The first column will always be sorted in ascending order. I can do additional custom sorts if it simplifies things.
Out of the ~500,000 rows, 15% only have one attribute value (one value in column A), 30% have two attribute values (1 value in col A & 1 value in col B), 13% have three attribute values (1 value in col A, B, & C).
I have presented small numbers in this example. The actual raw data values in each cell will be closer to 20 characters in length.
A solution that does everything except present the patterns in descending order would be absolutely cool. The sorting would be great but I can live without it if it causes too much trouble.
If anything in this description needs further clarification, or if I can provide additional information, please let me know and I'll adjust as needed.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help solve this final challenge of mine.
ADDENDUM:
There was a memory error happening with the full data set. #ambie figured out the source of the error was adjacent chains (results) numbering in the 1000s (trying to return results across 1000s of columns). Seems the problem is not with the solution or the data, just hitting a limitation within excel. A possible solution to this is (see image below) to add two new columns (ATT_COUNT as column M; ATT_ALL as column Z). ATT_COUNT in Column M would return the total number of unique values that would ordinarily be returned across columns. Only up to the top 12 most frequently occurring values would be returned in columns N through Y (ATT_1_CL through ATT_12_CL). To get around the instances where ATT_COUNT is > 12 (& upwards of 1000+), we can return all the unique values in space delimited format in ATT_ALL (column Z). For example, in the image below, rows 17, 18, 19, and 21, have 17 unique values in the chain. Only the first 12 most frequently occurring values are presented in columns N through Y. All 17 values are presented in space delimited format in column Z.
Here is a link to this mini example test data.
Here is a link to a mid sized sample of test data of ~50k rows.
Here is a link to the full sized sample test data of ~500k rows.
We don't normally provide a 'code for you service' but I know in previous questions you have provided some sample code that you've tried, and I can see how you wouldn't know where to start with this.
For your future coding work, the trick is to break the problem down into individual tasks. For your problem, these would be:
Identify all the unique values and acquire a list of all the adjacent values - fairly simple.
Create a list of 'chains' which link one adjacent value to the next - this is more awkward because, although the list appears sorted, the adjacent values are not, so a value relatively low down in the list might be adjacent to a higher value that is already part of a chain (the 3 in your sample is an example of this). So the simplest thing would be to assign the chains only after all the unique values have been read.
Map of each unique value to its appropriate 'chain' - I've done this by creating an index for the chains and assigning the relevant one to the unique value.
Collection objects are ideal for you because they deal with the issue of duplicates, allow you to populate lists of an unknown size and make value mapping easy with their Key property. To make the coding easy to read, I've created a class containing some fields. So first of all, insert a Class Module and call it cItem. The code behind this class would be:
Option Explicit
Public Element As String
Public Frq As Long
Public AdjIndex As Long
Public Adjs As Collection
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
Set Adjs = New Collection
End Sub
In your module, the tasks could be coded as follows:
Dim data As Variant, adj As Variant
Dim uniques As Collection, chains As Collection, chain As Collection
Dim oItem As cItem, oAdj As cItem
Dim r As Long, c As Long, n As Long, i As Long, maxChain As Long
Dim output() As Variant
'Read the data.
'Note: Define range as you need.
With Sheet1
data = .Range(.Cells(2, "A"), _
.Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp)) _
.Resize(, 12) _
.Value2
End With
'Find the unique values
Set uniques = New Collection
For r = 1 To UBound(data, 1)
For c = 1 To UBound(data, 2)
If IsEmpty(data(r, c)) Then Exit For
Set oItem = Nothing: On Error Resume Next
Set oItem = uniques(CStr(data(r, c))): On Error GoTo 0
If oItem Is Nothing Then
Set oItem = New cItem
oItem.Element = CStr(data(r, c))
uniques.Add oItem, oItem.Element
End If
oItem.Frq = oItem.Frq + 1
'Find the left adjacent value
If c > 1 Then
On Error Resume Next
oItem.Adjs.Add uniques(CStr(data(r, c - 1))), CStr(data(r, c - 1))
On Error GoTo 0
End If
'Find the right adjacent value
If c < UBound(data, 2) Then
If Not IsEmpty(data(r, c + 1)) Then
On Error Resume Next
oItem.Adjs.Add uniques(CStr(data(r, c + 1))), CStr(data(r, c + 1))
On Error GoTo 0
End If
End If
Next
Next
'Define the adjacent indexes.
