Converting Excel formulas in Numbers

I am new to Numbers and have an Excel Spreadsheet that I've used previously that calculates the best 4 scores from golfers over a 10 week period. In Excel I used =sum(LARGE[e2:n2,{1,2,3,4}]) but when I use it in Numbers I get a Syntax Error message. Is there anyone who can help me convert the Excel formula so that it works in Numbers.

Numbers does not use excels array functions so this will probably work:
=SUM(LARGE(E2:N2, 1), LARGE(E2:N2, 2), LARGE(E2:N2, 3), LARGE(E2:N2, 4))

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Hi George, on the first script
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I want to use an Excel 2010 spreadsheet in Numbers on my iPad.
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In Numbers the hierarchy is document, sheet, table, range whereas in Excel the table isn't required. So for pasteDataA() try this:
on pasteDataA()
tell application "Numbers"
tell document "SpreadSheetA.numbers"
tell sheet "DesiredTabName"
tell table 1 -- or table name if you have one
set selection range to cell 2 of column 1
delay 2
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
tell application "Numbers"
activate
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "v" using {command down}
delay 2
end tell
end tell
end pasteDataA
I didn't clear the range first but assume you will be able to work that out. Remember you need to specify the table when you do that.
SG
P.S. Note use of the .numbers suffix when specifying the document, if named. Otherwise you can use document 1 or front document.

How change this excel formula IF(ISNUMBER(P4);IF(P4 R4;3;IF(P4=R4;1;0));0) in a numbers formula

I use this formula -
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in mac excel 2008, but it isn't works in numbers, may you help me plz?

Barry wrote:
ivanfromrio de janeiro wrote:
I Tried (Jiri's formula), but numbers returns "syntax error".
Works fine here. I suspect you need to use semi colons for the argument separators:
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Regards,
Barry
PS: Same change will be needed in my formulas above. Commas are used to separate arguments where the period ( . ) is the decimal separator, semi colons ( ; ) where the comma ( , ) is the decimal separator.
B
You are right, Barry!
Sorry, I work in Excel over 10 hours a day. Any syntax-related comma in Excel will be a semicolon in Numbers. Power of a habit. :-)

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If a person travels for 1 or 2 days we pay out a mealsrate of 75% per day. If 3 or more days we pay # days less 2 days * 25%. I hope that makes sense.
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OK, that Excel formula can be reduced a bit. The following custom Calculate scipt will do what the formula does:
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