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MatchedCols Function
Syntax
the matchedCols of <dataSheet>
where "condition" Applies to datasheets
Description
The matchedCols function is a query function that returns a comma-delimited list of numbers that correspond to the columns of a dataSheet that satisfy the given constraints. The constraints are specified using a string expression. You can use several constraints joined by logical operators. Each constraint must use the following format:
[not] <row> [= | > | < | etc.] value
Examples
You can use the matchedCols function to find matching data with spaces in it. For example,
into selectedColVar
Row 2 will be searched for values that are greater than Smith and row 5 will be searched for values greater than 32000. The resulting string of matching column numbers will be put into the variable selectedColVar.
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