For Each oItem In uniques
'If the item has a chain index, pass it to the adjacents.
If oItem.AdjIndex <> 0 Then
For Each oAdj In oItem.Adjs
oAdj.AdjIndex = oItem.AdjIndex
Next
Else
'If an adjacent has a chain index, pass it to the item.
i = 0
For Each oAdj In oItem.Adjs
If oAdj.AdjIndex <> 0 Then
i = oAdj.AdjIndex
Exit For
End If
Next
If i <> 0 Then
oItem.AdjIndex = i
For Each oAdj In oItem.Adjs
oAdj.AdjIndex = i
Next
End If
'If we're still missing a chain index, create a new one.
If oItem.AdjIndex = 0 Then
n = n + 1
oItem.AdjIndex = n
For Each oAdj In oItem.Adjs
oAdj.AdjIndex = n
Next
End If
End If
Next
'Populate the chain lists.
Set chains = New Collection
For Each oItem In uniques
Set chain = Nothing: On Error Resume Next
Set chain = chains(CStr(oItem.AdjIndex)): On Error GoTo 0
If chain Is Nothing Then
'It's a new chain so create a new collection.
Set chain = New Collection
chain.Add oItem.Element, CStr(oItem.Element)
chains.Add chain, CStr(oItem.AdjIndex)
Else
'It's an existing chain, so find the frequency position (highest first).
Set oAdj = uniques(chain(chain.Count))
If oItem.Frq <= oAdj.Frq Then
chain.Add oItem.Element, CStr(oItem.Element)
Else
For Each adj In chain
Set oAdj = uniques(adj)
If oItem.Frq > oAdj.Frq Then
chain.Add Item:=oItem.Element, Key:=CStr(oItem.Element), Before:=adj
Exit For
End If
Next
End If
End If
'Get the column count of output array
If chain.Count > maxChain Then maxChain = chain.Count
Next
'Populate each row with the relevant chain
ReDim output(1 To UBound(data, 1), 1 To maxChain)
For r = 1 To UBound(data, 1)
Set oItem = uniques(CStr(data(r, 1)))
Set chain = chains(CStr(oItem.AdjIndex))
c = 1
For Each adj In chain
output(r, c) = adj
c = c + 1
Next
Next
'Write the output to sheet.
'Note: adjust range to suit.
Sheet1.Range("M2").Resize(UBound(output, 1), UBound(output, 2)).Value = output
This isn't the most efficient way of doing it, but it does make each task more obvious to you. I'm not sure I understood the full complexities of your data structure, but the code above does reproduce your sample, so it should give you something to work with.
Update
Okay, now I've seen your comments and the real data, below is some revised code which should be quicker and deals with the fact that the apparently 'empty' cells are actually null strings.
First of all create a class called cItem and add code behind:
Option Explicit
Public Name As String
Public Frq As Long
Public Adj As Collection
Private mChainIndex As Long
Public Property Get ChainIndex() As Long
ChainIndex = mChainIndex
End Property
Public Property Let ChainIndex(val As Long)
Dim oItem As cItem
If mChainIndex = 0 Then
mChainIndex = val
For Each oItem In Me.Adj
oItem.ChainIndex = val
Next
End If
End Property
Public Sub AddAdj(oAdj As cItem)
Dim t As cItem
On Error Resume Next
Set t = Me.Adj(oAdj.Name)
On Error GoTo 0
If t Is Nothing Then Me.Adj.Add oAdj, oAdj.Name
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
Set Adj = New Collection
End Sub
Now create another class called cChain with code behind as:
Option Explicit
Public Index As Long
Public Members As Collection
Public Sub AddItem(oItem As cItem)
Dim oChainItem As cItem
With Me.Members
Select Case .Count
Case 0 'First item so just add it.
.Add oItem, oItem.Name
Case Is < 12 'Fewer than 12 items, so add to end or in order.
Set oChainItem = .item(.Count)
If oItem.Frq <= oChainItem.Frq Then 'It's last in order so just add it.
