Luuk has written on 7/5/2014 5:01 AM:
> On 5-7-2014 00:08, Pikov Andropov wrote:
>> I have a list of names in column A.
>>
>> I would like like to click something and produce a list of random pairs,
>> say in col B.
>>
>> For example, suppose I have
>>
>> Jack
>> Jill
>> Sam
>> Susan
>> Bill
>> Joe
>>
>> I click and get
>>
>> Jack, Jill
>> Joe, Susan
>> Sam, Bill
>>
>> I don't save the result, and the next tie I run it, I get
>>
>> Sam, Jack
>> Bill, Joe
>> Susan, Jill
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
> Yes, this can be done in Calc
>
> First,assign a unique number to the names, i did put those number in
> column B, so i get:
> Names Seqeuence
> Jack 3
> Jill 2
> Sam 1
> Susan 4
> Bill 6
> Joe 5
>
> Then, i have this foruma in D2:
> =INDIRECT("A"&TEXT(B2+1;"0"))
> which i copy from B2 to B3..B7
What am I copying from B2 to B3..B7 if the formula is in D2???
> i get:
> Names Seqeuence
> Jack 3 Sam
> Jill 2 Jill
> Sam 1 Jack
> Susan 4 Susan
> Bill 6 Joe
> Joe 5 Bill
>
> Last bit:
> In E5: =D2&","&D5
> Copy this from D2 to D3..D4
>
>
> Result:
> Names Seqeuence
> Jack 3 Sam Sam,Susan
> Jill 2 Jill Jill,Joe
> Sam 1 Jack Jack,Bill
> Susan 4 Susan
> Bill 6 Joe
> Joe 5 Bill
>
>
> Next time, the sequence is different
Do I change the sequence numbers by hand????
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