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Re: June/July 2008 Challenge of the Month

barry houdini said:
Here's one possibility.....

=LOOKUP(2^15,SEARCH(D$2:D$10,A2),E$2:E$10)
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Hi barry, how would you modify this formula to match multiple columns keyword please, as per below:
9T25Y3b.png
 
Re: June/July 2008 Challenge of the Month

@pmp33
Care to post the sample in an Excel readable form? Images requires retying!
 
Re: June/July 2008 Challenge of the Month

pmp33 said:
Hi barry, how would you modify this formula to match multiple columns keyword please, as per below:
9T25Y3b.png
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Define BigNum using Formulas | Name Manager as referring to:
Rich (BB code): 
=9.99999999999999E+307

C2, control+shift+enter, not just enter, and copy down:
Rich (BB code): 
=LOOKUP(BigNum,
   SEARCH(IF($E$2:$E$12=$B2," "&$F$2:$F$12&" ",-BigNum)," "&$A2&" "),
   IF($E$2:$E$12=$B$2,$J$2:$J$12))
 
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Re: June/July 2008 Challenge of the Month

Aladin Akyurek said:
Define BigNum using Formulas | Name Manager as referring to:
Rich (BB code): 
=9.99999999999999E+307

C2, control+shift+enter, not just enter, and copy down:
Rich (BB code): 
=LOOKUP(BigNum,
   SEARCH(IF($E$2:$E$12=$B2," "&$F$2:$F$12&" ",-BigNum)," "&$A2&" "),
   IF($E$2:$E$12=$B$2,$J$2:$J$12))
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I am so so grateful for that!!! This is so great! Thanks so much Aladin, I was working on this for 2 days already!
Much appreciated!! I should have come to mrexcel.com earlier!
 
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