Pick up the first positive (non Zero) number in a range

masim

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Hi

here is my range starting from say C1.

-1920 -56 -988 0 0 95 25 1222

How can i pick first positive non zero number (in this case 95) ?

Thanks
Asim
 
Hi all;

Considering various scenarios, this is my best and final offer ( :lol: )


=SMALL(C1:J1,COUNTIF(C1:J1,"<=0")+1)
 
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Raider said:
Hi all;

Considering various scenarios, this is my best and final offer ( :lol: )


=SMALL(C1:J1,COUNTIF(C1:J1,"<=0")+1)

That would produce quite often a wrong number.
Book7
CDEFGHIJ
100-35-7-21
2
35
45
5
Sheet1


C3:

=INDEX(C1:J1,MATCH(TRUE,C1:J1>0,0))

which must be confirmed with control+shift+enter, not just with enter.

C4:

=INDEX(C1:J1,MATCH(1,INDEX(--(C1:J1>0),1,0),0))

which is simply confirmed with enter.

The Small formula would give here 1 as result, which is not an intended result.
 
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