here is the nightmare....
on C1:E3 i type a value of 1 on general number format and on F6:h6 i type 1
also.
when I grab on B6 a part of the formula
SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(FIND($C$1:$E$3,F6)))
disecting it goes like this
=Find($c$1:$e$3,F6) result is #VALUE! of course because its not a text
=ISNUMBER(FIND($C$1:$E$3,F6)) result is FALSE
=SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(FIND($C$1:$E$3,F6))) and the result is a shivering
(NINE) 9 !!!

a nine (9) against a single #VALUE! and under a single FALSE !!!
thanks Luke.


"Luke" wrote:

Yes driller I seen your post. However over my head this all is, I have to
say that it is unique, the operations that can be performed by way of various
functions. I'm a beginner for the past ten years :) but I learn something
every time I'm here even if the outcome is not favorable.
thanks for your input and do let us all know if you resolve the formula.
regards,
Luke

"driller" wrote:

Luke, you got a very nice question. Thanks for the eye-opener.
Actually I copy and modify your previous post and place it as "Array Help
Part 2" and I find a very unusual static results on the formula been tried by
Max and Biff, I hope the writer can really define the extents of these
"function grabbing formula" that may destabilize the If function's expected
dynamic behaviour...Mr. Bob Phillips, I hope you realize what you have
discussed on the thread of TryHarder in respect to your longtime supposed
dedication for ms excel. without further and thanks again Luke and Max.

"Luke" wrote:

Thanks Bob. I am getting results but only in reference to colmn C and E.
Colmn B is left out inhibiting the results. The results show only B6=100 &
B19=315. The rest are omitted.


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Okay,

It is a two-step approach.

First select cell B2, and add a defined name (InsertNamedefine...) with a
name of lastX and a RefersTo value of

=INDEX($C$1:$C$20,MAX(IF($F$1:$F1="X",ROW($F$1:$F1 )))-1):INDEX($E$1:$E$20,MA
X(IF($F$1:$F1="X",ROW($F$1:$F1)))+1)

Then in cell B2, note, leave B1 clear, add the formula

=IF(COUNTIF($F1:$F3,"X")0,"",IF(AND(
SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(lastX,C2,0))),
SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(lastX,D2,0))),
SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(lastX,E2,0)))),(C2&D2&E2)+0,""))

and copy down

--

HTH

Bob Phillips

(replace xxxx in the email address with gmail if mailing direct)

"Luke" wrote in message
...
Max asked me to re-post this in order to get more visibility.
Originally I asked:
Thank you for being there to help us,
Is it possible to have a formula in colmn B that will look at any three
individual cells in the array C1:E3 and match them up to any one row
from the
array F1:H11, then display a cancatenation of three like cells from
array
F1:H11 in Colmn B?

I hope this example comes through well enough for you.
Thank you,
Luke
A B C D E F G H
1 359 1 6 3 3 5 9
2 0 0 1 7 4 4
3 100 9 8 5 1 0 0
4 2 1 3
5 6 4 3
6 168 1 6 8
7 1 6 4
8 3 3 4
9 4 4 4
10 950 9 5 0
11 8 8 7

Max Said:

=IF(AND(SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH($C$1:$E$3,F1,0))),SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(
MATCH($C$1:$E$3,G1,0))),SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH($C$1:$E$3,H1,0)))),(F1&G
1&H1)+0,"")

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Worked great for what it was intended to do. Now I am asking if that
formula
can be tweaked a bit more.
for example the formula currently looks at $C$1:$E$3 and matches the
corresponding row results in F1:H11 while staying locked into $C$1:$E$3.
Now that I see it can be done, I changed my data so that it is all in the
same colmns (see example below).
Until now I would manually pull out the range $C$1:$E$3 and then I looked
for the results.. you helped me with that.
In colmn "F" I marked the middle row (C2:E2) of the range $C$1:$E$3 with
an
"X" and note the "X" at (C10:E10) of $C$9:$E$11 as well as (C17:E17) of
$C$16:$E$18 .
I would like to know if it is possible to have the same formula keep it's
original search until it finds another "X" in colmn "F" then unlock from
$C$1:$E$3 (ie $C1:$E3) then lock onto that new range, in this case it's
$C$9:$E$11, until it finds another "X" and so on.
To be clear, the range that "X" represents would always have three total
rows as in the original thread; including the row that
contains the "X", one row above and one row below. As well it would not
look
back at previous ranges but once locked into arange it would keep matching
on
the current "X" Range until it finds another... I think it's a streatch
but I
am always amazed at what you guys can do.
Thanks again for your help,
Luke
A B C D E F
1 1 6 3
2 0 0 1 X
3 9 8 5
4 359 3 5 9
5 7 4 4
6 100 1 0 0
7 2 1 3
8 6 4 3
9 168 1 6 8
10 1 6 4
11 3 3 4
12 4 4 4 X
13 9 5 0
14 8 8 7
15 435 4 3 5
16 5 6 1
17 3 0 5 X
18 1 6 8
19 315 3 1 5
20 4 4 5

Thank you for your help. It is alright if it is impossible as I can work
with what I have already.
Luke