DMAX ( database , field , criteria )

Description: Computes the maximum value of the cells in a column of a list or database that match the specified criteria. (See the DAVERAGE function §3.17.7.77.)

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
database	reference	The range of cells that makes up the list or database.
field	text, number	The column to which criteria shall be applied.
criteria	reference	The range of cells that contains the specified conditions.

For a detailed description of each argument, see the DAVERAGE function §3.17.7.77.

Return Type and Value: number – The maximum of the values of the cells that correspond to the specified criteria.

[Example: Using the data in the example in the DAVERAGE function §3.17.7.77:

The maximum profit of apple and pear trees is computed by DMAX(A4:E10,"Profit",A1:A3), which results in 105.

end example]