Hi, I am trying to use vlookup to get some figures out of a table of
data. A simplified version is as below:

Fund G/N_Ind 1m_cum
SB058 N* -1.01
46385 G -0.86
46385 N* -0.94
FC237 N* -1

If I use a simple vlookup to obtain the figures in the third column I
can use the following formula:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$A$2:$C$5,3,FALSE)

However, as there is a repeat of the fund code in the first colum,
when I want to return the figure -0.94 for the fund number 46385, it
instead returns the first occurence of the fund and gives me the
figure -0.86. Is there any other formula I can use to ask for the
second instance corresponding to Fund 46385 or perhaps a formula that
first looks for 46385 and then looks for N* so it will return the
-0.94? Thanks,
Simon

Hi Simon,

Try this:-

=INDEX($A$2:$C$20,SMALL(IF($A$2:$C$20=$D$1,ROW($A$ 2:$C$20)-ROW($A$2)+1,ROW($C$20)+1),2),3)


The range for this is A2 to C20. The lookup value is in D1. The end 3 tells
it to look in column 3 and the last 2 tells it to find the second instance.
It can be altered to find the 3rd etc. It's an array so Ctrl+shift+enter.

Mike

"Simon888" wrote:

Hi, I am trying to use vlookup to get some figures out of a table of
data. A simplified version is as below:

Fund G/N_Ind 1m_cum
SB058 N* -1.01
46385 G -0.86
46385 N* -0.94
FC237 N* -1

If I use a simple vlookup to obtain the figures in the third column I
can use the following formula:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$A$2:$C$5,3,FALSE)

However, as there is a repeat of the fund code in the first colum,
when I want to return the figure -0.94 for the fund number 46385, it
instead returns the first occurence of the fund and gives me the
figure -0.86. Is there any other formula I can use to ask for the
second instance corresponding to Fund 46385 or perhaps a formula that
first looks for 46385 and then looks for N* so it will return the
-0.94? Thanks,
Simon

Magic, thanks Mike! I have somehow managed to fix it into my much
larger and more complicated spreadsheet. That's great, thanks again!
Simon

Change "FALSE" to "TRUE" of course no quotes


"Simon888" wrote:

Hi, I am trying to use vlookup to get some figures out of a table of
data. A simplified version is as below:

Fund G/N_Ind 1m_cum
SB058 N* -1.01
46385 G -0.86
46385 N* -0.94
FC237 N* -1

If I use a simple vlookup to obtain the figures in the third column I
can use the following formula:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$A$2:$C$5,3,FALSE)

However, as there is a repeat of the fund code in the first colum,
when I want to return the figure -0.94 for the fund number 46385, it
instead returns the first occurence of the fund and gives me the
figure -0.86. Is there any other formula I can use to ask for the
second instance corresponding to Fund 46385 or perhaps a formula that
first looks for 46385 and then looks for N* so it will return the
-0.94? Thanks,
Simon

Hi,

here is an alternate approach. You can create a column to the left of the
data table which looks like this

=A2&B2

This assumes that the first row of data is on row 2 and that the Fund # is
in column A and the G/N in column B,

Then your formula would read:

=VLOOKUP(F1,$A$2:$D$5,4,FALSE)

and in cell F1 you would enter 46385N*

I have moved you lookup value from A2 to F1 in your original formula.

--
Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Simon888" wrote:

Hi, I am trying to use vlookup to get some figures out of a table of
data. A simplified version is as below:

Fund G/N_Ind 1m_cum
SB058 N* -1.01
46385 G -0.86
46385 N* -0.94
FC237 N* -1

If I use a simple vlookup to obtain the figures in the third column I
can use the following formula:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$A$2:$C$5,3,FALSE)

However, as there is a repeat of the fund code in the first colum,
when I want to return the figure -0.94 for the fund number 46385, it
instead returns the first occurence of the fund and gives me the
figure -0.86. Is there any other formula I can use to ask for the
second instance corresponding to Fund 46385 or perhaps a formula that
first looks for 46385 and then looks for N* so it will return the
-0.94? Thanks,
Simon