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unsorted lookup
I need a formula, such as lookup, to extract data from an unsorted column. In
this case i'm tring to find the start time for the lunch period. A B C random text 7:00a 10:00a random text 10:00a 12:00p Lunch 12:00p 1:00p random text 1:00p 3:00p =lookup("lunch",A:A,B:B) wont work because A:A is not sorted. Thanks |
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unsorted lookup
=VLOOKUP("lunch",A:B,2,0)
"j.ruderman" wrote: I need a formula, such as lookup, to extract data from an unsorted column. In this case i'm tring to find the start time for the lunch period. A B C random text 7:00a 10:00a random text 10:00a 12:00p Lunch 12:00p 1:00p random text 1:00p 3:00p =lookup("lunch",A:A,B:B) wont work because A:A is not sorted. Thanks |
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Hi,
Try the following formula: =index(A1:C4,match("Lunch",A1:A4,0),1) Hope this helps. -- Regards, Ashsih Mathur Microsoft Excel MVP www.ashishmathur.com "j.ruderman" wrote in message ... I need a formula, such as lookup, to extract data from an unsorted column. In this case i'm tring to find the start time for the lunch period. A B C random text 7:00a 10:00a random text 10:00a 12:00p Lunch 12:00p 1:00p random text 1:00p 3:00p =lookup("lunch",A:A,B:B) wont work because A:A is not sorted. Thanks |
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