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DMIN

Syntax:

DMIN ( database , field , criteria )

Description: Computes the minimum 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 minimum 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 minimum profit of apple trees over 10 in height is computed by DMIN(A4:E10,"Profit",A1:B2), which results in 75.

end example]