I have a spreadsheet I am using for real estate where I want to be able to populate the name of a building based on an apartment's address. I need to create a formula that searches for certain information on a cell (probably the building number) and, based on that, looks at a table with building numbers and corresponding names and returns the appropriate value. I can't use a simple VLOOKUP based on the full address because, since they all contain apartment numbers, every address is unique.
I though about combining the search function with LOOKUP but that is not working for me so far.
Any thoughts on how to accomplish this?
Please try:
=VLOOKUP(VALUE(LEFT(D4,FIND(" ",D4)-1)),W:X,2,0)
copied down to suit.
Good point spotted by #Jerry:
=VLOOKUP(VALUE(LEFT(TRIM(D8),FIND(" ",D8,2)-1)),W:X,2,0)
(though any leading space is not necessarily going to be removed by TRIM).
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I have two columns of words (Old list) and (New list)
I'm trying to check using the VLOOKUP() function both columns and find which words of the New list doesn't appear in the Old list.
(The answers here is obviously: eyes, john, martha, phone)
I'm giving this simple example to know what VLOOKUP() formula to also apply to a larger sample. In reality I have two columns of over 1000 items. Thanks
=FILTER(F2:F10, ISNA(VLOOKUP(F2:F10,A2:A10,1,FALSE)))
This will filter it down and remove all the N/A values while comparing the 2nd list to the first.
EDIT:
as per comment needing clarification (too long to put as a comment)
You can do anything you’d like by substituting references. It’s best to think of the syntax of things here to get a lay of the land and figure out what you want to pull information from.
The ISNA() just handles N/A errors that will occur with partial lists and is irrelevant to understanding where to put your references.
=filter(array, include, [if_empty])
Where “array” is the range you want to filter FROM
And “include” is what you are searching FOR from that range.
The [if_empty] is optional – you can put a text there, like “No Results” in quotes so that it’ll substitute that for N/A.
The “include” portion is where I’ve added additional information because I want to narrow in what I’m including…. In the plain and simple form of =filter() you’d just be putting a word/cell reference you’re looking for. It’ll pull every column for the whole table if there are multiple columns. But we want it to search multiple criteria simultaneously.
=vlookup(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num,range_lookup)
what you are searching FOR (in this case anything within the table), where you want to look for it (where you are searching FROM), which column to find it in (column 1 in your case), and TRUE/FALSE – exact or approximate matches.
The easiest way to search across multiple sheets is to have the files open, and as you type in the formula bar when you get to each section click and highlight what you want by switching sheets (alt tab). Just pay really close attention to searching FOR versus searching FROM and you can do any combination of comparison you need.
If you would like TRUE/FALSE for each element you can use the following
=ISNUMBER(MATCH(A1,ColumnToSearch,0))
I need to count how many cells in a table column that contains a specific text string. I'm using this formula and it works well:
=COUNT.IF(TB_table_name[col_name];"*string_to_be_found*")
But I need to count only filtered cells.
I've found may solutions (using SUMPRODUCT) on internet, but only to common cells and not table conlumns.
This is the kind of table that I have:
As you can see, there are many values in the same cell (It happens because it is generated automatically by a survey made in MS Forms). Because of this, I need to search for a specific string to be counted.
Using "COUNT.IF" I have this results:
Please observe that the values in the cell are not random, but predefined - of course the sequence could not be the same, but the list of possible terms are.
Please, can you help me figure this out? Belive me, I have tried many things but nothing worked and it seems to be a thing so easy to achieve :(
The trick is to combine a couple of the ideas you found using SUMPRODUCT.
