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How can I handle duplicates in an Index function?
I want to use the VLOOKUP/MATCH/INDEX function to dynamically assign a
persons name to a record based on a zip code. I know how to do this but the problem is that I can sometimes have in my table multiple people sharing a zipcode and I was wondering if anyone has ever written a formula that would cycle through the duplicates distributing out evenly amongst the people sharing that zip. Example: 37075 Smith 37078 Jones 38080 Brown 38080 Davis 38080 Daniels 38091 Owens When the zip is 37075, I would want Smith assigned. When the zip is 38080, I would want Brown assigned, then the next time I would want Davis assigned to it, then the third time it would be Daniels. Then the assignments would start over so that Brown would be assigned the fourth time that 38080 hits. Does anyone know of a function within excel that would do this? |
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How can I handle duplicates in an Index function?
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Illustrated in this sample: http://www.flypicture.com/download/NjI2MQ== Assigning names to zips in cyclic criteria.xls Assuming the zip codes for: Smith, Jones, Owens are listed in F1 down while those for: Brown, Davis, Daniels are listed in G1 down With source zips running in A1 down Place in B1: =IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(A1,F:F,0)),INDEX({" Smith";"Jones";"Owens"},MOD(COUNTIF(A$1:A1,A1)-1,3)+1),IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(A1,G:G,0)),INDEX({"Brown ";"Davis";"Daniels"},MOD(COUNTIF(A$1:A1,A1)-1,3)+1),"Check Zipcode"))) Copy B1 down as far as required. Adapt the "3" within the MOD to suit the actual number of names to be cycled*. *The indexed part within the curly braces: {"Smith";"Jones";" ... } -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "investor9987" wrote: I want to use the VLOOKUP/MATCH/INDEX function to dynamically assign a persons name to a record based on a zip code. I know how to do this but the problem is that I can sometimes have in my table multiple people sharing a zipcode and I was wondering if anyone has ever written a formula that would cycle through the duplicates distributing out evenly amongst the people sharing that zip. Example: 37075 Smith 37078 Jones 38080 Brown 38080 Davis 38080 Daniels 38091 Owens When the zip is 37075, I would want Smith assigned. When the zip is 38080, I would want Brown assigned, then the next time I would want Davis assigned to it, then the third time it would be Daniels. Then the assignments would start over so that Brown would be assigned the fourth time that 38080 hits. Does anyone know of a function within excel that would do this? |
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