I want to be able to do some sort of "If Search" that will allow me to to
change my search criteria. For example if I specify that I want the data in
the 5 column of my data table below it will grab that data below it through
some kind of if link. SO if in a cell i type 4, below it in the next rows it
will give me the data of the 4th point.

Any idea if that is possible or if I am even making any sense?

1 2 3 4 5

..2 .3 .1 .3 .6
..4 .2 .8 .4 .7
..9 .7 .1 .2 .8

thanks,

Jase

Assuming that data occupies A1:E5, and that you want to use G1 to
select the column number, enter this in G3:

=IF(ISNA(MATCH(G$1,A$1:E$1,0)),"",INDEX($A3:$E3,(M ATCH(G$1,A$1:E
$1,0)))

then copy this into G4 and G5. This would work for any identifier in
A1:E1 and G1.

A slightly simpler version would be:

=IF(OR(G$1<1,G$15),"",INDEX($A3:$E3,G$1))

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Oct 1, 3:23*pm, Jase wrote:
*I want to be able to do some sort of "If Search" that will allow me to to
change my search criteria. For example if I specify that I want the data in
the 5 column of my data table below it will grab that data below it through
some kind of if link. SO if in a cell i type 4, below it in the next rows it
will give me the data of the 4th point.

Any idea if that is possible or if I am even making any sense?

1 *2 *3 *4 *5

.2 .3 .1 .3 .6
.4 .2 .8 .4 .7
.9 .7 .1 .2 .8

thanks,

Jase

That is helping but I forgot that i may not be looking for exact matches.
What I enetered 2.6, I would want it to return the closest data match in this
case being 3.

Any help on that?

thanks,

Jase

"Pete_UK" wrote:

Assuming that data occupies A1:E5, and that you want to use G1 to
select the column number, enter this in G3:

=IF(ISNA(MATCH(G$1,A$1:E$1,0)),"",INDEX($A3:$E3,(M ATCH(G$1,A$1:E
$1,0)))

then copy this into G4 and G5. This would work for any identifier in
A1:E1 and G1.

A slightly simpler version would be:

=IF(OR(G$1<1,G$15),"",INDEX($A3:$E3,G$1))

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Oct 1, 3:23 pm, Jase wrote:
I want to be able to do some sort of "If Search" that will allow me to to
change my search criteria. For example if I specify that I want the data in
the 5 column of my data table below it will grab that data below it through
some kind of if link. SO if in a cell i type 4, below it in the next rows it
will give me the data of the 4th point.

Any idea if that is possible or if I am even making any sense?

1 2 3 4 5

.2 .3 .1 .3 .6
.4 .2 .8 .4 .7
.9 .7 .1 .2 .8

thanks,

Jase

Okay then, you could do this:

=IF(OR(G$1<1,G$15),"",INDEX($A3:$E3,ROUND(G$1,0)) )

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Oct 1, 4:51*pm, Jase wrote:
That is helping but I forgot that i may not be looking for exact matches.
What I enetered 2.6, I would want it to return the closest data match in this
case being 3.

Any help on that?

thanks,

Jase



"Pete_UK" wrote:
Assuming that data occupies A1:E5, and that you want to use G1 to
select the column number, enter this in G3:

=IF(ISNA(MATCH(G$1,A$1:E$1,0)),"",INDEX($A3:$E3,(M ATCH(G$1,A$1:E
$1,0)))

then copy this into G4 and G5. This would work for any identifier in
A1:E1 and G1.

A slightly simpler version would be:

=IF(OR(G$1<1,G$15),"",INDEX($A3:$E3,G$1))

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Oct 1, 3:23 pm, Jase wrote:
*I want to be able to do some sort of "If Search" that will allow me to to
change my search criteria. For example if I specify that I want the data in
the 5 column of my data table below it will grab that data below it through
some kind of if link. SO if in a cell i type 4, below it in the next rows it
will give me the data of the 4th point.

Any idea if that is possible or if I am even making any sense?

1 *2 *3 *4 *5

.2 .3 .1 .3 .6
.4 .2 .8 .4 .7
.9 .7 .1 .2 .8

thanks,

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