Here's a small sample file that demonstrates this:
Haas(1).xls 16kb
http://cjoint.com/?fngLRAk3eZ
The formulas used are array** formulas. A single formula was entered in cell
B17 then drag copied down to B24.
Try making some selections from the drop downs and see what happens (note:
the sample data does not cover every possibility. I used just enough data
for demonstration purposes)
** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER)
Note: if you have 1000's of rows of data then this might not be the best
approach.
Biff
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> On May 12, 6:46 pm, "T. Valko" <biffinp...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> How is the data on the other sheet setup?
>>
>> Is it like this:
>>
>> Tom...C...10
>> Tom...C...20
>> Tom...C...52
>> Tom...X...22
>> Tom...A...10
>> Tom...A...37
>>
>> Or, is it random:
>>
>> Tom...C...10
>> Bill...X...22
>> Sue...A...17
>> Bob...C...20
>> Tom...C...15
>>
>> Biff
>>
>> <haas...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> > Hi all! I desparately need help with an Excel problem. Here's an
>> > example of what I'm trying to achive below:
>>
>> > In Cell B2 I have a drop down list which contains names of our
>> > brokers.
>> > In Cell C2 I have a drop down list describing types of deals (values
>> > are C, A, X, or T)
>>
>> > Once the user chooses the name and type of deal, they would press a
>> > button which would then take the values in B2 and C2 together and
>> > find
>> > matches in another sheet which contains 3 columns worth of data:
>> > Name,
>> > Type of Deal, and Deal Number (alphanumeric). There will never be 0
>> > deal numbers or
>> > more than 8 answers for any given Criteria (e.g. If I select Tom and
>> > C, the resulting answer will have between 1 and 8 different Deal
>> > Numbers.)
>>
>> > Once Excel or VBA finds these deal numbers, they need to be "placed"
>> > or copied into cells B17 all the way down to B24 (if there are 8
>> > deals
>> > numbers.) So, if there are 2 deal numbers corresponding to Tom and C,
>> > Excel will copy both deal numbers and paste them into B17 and B18.
>>
>> > I'm not sure if VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP or INDEX - MATCH function can do
>> > this but if possible, please let me know.
>>
>> > Thank you in advance for your help!- Hide quoted text -
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>
> Biff,
>
> The data is random, similar to your 2nd example, and the last column
> contains alphanumeric entries instead of just pure numbers.
>
> Thanks...
>