Lookup value,return column heading
 

I am trying to locate a matching value and return its columnheading.
Ex A5=vlaue to find in row5 to return column heading a4:z4

hlookup(a5,b5:z5,(return matching column heading a4:z4),0)

Lookup value,return column heading
 

Try INDEX(A4:Z4,1,MATCH(A5,B5:Z5))
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"MFM" wrote:

I am trying to locate a matching value and return its columnheading.
Ex A5=vlaue to find in row5 to return column heading a4:z4

hlookup(a5,b5:z5,(return matching column heading a4:z4),0)

Lookup value,return column heading
 

If your data will not extend past column Z:

=LEFT(ADDRESS(ROW(A5),COLUMN(A5)+MATCH(A5,B5:Z5,0) ,2))

If your data might extend past Z (say until AH5):

=LEFT(ADDRESS(ROW(A5),COLUMN(A5)+MATCH(A5,B5:AH5,0 ),2),FIND("$",ADDRESS
(ROW(A5),COLUMN(A5)+MATCH(A5,B5:AH5,0),2))-1)

HTH
Kostis Vezerides


On Nov 13, 5:31*pm, MFM wrote:
I am trying to locate a matching value and return its columnheading. *
Ex A5=vlaue to find in row5 to return column heading a4:z4

hlookup(a5,b5:z5,(return matching column heading a4:z4),0)

Lookup value,return column heading
 

Thank you.
I actually have to first look up by date then apply the formula to an aray
to locate the column reference and copy doen. Please see my example below.

Thank for your help. This is killing me.

IN C14
=VLOOKUP(a14,$a$2:$c$11,MATCH($b$14,$B$2:$e$14,0), FALSE)

A B C D E
SCHEDULE
1 DATE SALES MKTG GEN PROD
2 01/01/07 dh PL ST
3 01/02/07 MS HG DM RO
4 01/03/07 HG TW RO
5 01/04/07 MS HR HG RO
6 01/05/07 DM MG HG
7 01/06/07 SU MG
8 01/07/07 MG SU DH
9 01/08/07 DM DR RO
10 01/09/07 HG ES RO
11 01/10/07 ah TW GO
12
13 DATE STAFF DEPT Wk'd from Above
14 01/01/07 PL ??
15 01/06/07 MG ??
16 01/09/07 ES ??
17 01/06/07 SU ??
18 01/10/07 TW ??
19 01/03/07 RO ??
20 01/01/07 DH ??
21 01/06/07 SU ??
22 01/09/07 RO ??



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"MFM" wrote:

I am trying to locate a matching value and return its columnheading.
Ex A5=vlaue to find in row5 to return column heading a4:z4

hlookup(a5,b5:z5,(return matching column heading a4:z4),0)

Lookup value,return column heading
 

Given your data layout this is a formula to use in C14 and copy down:

=INDEX($B$1:$E$1,MATCH(B14,INDEX($B$2:$E$11,MATCH( A14,$A$2:$A$11,0),0),
0))

HTH
Kostis

On Nov 13, 8:00*pm, MFM wrote:

Thank you.
I actually have to first look up by date then apply the formula to an aray
to locate the column reference and copy doen. *Please see my example below.

Thank for your help. *This is killing me.

IN C14
=VLOOKUP(a14,$a$2:$c$11,MATCH($b$14,$B$2:$e$14,0), FALSE)

* * * * A * * * B * * * C * * * D * * * E
* * * * SCHEDULE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1 * * * DATE * *SALES * MKTG * *GEN * * PROD
2 * * * 01/01/07 * * * * * * * *dh * * *PL * * *ST
3 * * * 01/02/07 * * * *MS * * *HG * * *DM * * *RO
4 * * * 01/03/07 * * * * * * * *HG * * *TW * * *RO
5 * * * 01/04/07 * * * *MS * * *HR * * *HG * * *RO
6 * * * 01/05/07 * * * * * * * *DM * * *MG * * *HG
7 * * * 01/06/07 * * * * * * * * * * * *SU * * *MG
8 * * * 01/07/07 * * * * * * * *MG * * *SU * * *DH
9 * * * 01/08/07 * * * * * * * *DM * * *DR * * *RO
10 * * *01/09/07 * * * * * * * *HG * * *ES * * *RO
11 * * *01/10/07 * * * * * * * *ah * * *TW * * *GO
12 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
13 * * *DATE * *STAFF * DEPT Wk'd from Above * * * * * *
14 * * *01/01/07 * * * *PL * * *?? * * * * * * *
15 * * *01/06/07 * * * *MG * * *?? * * * * * * *
16 * * *01/09/07 * * * *ES * * *?? * * * * * * *
17 * * *01/06/07 * * * *SU * * *?? * * * * * * *
18 * * *01/10/07 * * * *TW * * *?? * * * * * * *
19 * * *01/03/07 * * * *RO * * *?? * * * * * * *
20 * * *01/01/07 * * * *DH * * *?? * * * * * * *
21 * * *01/06/07 * * * *SU * * *?? * * * * * * *
22 * * *01/09/07 * * * *RO * * *?? * * * * * * *


Alan Moseley IT Consultancy
http://www.amitc.co.uk



If I have solved your problem, please click Yes below. *Thanks.



"MFM" wrote:



I am trying to locate a matching value and return its columnheading. *
Ex A5=vlaue to find in row5 to return column heading a4:z4



hlookup(a5,b5:z5,(return matching column heading a4:z4),0)