VLOOKUP using 2 columns
 

I have a table of component information that has the first two columns headed
Make and Model. Is there any way to do a VLOOKUP on an unique combination of
two columns? This is a dynamic list so I don't want to create single
concatenated column of Make & " " & Model.
What would be my options were this function not available?

H

VLOOKUP using 2 columns
 

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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 only use the whole column in xl2007.

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))

Humphrey wrote:

I have a table of component information that has the first two columns headed
Make and Model. Is there any way to do a VLOOKUP on an unique combination of
two columns? This is a dynamic list so I don't want to create single
concatenated column of Make & " " & Model.
What would be my options were this function not available?

H

--

Dave Peterson

VLOOKUP using 2 columns
 

That as nailed it perfectly. Many thanks for the quick response.

H

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Saved from a previous post:

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 only use the whole column in xl2007.

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))

Humphrey wrote:

I have a table of component information that has the first two columns headed
Make and Model. Is there any way to do a VLOOKUP on an unique combination of
two columns? This is a dynamic list so I don't want to create single
concatenated column of Make & " " & Model.
What would be my options were this function not available?

H

--

Dave Peterson