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PeterBartholomew1
Nov 22, 2022Silver Contributor
Access Analytic Power Query challenge: Ticket list
Power Query Challenge - Ticket List - Access Analytic Every now and then, I like to try one of Wyn Hopkins PQ challenges, just to make sure I can perform the same task in regular Excel. The prob...
PeterBartholomew1
Nov 27, 2022Silver Contributor
That is a pretty amazing formula. Even the formula to calculate the possible values for a given cell is elegant. I separated that formula out and the concatenated the values to help a manual solution.
I still find recursive formula intensely difficult to set up and test and this one has the two recursive loops to contend with!
I still find recursive formula intensely difficult to set up and test and this one has the two recursive loops to contend with!
lori_m
Nov 28, 2022Iron Contributor
I didn't come up with the method of solution. The formula is a pretty direct translation of the linked python code originally from R. I also wondered about applying similar logic to chess puzzles: eight queens, knight's tour, even a simple chess playing program. Hoping someone will rise to the challenge!