TOCOL function

 

Applies To

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Returns the array in a single column.

Syntax

=TOCOL(array, [ignore], [scan_by_column])

The TOCOL function syntax has the following arguments:

array       The array or reference to return as a column.

ignore       Whether to ignore certain types of values. By default, no values are ignored. Specify one of the following:

  • 0       Keep all values (default)

  • 1       Ignore blanks

  • 2       Ignore errors

  • 3       Ignore blanks and errors

scan_by_column       Scan the array by column. By default, the array is scanned by row. Scanning determines whether the values are ordered by row or by column.

Remarks

If scan_by_column is omitted or FALSE, the array is scanned by row; If TRUE, the array is scanned by column.

Errors

  • Excel returns a #VALUE! when an array constant contains one or more numbers that are not a whole number.

  • Excel returns a #NUM when array is too large.

Examples

Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.






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