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Oct 12, 2018Will not create data table because excel says there is an array in the proposed data table area.
Hi. I have a spreadsheet with an area that I want to convert to a data table. Excel comes back and says
"multi-cell array formulas are not allowed in tables." So I cannot create the data table. I go back and look through the table area every way I know how but I cannot find an array of any type in the range where I want to create the data table. I have used online help but cannot find what the problem is exactly.
Any help much appreciated. Reuben Vabner
- Haytham AmairahSilver Contributor
Hi Reuben.
I reproduced this issue in my spreadsheet and got the below result.
I've tried to convert the range B2:B4 to a table, but since the range has multi-cell array formula which is TRANSPOSE, I can't do that!
You should have a formula like this in the range you're trying to convert to a table!
If not, please attach the spreadsheet that has this issue in order to figure out what is the problem.
Regards,
Haytham
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Thank you Haytham! I don't have any formula such as "transpose". I have copied page from spreadsheet here. I want to create data table in the cell range B3:AH38
- BobOrrellIron Contributor
Cells U31, U32, and U33 have array formulas that are different from the other formulas in the column.
- BobOrrellIron Contributor
You'll need to look for an array formula. You can tell that a formula is an array formula when it is enclosed in { }
- Haritha_MekkattCopper Contributor
BobOrrell hi bob, I got the same issue. And the formula is enclosed in {} . Is there any way to create a table with this?
- BobOrrellIron ContributorNot to my knowledge. if the formula has {} surrounding it, you cannot put that formula in a table.
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Thank you very much. I did search for the first bracket "{" using FIND but it said there are none. I will try again but it may again tell me no such bracket in table area. Thanks for your help.
Reuben- Deleted
Tried again.Cannot find any brackets. Also, if you try to "sort and filter" (custom), it will not do that either because there is supposedly an array in the range I want to sort and filter.
Thank you, Reuben