use a normal index/match

Does that mean vlookup/match is abnormal? <g


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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Max" wrote in message
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Another option to return the intersection value within the table
is to use a normal index/match on top row/leftmost col

Illustrated in new sheet: x in your sample:
http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3efdj
Index_match top row_left col.xls

In sheet: x,
Assume Size & Length values are selected from DVs / input in P2:Q2 down
In R2:
=IF(COUNTA(P2:Q2)<2,"",INDEX($B$3:$N$7,MATCH(P2,$A $3:$A$7,0),MATCH(Q2,$B$2:$N$2,0)))
Copy down to return results from the table
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"Gulfman100" wrote:
I am creating a home building estimate program in excel and want to
return
the value in a certain cell by giving row and column referances. I
created
lists with headers to referance the rows and col. I named the database to
referance it. Everything I try to do to referance the database returns an
error. I have tried the Index function (array style) to retreive the
data. I
suspected that the row and col names have something to do with the
problem so
I tried formatting their cells as text only and that didn't help.

This the database file: http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3efdg
Thanks in Advance