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Reach a particular sum by sortining and adding prerecorded numbers in a column...

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    Unhappy Reach a particular sum by sortining and adding prerecorded numbers in a column...

    I want to get (or reach) a particular sum by adding a series of prerecorded numbers in a row.

    In detail, it is all about storing data on CD/DVD etc. Suppose I've 20 folders/files of sizes (in MB), 0120 0135 0154 1264 1123 1258 1369 1548 2435 0228 1254 1364 0752 0689 0842 0566 0698 2356 1786 0052 et al.
    I want to accomodate optimum no of files in a CD (650/700/735MB) or a DVD (4.38GB) so that the capacity of the medium exploted to its max. I've used sorting data in Excel but that requires manoeuvering. I want the display in this fashion:
    Column "A" : File/Folder Size(s) (Requires Input, containing at least 20 rows)
    Column "B" : File/Folder Selection(s) (This is the data picked up from column "A")
    Column "C" : Combination Size (Sum of the sizes displayed in Column "B", eventually, it would be nearest to the size of destination drive)
    Column "D" : Medium/Drive Size (Requires Input)

    Can someone help me out?

    Thanks in advance.

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    It would seem like the solution proposed to someone who asked a similar question yesterday should apply to your situation just fine. Oldchippy posted the solution in a link. The solution uses the Solver add-in to determine which numbers add up to a given total. Try searching for the link and see if that helps.

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