You likely found this reference (or one just like it) that gave guidance for a formula like this:
=SUMPRODUCT(SUBTOTAL(3,OFFSET(B2:B7,ROW(B2:B7)-MIN(ROW(B2:B7)),,1))*(B2:B7="Quality"))
Which translates to your problem-space like this:
=SUMPRODUCT(SUBTOTAL(3,OFFSET(TB_table_name[col_name],ROW(TB_table_name[col_name])-MIN(ROW(TB_table_name[col_name])),,1))*(TB_table_name[col_name]="*string_to_be_found*"))
This works perfectly fine if you're NOT using a wildcard search. But that's what you need. So in this answer it shows that the wildcard in a SUMPRODUCT needs to use the -- operator. So the result is to combine the two answers and you get:
=SUMPRODUCT(SUBTOTAL(3,OFFSET(TB_table_name[col_name],ROW(TB_table_name[col_name])-MIN(ROW(TB_table_name[col_name])),,1))*(--(ISNUMBER(FIND("string_to_be_found",TB_table_name[col_name])))))
Notice that the string_to_be_found does NOT have wildcard * specifiers. That's taken care of by the FIND function.
I have a pricelist, with currently 5 different categories of products. Each product will have to have two different prices. Depedning of the product and the type of price, the calculation will be different. Therefor I've used INDEX/MATCH to find the formula needed, from a table I created.
Below a screendump, and I wanted to attach the Excel fil, but canøt seem to work out how.
Question: HOW do I then "run" the formula I fetched? -I've tried different suggestions on using EVALUATION, but it doesn't seem to cut it? Also I've tried "Indirect' on the whole formula, without success.
I would like to avoid any VBA for this case.
Can anybody provide some insight?
You could but if I understand properly, the only thing changing in the formulas is the "muliplier" number, then it's better to lookup that number instead of the whole formula. The other method (which would use Evaluate etc) is not be considered "good practice" for a number of reasons.
EDIT:
I didn't see the 2nd varying value (since I was on the SO mobile app) but it's still not an issue since it would a target column. You could be thinking of the opposite: sometimes lookups based on multiple criteria can get complicated, but this a matter of more data, as opposed to adding criteria for the lookup.
VLookup would have been the simplest method, like G2 could have been:
=VLOOKUP(E2, $J$4:$L$8, 2, False)
...to return the second column of range J4:L8 where the first column equals E2. (Then for the next required column, same formula except with 3 instead of 2.)
Since I wasn't sure more columns could be added one day, I allowed for that by, instead of specifying "Column 2 or 3" etc, it finds the column dynamically by name. (So the multiplier/factor used in G2 will change if you change the title in G1 to the name of a different column existing in the target data chart.
For the sake of neatness as well as potential of additional columns like G & H, I moved the lookup table to a separate sheet. It can stay out of the way since you won't need to see or change it very often. (If the same chart was going to be referenced by many workbooks, you could even move it to a separate workbook and point all formulas at that, since it's always best to have one copy of identical data instead of many in different workbooks.
Also to assist with potential future changes (and just to be tidier), instead of referring to the target table range addresses (like "J4:L8" etc) I named two ranges:
the table of multiplier/factor data can be referred to by it's address, or by myMultipliers
the titles of the same table is also called myMultiplierTitles (used to match to the titles of column G & H on the original sheet.
Formula
After those changes, the lookup formula in G2 is:
=INDIRECT(VLOOKUP($E2,myMultipliers,MATCH(G$1,myMultiplierTitles,0),FALSE)&ROW())*VLOOKUP($E2,myMultipliers,MATCH(G$1,myMultiplierTitles,0)+1,FALSE)
INDIRECT returns the value of a cell that you refer to by name (text/string) as opposed to directly (as a range). For example:
=INDIRECT("A1")
returns the same as
=A1
...but with INDIRECT we can get the name from elsewhere (a cell, function or formula). So if x="A1" then =INDIRECT(x) returns the same as the 2 above examples.
Your original plan of storing the entire formula in a table as text would have worked with the help of INDIRECT and/or EVALUATE but I think this way is considered better practice partly because it facilitates easier future expansion.
The formula is longer than it would have been, but that's mostly because it's dynamically reading the field names. And size doesn't matter. :-)
I have two spreadsheets. I'm trying to use VLOOKUP, but it simply is not being nice. The cell that's suppose to be updated does not.
