Excel BYCOL Function – Google Sheets Alternative | ComTools

Learn Excel BYCOL: what it does, Google Sheets support (Not supported), alternatives (ARRAYFORMULA), and convert formulas online.

What is Excel BYCOL?

Applies a LAMBDA to each column of an array.

Google Sheets compatibility

On Google Sheets, BYCOL is marked as Not supported.

Convert with ComTools

Paste a formula that uses BYCOL into /excel-formula-converter, choose Google Sheets or Excel as the target, and get support status plus suggested rewrites.

FAQ

QDoes Google Sheets support BYCOL?

Status: Not supported. Common alternative: ARRAYFORMULA.

QCan ComTools rewrite my formula automatically?

Simple renames (e.g. TEXTAFTER→REGEXEXTRACT, TEXTSPLIT→SPLIT) and simple LET expansions are attempted; complex formulas get guidance.