Index / Match Help

[tidnab312]

So I got the Index Match function to work, with one arguement:
Looks like this:
=INDEX($E$8:$E$100,MATCH(A4,$A$8:$A$100,FALSE))

works great, problem is the second argument comes from the B4 cell and the arguement needs to match BOTH A4 and B4 as there's duplicate data. I get a #REF! error

=INDEX($E$8:$E$100,MATCH(A4,$A$8:$A$100,FALSE),MATCH(B4,$C$8:$C$100,FALSE))

Also tried it this way: gives me a #VALUE error
=INDEX($E$8:$E$100,MATCH(A4&B4,$A$8:$A$100&$C$8:$C$100,FALSE),1)

I haven't used these functions much and got this far just by research... but now I'm stuck

thanks in advance for any help

 

[markmzz]

Try this small modification in your formula (array formula - use Ctrl+Shift+Enter and not only Enter):

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collapse; border-color: #A6AAB6"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">C4</th><td style="text-align:left">=INDEX(<font color="Blue">E8:E20,MATCH(<font color="Red">A4,A8:A20,0</font>)</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">D4</th><td style="text-align:left">=INDEX(<font color="Blue">E8:E20,MATCH(<font color="Red">B4,C8:C20,0</font>)</font>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: #FFFFFF" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Array Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #A6AAB6"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">E4</th><td style="text-align:left">{=INDEX(<font color="Blue">$E$8:$E$20,MATCH(<font color="Red">A4&B4,$A$8:$A$20&$C$8:$C$20,0</font>)</font>)}</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter.</b> If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
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Markmzz

 

[tidnab312]

I was tryin to use CTRL SHIFT ENTER and it didn't do anything... until i double clicked on the cell THEN it worked... so it was not my formula (which works now THANKS) I just wasn't gettin how the ctrl shift enter thing worked..

anyway... it works now.. thanks !!

 

[markmzz]

I was tryin to use CTRL SHIFT ENTER and it didn't do anything... until i double clicked on the cell THEN it worked... so it was not my formula (which works now THANKS) I just wasn't gettin how the ctrl shift enter thing worked..

anyway... it works now.. thanks !!

Tidnab312,,

Your formula was ok, the small modification that I said was the Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Markmzz<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>

 

[tidnab312]

Yep Thanks...

Unfortunately I thought the code was working but it's only 1/2 working

{=INDEX($E$11:$E$103,MATCH($B$6,$A$11:$A$103,FALSE),MATCH($C$6,$C$11:$C$103,FALSE))}


so my variables are $B$6 & $C$6 that works fine, but in the row below it I want the Data for $B$6 & $C$7 that does not work I get the #REF! error

What's even stranger is if I put the value of C7 in B7 it breaks that index as well... with that said the index is retrieving the first record that matches the first variable and stopping. I need it to bring up the data where it matches BOTH variables... if that makes sense...

 

[markmzz]

The correct array formula is

{=INDEX($E$11:$E$103,MATCH($B$6&$C$6,$A$11:$A$103&$C$11:$C$103,FALSE))}

and not

{=INDEX($E$11:$E$103,MATCH($B$6,$A$11:$A$103,FALSE),MATCH($C$6,$C$11:$C$103,FALSE))}

Look at this:

So I got the Index Match function to work, with one arguement:
Looks like this:
=INDEX($E$8:$E$100,MATCH(A4,$A$8:$A$100,FALSE))

works great, problem is the second argument comes from the B4 cell and the arguement needs to match BOTH A4 and B4 as there's duplicate data. I get a #REF! error

=INDEX($E$8:$E$100,MATCH(A4,$A$8:$A$100,FALSE),MATCH(B4,$C$8:$C$100,FALSE))

Also tried it this way: gives me a #VALUE error
=INDEX($E$8:$E$100,MATCH(A4&B4,$A$8:$A$100&$C$8:$C$100,FALSE),1)

I haven't used these functions much and got this far just by research... but now I'm stuck

thanks in advance for any help

Could you post a small example of your data?

Put borders around a small range of the cells.
Then copy the range and paste them here.

Markmzz