-Spreadsheet A has indices that need to be paired with Spreadsheet B indices.
-Then I need to get the corresponding value to that indices. Those values are one cell to the right of the indices in Spreadsheet B.
-The value in Spreadsheet B then needs to be placed in its appropriate cell back in Spreadsheet A.
If someone could help that would be great and ... fabulous. If you need more details or clarification let me know. I have a feeling it might be my using of Table Name across spreadsheets as the culprit for it not working properly.
Try using and Index Match combo function
Index('Column/array with return value',MATCH('Value to match','Array to find the value',0-For an exact match),'column number of the Column/Array to look in')
I am not a fan of VLOOKUP as I almost always find errors with it. There are plenty of indexMatch examples too on here and Google.
I'm looking for a little bit of help learning about how to use vlookup and iferror formulas together.
I am working as a licensing specialist within the insurance industry. My job requires that I frequently access more than a dozen spreadsheets that are emailed to us on a weekly basis from our clients. I am working to develop tools that allow us to consolidate that information on-demand to be able to run reports. I'm having no trouble using the VLookup function to pull data from various spreadsheets using an unique identifier. I do need some help, however, with a trickier formula.
I have put together a spreadsheet that allows me to put in the ID of the representative and it returns various bits of information, such as their name, license numbers, job codes, etc. Now I need to come up with a formula that takes the value returned in the job code field and searches another spreadsheet to return what training they are required to complete based on their job code. This spreadsheet is about 2000 rows, and is formatted with the training names spanning across the top row, job codes listed in column "A" and the word "yes" in each column that matches a training that the job code is required to take.
It looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/71COmfF.png
I need the formula in my reports spreadsheet to lookup the job code using VLookup and then return the column header if the cell has text.
The data will be loaded into this spreadsheet: https://i.imgur.com/2CyFURt.png
Here is the Vlookup formula I am using to get the job code:
=VLOOKUP(B3,'.\[Weekly_HR_Report_040615.xlsx]HR'!$A:$Q,10,FALSE)
How can I pair that same kind of formula with something like an IfError formula to return the column header if there is a "Yes" in the cell of the row that matches their job code?
I know that I can work through it as an array using VBA, but I would prefer to just place a formula in each cell so that I can pass this spreadsheet to another college when I move to a different role in the future and they won't struggle too much with adding to it.
Thanks for any help that you might be able to provide! I really appreciate it!
I would use INDEX and MATCH to cross reference and retrieve the titles where applicable:
=IF(INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,MATCH($H$5,'JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A:$A,0),2)="Yes",INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,1,2),"")
=IF(INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,MATCH($H$5,'JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A:$A,0),3)="Yes",INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,1,3),"")
=IF(INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,MATCH($H$5,'JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A:$A,0),4)="Yes",INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,1,4),"")
etc.
I wasn't sure what your reference table is saved as, so you'll need to replace 'JobCode_Training.xlsx'! with whatever the correct path is.
Since you have multiple trainings that can apply to each jobcode, you'll either need to have multiple cells for the results, or you can concatenate them into one.
The following article from excelvlookuphelp.com answers your question I believe...
The Problem
You might be expecting that not all of your search values are going to return something from the search table. Instead of the formula returning #N/A you’d like the result to look different when your vlookup value isn’t found (either blank or an indicator to show that the value hasn’t been found or a zero if you’re wanting to do maths with the results).
The Solution
You can use the iferror function.
It works like this
= iferror (YourVlookupFormula, WhatToSayInsteadOf#N/A)
Here’s an example
=iferror(vlookup(D3,A:C,3,false), “No Value Found”)
Or if you would rather it was just blank then instead of having No Value Found, just have the two sets of inverted commas, like this
=iferror(vlookup(D3,A:C,3,false), “”)
source: excelvlookuphelp