Is there anyway I can write a user defined function that will do th
following:

Column A has a list of part descriptions
Column B has a list of Manufacturers

I want to write a FUNCTION that will look in col B for a certai
manufacturer and return the part description. I was thinking abou
using something like a =small() function. That is, look in col A fo
the first, second, third,... time the manufacturers name appears an
return the description.

When imputing the function in my worksheet it would read something lik
this:

=Part(Range,Manufacturer's Name, number it appears)

for example:
=Part(A1:A100,"Widget Inc.",5)

would return to me the 5th part number that comes up for the "Widge
Inc." company.

I realize that I can use Macros, Pivot Tables, and Filters to get thi
same information, but it would be a lot easier to write a funtion on
time and not have to worry about updates, etc.

Thanks for any help

P.S. Because of my inexperience in this field, I'm not sure if it ca
even be done

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