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Working backwards-matching names
I need to return information on employees from about 10 separate spreadsheets
to a master employee list. I guess this would involve looking up the employees name which is in column A on all sheets and returning the word yes or no from column J on all sheets to column L on the master sheet at the same employees name????? |
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Working backwards-matching names
One crack at this toughie ..
(do hang around awhile, there could be a better solution out there) You could try this set-up In your master sheet, assume the names are listed in A2 down Using 10 empty cols to the right of col L, viz cols M to V In M1:V1, carefully enter the exact sheetnames of the 10 other sheets that the names are found (the names within each sheet are assumed listed in A2 down) Place in M2, normal ENTER: =INDEX(INDIRECT("'"&M$1&"'!J:J"),MATCH($A2,INDIREC T("'"&M$1&"'!A:A"),0)) Copy M2 across to V2, fill down to the last name in col A to populate. If you see #REF!, that means the sheetname(s) entered within M1:V1 do not match the names on the tabs. Re-check and correct if required. Don't worry about the #N/As. Then put in L2, array-enter the formula by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER: =INDEX(M2:V2,MATCH(TRUE,NOT(ISERROR(M2:V2)),0)) Copy L2 down to the same extent. Col L will return the required results from col J in each of the 10 sheets. The above assumes of course that names are uniquely listed, ie any name listed in the master sheet will appear only on 1 sheet within the 10 other sheets. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "pj" wrote: I need to return information on employees from about 10 separate spreadsheets to a master employee list. I guess this would involve looking up the employees name which is in column A on all sheets and returning the word yes or no from column J on all sheets to column L on the master sheet at the same employees name????? |
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Working backwards-matching names
Thanks so much!!! I'll give it a try.
PJ "Max" wrote: One crack at this toughie .. (do hang around awhile, there could be a better solution out there) You could try this set-up In your master sheet, assume the names are listed in A2 down Using 10 empty cols to the right of col L, viz cols M to V In M1:V1, carefully enter the exact sheetnames of the 10 other sheets that the names are found (the names within each sheet are assumed listed in A2 down) Place in M2, normal ENTER: =INDEX(INDIRECT("'"&M$1&"'!J:J"),MATCH($A2,INDIREC T("'"&M$1&"'!A:A"),0)) Copy M2 across to V2, fill down to the last name in col A to populate. If you see #REF!, that means the sheetname(s) entered within M1:V1 do not match the names on the tabs. Re-check and correct if required. Don't worry about the #N/As. Then put in L2, array-enter the formula by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER: =INDEX(M2:V2,MATCH(TRUE,NOT(ISERROR(M2:V2)),0)) Copy L2 down to the same extent. Col L will return the required results from col J in each of the 10 sheets. The above assumes of course that names are uniquely listed, ie any name listed in the master sheet will appear only on 1 sheet within the 10 other sheets. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "pj" wrote: I need to return information on employees from about 10 separate spreadsheets to a master employee list. I guess this would involve looking up the employees name which is in column A on all sheets and returning the word yes or no from column J on all sheets to column L on the master sheet at the same employees name????? |
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welcome. post back on how it went for you.
-- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "TX caterer" wrote in message ... Thanks so much!!! I'll give it a try. PJ |
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