Search that returns Range

[Frank Horatio]

Using Excel for Mac 2011...
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</td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.0pt" height="14"> <td class="xl65" style="height:14.0pt;border-top:none" height="14">val 1</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">val 9</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.0pt" height="14"> <td class="xl65" style="height:14.0pt;border-top:none" height="14">val 1</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">val 10</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.0pt" height="14"> <td class="xl65" style="height:14.0pt;border-top:none" height="14">val 1</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">val 4</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.0pt" height="14"> <td class="xl65" style="height:14.0pt;border-top:none" height="14">val 2</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">val 4</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.0pt" height="14"> <td class="xl65" style="height:14.0pt;border-top:none" height="14">val 2</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">val 5</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.0pt" height="14"> <td class="xl65" style="height:14.0pt;border-top:none" height="14">val 3</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">val 6</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">
</td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.0pt" height="14"> <td class="xl65" style="height:14.0pt;border-top:none" height="14">val 3</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">val 4</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">desired look-up cell</td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.0pt" height="14"> <td class="xl65" style="height:14.0pt;border-top:none" height="14">val 3</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">val 8</td> <td class="xl65" style="border-top:none;border-left:none">
</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
trying to look up the value as indicated in Column C from a different worksheet tab, knowing only the values in Col A and Col B. Not sure how to do this as the Vlookup only gives the the row with "val 3" - "val 6".

Alternatively, if there was a search that returned the row range for "val 3", I think I'd be able to search in that range for "val 4" and find the row I need for Col C.

Thanks!!!!

 

[DonkeyOte]

A number of alternative methods, in the below I have simplified the example with a single sheet.

Excel Workbook
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
1	Col A	Col B	Col C			Col A	Col B	Col C
2	val 1	val 9	b			val 1	val 10	a
3	val 1	val 10	a			val 1	val 9	b
4	val 1	val 4	missing			val 2	val 5	1
5	val 2	val 4	2			val 2	val 4	2
6	val 2	val 5	1			val 3	val 1	3
7	val 3	val 6	y			val 3	val 8	x
8	val 3	val 4	missing			val 3	val 6	y
9	val 3	val 8	x			val 3	val 12	7
Sheet1

Generally speaking it's often best to create unique keys (concatenating values of interest) such that your search operates on a single column.

The embedded use of INDEX is merely to avoid Array entry requirement - a number here would advise against it.

If you are retrieving values, they were numeric type and unique match then you could use SUMIFS (given use of XL2011)

 

[Frank Horatio]

Thanks!

Unfortunately, I could not control the reference worksheet tab in this instance. The formula works great though...