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    searching specific columns

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    i have attached a screenshot of an excel file which was converted from pdf. it contains result of a medical addmission test and has some 96 tables. i scored 424 marks in the test. now i want to search the columns named 'marks' in all the tables for the values that are greater than or equal to '424' so that i can know how many candidates have a higher merit than me. the values returned should contain ID. # and name along with marks of all the candidates having marks greater than or equal to '424'.

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    Re: searching specific columns

    Arrange all the data into a single table and sort by score.
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    Re: searching specific columns

    96 tables? and you could be in any one of them?
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    Re: searching specific columns

    @martindwilson

    i know where i am in the tables. but i want to search all the candidates who have scored 424 marks or above that. i want a list of those candidates. and i want all tables to be searched for the data i am looking for...

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    Re: searching specific columns

    thats a tall order for a function i suppose someone could code if for you to loop through all values on all sheets and return marks/ names/id's tho

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