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Default multiple column lookup?

AWESOME!! THANKS!!! :)

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you want exact matches for just two columns (and return a value from a
third), you could use:

=index(othersheet!$c$1:$c$100,
match(1,(a2=othersheet!$a$1:$a$100)*(b2=othersheet !$b$1:$b$100),0))

(all in one cell)

This is an array formula. Hit ctrl-shift-enter instead of enter. If you do it
correctly, excel will wrap curly brackets {} around your formula. (don't type
them yourself.)

Adjust the range to match--but you can't use the whole column.

This returns the value in othersheet column C when column A and B (of
othersheet) match A2 and B2 of the sheet with the formula.

And you can add more conditions by just adding more stuff to that product
portion of the formula:

=index(othersheet!$d$1:$d$100,
match(1,(a2=othersheet!$a$1:$a$100)
*(b2=othersheet!$b$1:$b$100)
*(c2=othersheet!$c$1:$c$100),0))

paula k wrote:

Here is the data I am working with:

LOB C/N #
Corporate Marketing 2
Corporate Marketing Critical 1
Corporate Marketing Non-Critical 1
Corporate Safety 1
Corporate Safety Critical 3
Corporate Security 1
Corporate Security Critical 1

How do I search for a lookup a "Corporate marketing" and "Critical" to
return the number from column 3?

Thanks!!!!


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Dave Peterson