GoalSeek(Double,String,Boolean) Method

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Calculates the values necessary to achieve a specific goal.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Overloads Function GoalSeek( _
   ByVal goal As Double, _
   ByVal changingCell As String, _
   Optional ByVal changeIfFound As Boolean _
) As Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim instance As IRange
Dim goal As Double
Dim changingCell As String
Dim changeIfFound As Boolean
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.GoalSeek(goal, changingCell, changeIfFound)

bool GoalSeek( 
   double goal,
   string changingCell,
   bool changeIfFound
)

Parameters

goal: The value you want returned in this cell.
changingCell: Specifies which cell should be changed to achieve the target value.
changeIfFound: if set to true, the changingCell's value is changed only if the goal seek is successful.

Return Value

true if the goal seek is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

If the goal is an amount returned by a formula, this calculates a value that, when supplied to your formula, causes the formula to return the number you want.

Reference

IRange Interface
IRange Members
Overload List

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