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DMIN

Excel Functions

Get min from matching records

Syntax

EXCEL
=DMIN(database, field, criteria)

Arguments

Parameter Description
database Database range including headers.
field Field name or index to count.
criteria Criteria range including headers.

Return Value

The minimum value in a given field

Details

The Excel DMAX function gets the minimum value in a given field from a set of records that match criteria. The database argument is a range of cells that includes field headers, field is the name or index of the field to get a max value from, and criteria is a range of cells with headers that match those in database. Using the example above, you can get the minimum value from the field "Price" for records where the color is "Red" and Quantity is > 2 with these formulas: The criteria can include a variety of expressions, including some wildcards. The table below shows some examples: Note: it appears support for wildcards is not as extensive as with other functions like COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, MATCH, etc. For example, the pattern ??? will match strings with 3 exactly characters in more modern func

Examples

Example 1

Using the example above, you can get the minimum value from the field "Price" for records where the color is "Red" and Quantity is > 2 with these form

EXCEL
=DMIN(B7:E14,"Price",B4:E5) // field by name
=DMIN(B7:E14,2,B4:E5) // field by index

See Also

DCOUNT DCOUNTA DMAX