Fill in data base on entry

JTL9161

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
I am trying to find a formula that will fill in a number based on where a name is entered. As a name is entered, I need the number where the name is entered to fill in on a table.

Thanks,
James

Book1
ABCDEFGH
1
2User enters names here
31DAVEBILL
41BOBGREG
52TOMTIM
62STEVEBRIAN
73GEORGEBRYAN
83MIKEDOUG
94STUED
104RICKTONY
11
12Need coorsponding number to fill in below
13BILL1
14BOB1
15BRIAN2
16BRYAN3
17DAVE1
18DOUG3
19ED4
20GEORGE3
21GREG1
22MIKE3
23RICK4
24STEVE2
25STU4
26TIM2
27TOM2
28TONY4
29
Sheet1
 

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Using Function Arguments with nested formulas
If writing INDEX in Func. Arguments, type MATCH(. Use the mouse to click inside MATCH in the formula bar. Dialog switches to MATCH.
=IFERROR(INDEX($A$3:$A$10,MATCH(C13,$B$3:$B$10,0)),INDEX($A$3:$A$10,MATCH(C13,$C$3:$C$10,0)))

probably be able to use some of the 365 functions

Book2
ABCD
1
2User enters names here
31DAVEBILL
41BOBGREG
52TOMTIM
62STEVEBRIAN
73GEORGEBRYAN
83MIKEDOUG
94STUED
104RICKTONY
11
12Need coorsponding number to fill in below
13BILL1
14BOB1
15BRIAN2
16BRYAN3
17DAVE1
18DOUG3
19ED4
20GEORGE3
21GREG1
22MIKE3
23RICK4
24STEVE2
25STU4
26TIM2
27TOM2
28TONY4
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
D13:D28D13=IFERROR(INDEX($A$3:$A$10,MATCH(C13,$B$3:$B$10,0)),INDEX($A$3:$A$10,MATCH(C13,$C$3:$C$10,0)))
 
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Are your names in C13 and down written manually? seems that yes. then in D13 and copy down try:
Excel Formula:
=XLOOKUP(C13,B$3:B$12,A$3:A$12,XLOOKUP(C13,C$3:C$12,A$3:A$12,"no such value",0),0)

Edit: somehow I did'nt see solution by Wayne.
It is basically the same, but using new functions.
To be exactly equivalent (no special treatment for non-existing names) will be shorter:
Excel Formula:
=XLOOKUP(C13,B$3:B$12,A$3:A$12,XLOOKUP(C13,C$3:C$12,A$3:A$12,,0),0)
 
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