Formula help needed

[cartti]

Would anyone know the formula when copying down rows from row 1 it does the following:

- where x can any positive number, e.g. if x = 4, the following from row 1 down would be

1
2
3
4
1
2
3
1
2
1
""
""
etc.

e.g. if x = 3

1
2
3
1
2
1
""
""
etc.

I suspect you would need the function row() and a cell reference to x, but the mathematical formula eludes me.

Thanks!

 

[DanteAmor]

Put the value of x in cell B1.
Put the formula in A1 and copy down

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff; "> <colgroup><col style="font-weight:bold; width:30px; " /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /></colgroup><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; font-size:8pt; "><td > </td><td >A</td><td >B</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >1</td><td style="text-align:right; ">1</td><td style="text-align:right; ">4</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >2</td><td style="text-align:right; ">2</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >3</td><td style="text-align:right; ">3</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >4</td><td style="text-align:right; ">4</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >5</td><td style="text-align:right; ">1</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >6</td><td style="text-align:right; ">2</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >7</td><td style="text-align:right; ">3</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >8</td><td style="text-align:right; ">4</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >9</td><td style="text-align:right; ">1</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >10</td><td style="text-align:right; ">2</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >11</td><td style="text-align:right; ">3</td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >12</td><td style="text-align:right; ">4</td><td > </td></tr></table><br /><table style="font-family:Arial; font-size:10pt; border-style: groove ;border-color:#00ff00;background-color:#fffcf9; color:#000000; "><tr><td ><b></b></td></tr><tr><td ><table border = "1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:9pt;"><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; font-size:10pt;"><td >Cell</td><td >Formula</td></tr><tr><td >A1</td><td >=IF(MOD(ROW(),$B$1)=0,$B$1,MOD(ROW(),$B$1))</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

 

[Scott Huish]

The IF is not necessary for that
=MOD(ROWS($A$1:A1)-1,$B$1)+1

But that's not what the op asked for. If it was 4, the sequence was supposed to go 1,2,3,4 then 1,2,3 then 1,2 then 1

 

[Eric W]

How about:

Book1
	A	B
1
2	1	4
3	2
4	3
5	4
6	1
7	2
8	3
9	1
10	2
11	1
Sheet5

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
A2	=IF(A1<$B$2-COUNTIF($A$1:$A1,1)+1,A1+1,IF(COUNTIF($A$1:$A1,1)=$B$2,"",1))

 

[DanteAmor]

The IF is not necessary for that
=MOD(ROWS($A$1:A1)-1,$B$1)+1

But that's not what the op asked for. If it was 4, the sequence was supposed to go 1,2,3,4 then 1,2,3 then 1,2 then 1

You're right, I didn't see the whole example

 

[cartti]

Thanks a lot Eric. This is what I was looking for!

 

[Eric W]

Glad we could help!