.Add oItem, oItem.Name
Else 'Find its place in order.
For Each oChainItem In Me.Members
If oItem.Frq > oChainItem.Frq Then
.Add oItem, oItem.Name, before:=oChainItem.Name
Exit For
End If
Next
End If
Case 12 'Full list, so find place and remove last item.
Set oChainItem = .item(12)
If oItem.Frq > oChainItem.Frq Then
For Each oChainItem In Me.Members
If oItem.Frq > oChainItem.Frq Then
.Add oItem, oItem.Name, before:=oChainItem.Name
.Remove 13
Exit For
End If
Next
End If
End Select
End With
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
Set Members = New Collection
End Sub
Finally, your module code would be:
Option Explicit
Public Sub ProcessSheet()
Dim data As Variant
Dim items As Collection, chains As Collection
Dim oItem As cItem, oAdj As cItem
Dim oChain As cChain
Dim txt As String
Dim r As Long, c As Long, n As Long
Dim output() As Variant
Dim pTick As Long, pCount As Long, pTot As Long, pTask As String
'Read the data.
pTask = "Reading data..."
Application.StatusBar = pTask
With Sheet1
data = .Range(.Cells(2, "A"), _
.Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp)) _
.Resize(, 12) _
.Value2
End With
'Collect unique and adjacent values.
pTask = "Finding uniques "
pCount = 0: pTot = UBound(data, 1): pTick = 0
Set items = New Collection
For r = 1 To UBound(data, 1)
If ProgressTicked(pTot, pCount, pTick) Then
Application.StatusBar = pTask & pTick & "%"
DoEvents
End If
For c = 1 To UBound(data, 2)
txt = data(r, c)
If Len(txt) = 0 Then Exit For
Set oItem = GetOrCreateItem(items, txt)
oItem.Frq = oItem.Frq + 1
'Take adjacent on left.
If c > 1 Then
txt = data(r, c - 1)
If Len(txt) > 0 Then
Set oAdj = GetOrCreateItem(items, txt)
oItem.AddAdj oAdj
End If
End If
'Take adjacent on right.
If c < UBound(data, 2) Then
txt = data(r, c + 1)
If Len(txt) > 0 Then
Set oAdj = GetOrCreateItem(items, txt)
oItem.AddAdj oAdj
End If
End If
Next
Next
'Now that we have all the items and their frequencies,
'we can find the adjacent chain indexes by a recursive
'call of the ChainIndex set property.
pTask = "Find chain indexes "
pCount = 0: pTot = items.Count: pTick = 0
Set chains = New Collection
n = 1 'Chain index.
For Each oItem In items
If ProgressTicked(pTot, pCount, pTick) Then
Application.StatusBar = pTask & pTick & "%"
DoEvents
End If
If oItem.ChainIndex = 0 Then
oItem.ChainIndex = n
Set oChain = New cChain
oChain.Index = n
chains.Add oChain, CStr(n)
n = n + 1
End If
Next
'Build the chains.
pTask = "Build chains "
pCount = 0: pTot = items.Count: pTick = 0
For Each oItem In items
If ProgressTicked(pTot, pCount, pTick) Then
Application.StatusBar = pTask & pTick & "%"
DoEvents
End If
Set oChain = chains(CStr(oItem.ChainIndex))
oChain.AddItem oItem
Next
'Write the data to our output array.
pTask = "Populate output "
pCount = 0: pTot = UBound(data, 1): pTick = 0
ReDim output(1 To UBound(data, 1), 1 To 12)
For r = 1 To UBound(data, 1)
If ProgressTicked(pTot, pCount, pTick) Then
Application.StatusBar = pTask & pTick & "%"
DoEvents
End If
Set oItem = items(data(r, 1))
Set oChain = chains(CStr(oItem.ChainIndex))
c = 1
For Each oItem In oChain.Members
output(r, c) = oItem.Name
c = c + 1
Next
Next
'Write the output to sheet.
'Note: adjust range to suit.
pTask = "Writing data..."
Application.StatusBar = pTask
Sheet1.Range("M2").Resize(UBound(output, 1), UBound(output, 2)).Value = output
Application.StatusBar = "Ready"
End Sub
Private Function GetOrCreateItem(col As Collection, key As String) As cItem
Dim obj As cItem
'If the item already exists then return it,
'otherwise create a new item.
