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I'll start by saying that i'm a newbie.

current conditions:
crystal 9.0
1 table (is a log)
17 of 30+ columns represent time under diferent conditions

Problem:
bring the top 5 five values and id from wich colum came.

Any sugestions?
Were should i start?

Thank You

 

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Thank You Guys.

Gary yours is also an excelent solution.

What i found challenging (because my lack of practice & formal training in these fine tool) was the use of the variables and passing them trough different formulas. I was trying to implement a "bubble sort".