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Loopy86

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I have a workbook with 2 sheets; sheet 1 is called 'good news', and sheet 2 is 'new criteria'.

The good news data are the people who have been sent a letter. I need to identify these good news people on my 'new criteria' sheet so they are not contacted twice.

There is no unique job number or customer number, so I must look at the surname and the postcode to try and identify them.

Does anyone know what formula I can use for this please?

My titles are different, does that matter?
I have pasted the good news titles and the new criteria underneath.

<TABLE style="WIDTH: 703pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=933><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 26pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1280" width=35><COL style="WIDTH: 83pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4022" width=110><COL style="WIDTH: 77pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3730" width=102><COL style="WIDTH: 118pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 5741" width=157><COL style="WIDTH: 64pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3108" width=85><COL style="WIDTH: 55pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2669" width=73><COL style="WIDTH: 43pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2084" width=57><COL style="WIDTH: 73pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3547" width=97><COL style="WIDTH: 51pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2486" width=68><COL style="WIDTH: 29pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1389" width=38><COL style="WIDTH: 47pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2267" width=62><COL style="WIDTH: 37pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1792" width=49><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 36.75pt" height=49><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 26pt; HEIGHT: 36.75pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 height=49 width=35>Title</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 83pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=110>First Name</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 77pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=102>Surname</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 118pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=157>Address Line 1</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 64pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=85>Address Line 2</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 55pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=73>Address Line 3</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 43pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=57>Post Code</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 73pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=97>Main Telephone</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 51pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=68>Mobile</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 29pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=38>Model</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 47pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=62>Registration Number</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #95b3d7; WIDTH: 37pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=49>New/Used</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


<TABLE style="WIDTH: 1028pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=1370><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 35pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1682" width=46><COL style="WIDTH: 87pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4242" width=116><COL style="WIDTH: 134pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6546" width=179><COL style="WIDTH: 144pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 7021" width=192><COL style="WIDTH: 125pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6107" width=167><COL style="WIDTH: 125pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6070" width=166><COL style="WIDTH: 113pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 5522" width=151><COL style="WIDTH: 93pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4534" width=124><COL style="WIDTH: 56pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2742" width=75><COL style="WIDTH: 116pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 5632" width=154><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 35pt; HEIGHT: 15pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 height=20 width=46>Title</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 87pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=116>First Name</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 134pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=179>Surname</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 144pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=192>Address Line 1</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 125pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=167>Address Line 2</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 125pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=166>Address Line 3</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 113pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=151>Post Town</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 93pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=124>County</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 56pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=75>Post Code</TD><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WIDTH: 116pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid" class=xl65 width=154>Dear Name</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


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Loopy86
 

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From your post, I don't see Post Code on both sheets; I'm going to assume it's on new criteria somewhere so formulas can be edited to suit.

Parts of this solution require xl07 or better.

Using Surname and PostCode
Excel Workbook
ABCDEFGHIJKL
1TitleFirst NameSurnameAddress Line 1Address Line 2Address Line 3Post CodeMain TelephoneMobileModelRegistration NumberNew/Used
2Surname 160002
3Tweedle60000
4Surname 360004
5Surname 460005
6Surname 560006
7Tweedle Jr.60007
good news
Excel Workbook
ABCDEFGHI
1TitleFirst NameSurnameAddress Line 1Address Line 2Address Line 3Post TownCounty
2
3Tweedle60000Tweedle
4Tweedle Jr.60000#N/A
5Tweedle Jr.60007Tweedle Jr.
new criteria
This version actually pulls info from good news onto new criteria.


<TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: groove; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: #00ff00; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: groove; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffcf9; BORDER-TOP-COLOR: #00ff00; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: groove; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: #00ff00; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: groove; BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: #00ff00"><TR><TD>Spreadsheet Formulas</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><TD>Cell</TD><TD>Formula</TD></TR><TR><TD>I3</TD><TD>{=INDEX('good news'!A:L,MATCH(C3 &G3,'good news'!C:C & 'good news'!G:G,0),3)}</TD></TR><TR><TD>I4</TD><TD>{=INDEX('good news'!A:L,MATCH(C4 &G4,'good news'!C:C & 'good news'!G:G,0),3)}</TD></TR><TR><TD>I5</TD><TD>{=INDEX('good news'!A:L,MATCH(C5 &G5,'good news'!C:C & 'good news'!G:G,0),3)}</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD>Formula Array:
Produce enclosing { } by entering
formula with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER!
</TD></TR></TABLE>


Excel Workbook
ABCDEFGHI
7Tweedle60000Letter Sent
8Tweedle Jr.60000No Letter
9Tweedle Jr.60007Letter Sent
new criteria
If you don't need the actual data, but just the indication, use the following, it will be slightl less intensive on your workbook.


<TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: groove; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: #00ff00; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: groove; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffcf9; BORDER-TOP-COLOR: #00ff00; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: groove; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: #00ff00; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: groove; BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: #00ff00"><TR><TD>Spreadsheet Formulas</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cacaca; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><TD>Cell</TD><TD>Formula</TD></TR><TR><TD>I7</TD><TD>{=IF(ISERROR(MATCH(C7 &G7,'good news'!C:C & 'good news'!G:G,0)),"No Letter","Letter Sent")}</TD></TR><TR><TD>I8</TD><TD>{=IF(ISERROR(MATCH(C8 &G8,'good news'!C:C & 'good news'!G:G,0)),"No Letter","Letter Sent")}</TD></TR><TR><TD>I9</TD><TD>{=IF(ISERROR(MATCH(C9 &G9,'good news'!C:C & 'good news'!G:G,0)),"No Letter","Letter Sent")}</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD>Formula Array:
Produce enclosing { } by entering
formula with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER!
</TD></TR></TABLE>


 
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