On Error Resume Next
Set obj = col(key)
On Error GoTo 0
If obj Is Nothing Then
Set obj = New cItem
obj.Name = key
col.Add obj, key
End If
Set GetOrCreateItem = obj
End Function
Public Function ProgressTicked(ByVal t As Long, ByRef c As Long, ByRef p As Long) As Boolean
c = c + 1
If Int((c / t) * 100) > p Then
p = p + 1
ProgressTicked = True
End If
End Function

Check if (number) plus (number) equals the answer you type

Basically I'm trying to make a .vbs file that gives you ten random addition problems. Then, in an input box, you type the answer to the given problem. Everything works except the If/Else statement that tells you if you are right or wrong. If it says "What is 2 + 2" and I type "4" (without quotations), then it outputs "(You attack) TRIP! POW! ouchy wrong You could've gotten it right IF you typed: 4." Here's the code:
msgbox("Starting addition. Press OK to begin.")
dim i
i = 0
Do
i = i + 1
'i is for the question timer
Dim max,min
max=100 'max random
min=1 'min random
dim j, k, l 'part part total
Randomize
msgbox("What is")
j = Int((max-min+1)*Rnd+min)
msgbox(j)
msgbox("plus")
k = Int((max-min+1)*Rnd+min)
msgbox(k)
answer = Inputbox("I hope you got all of that... ^_^")
l = j + k
if answer = l then
msgbox("(You attack) BAM! Right on target")
else
msgbox("(You attack) TRIP! POW! ouchy wrong")
msgbox("You could've gotten it right IF you typed:")
msgbox(l)
end if
loop until i = 10
Read in Comparison Operators (VBScript) reference:
... how expressions are compared or what results from the comparison,
depending on the underlying subtype: ...
If one expression is numeric and the other is a string Then the numeric expression is less than the string expression.
j = Int((max-min+1)*Rnd+min)
k = Int((max-min+1)*Rnd+min)
answer = Inputbox("I hope you got all of that... ^_^" _
& vbCR & "What is " & j & " plus " & k)
l = j + k
If IsNumeric( answer) then
answer = Int( answer)
Else
answer = l - 1
End If
if answer = l then
msgbox("(You attack) BAM! Right on target")
else
msgbox("(You attack) TRIP! POW! ouchy wrong")
msgbox("You could've gotten it right IF you typed:")
msgbox(l)
end if

excel/vba: count number of unique male and female students in list

I have a database of students with names and their gender, however the list contains repeats of students on different dates. How do I count the number of unique male students and unique female students on my list?
Here is a sample database:
Name Date Gender
A 8/1/2013 M
B 8/2/2013 F
C 8/2/2013 F
A 9/2/2013 M
A 9/3/2013 M
C 8/31/2013 F
B 8/15/2013 F
D 10/5/2013 M
The total count for unique males should be 2, and unique females should be 2.
I tried to play around with the sum(if(frequency)) variation formula but without luck. I'm not sure how to tie it to using the names.
I don't mind using VBA code either.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Assuming that each name will always have the same gender if repeated (!) you can use a formula like this to count different males in the list:
=SUMPRODUCT((C2:C100="M")/COUNTIF(A2:A100,A2:A100&""))
obviously change M to F for female count
Sort the table by name A to Z first and then run this macro. Note that I am hard coding the range A2:A9.
This will only work if you sort your list first. Select all columns and rows and right click and sort A to Z by the name column.
Sub LoopRange()
Dim rCell As Range
Dim rRng As Range
Set rRng = Sheet1.Range("A2:A9")
Dim countM As Integer
Dim countF As Integer
Dim name As String
For Each rCell In rRng.Cells
If rCell.Value > name Then
If rCell.Offset(0, 2).Value = "M" Then
countM = countM + 1
End If
If rCell.Offset(0, 2).Value = "F" Then
countF = countF + 1
End If
End If
name = rCell.Value
Next rCell
MsgBox ("Males = " & countM & ", Females = " & countF)
'Range("E3").Value = countF
'Range("E4").Value = countM
End Sub