Assigning numerical value to text

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This may be simple but I'm new...forgive me...
I've created drop-down lists in a column with several variables all in text
from a list. I am trying to make it so that when I click on a variable, the
numerical value is displayed in the cell....
Any help would be appreciated.....maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot but I
couldn't find it under all the "Help" topics....

Thanks,
Dave
 
How many variables are there? If it's more than 4-5 and there's no
sequential pattern to the logic then your best bet is to create a lookup
table. For example:

...........A..........B
1.......Red.......10
2.......Blue.......25
3.......Green....37

Your drop down list is in cell D1 and the selections are Red, Blue or Green.
Then in say, cell E1 you'd use this formula:

=VLOOKUP(D1,A1:B3,2,0)

Biff
 
There may be as many at 10 numerical variables and they will just be
sequential from 1 to 10. The drop down list may contain as many as 5 words.
Just to start, as a test, I've created just three text entries in the drop
down list and wish to assign them simply the numbers 1 to 3. I've created
two reference columns one containing the text and the next containing the
numbers 1 to three corresponding to the text.....The drop down menu's will
extend the entire length of the column...in this case column B....
 
Hi, Dave

This is completely off topic and has nothing to do with your post, but in
case you're interested I've found the solution to the "No focus rectangles
when using XP styles on VB6 project" problem you posted somewhere last year.
Hit the same brick wall this morning and have finally figured out the answer.

Cheers and good luck with the Excel post!

Mark
 
Ok, does that work like you want it to?

Biff

Dave said:
There may be as many at 10 numerical variables and they will just be
sequential from 1 to 10. The drop down list may contain as many as 5
words.
Just to start, as a test, I've created just three text entries in the drop
down list and wish to assign them simply the numbers 1 to 3. I've created
two reference columns one containing the text and the next containing the
numbers 1 to three corresponding to the text.....The drop down menu's will
extend the entire length of the column...in this case column B....
Click to expand...
 
to some extent although is it possible to have the numerical value returned
in the same cell as the drop down menu..???

Thanks for the help so far!!!
Dave
 
is it possible to have the numerical value returned
in the same cell as the drop down menu..???
Click to expand...

Not using worksheet formulas. It can probably be done with some VBA code but
I don't know how to do it.

Biff
 
Ok, thanks again for the help...I think we can still work it with what you've
given us....appreciate it...

Dave
 
Sorry, if I could bug you one more time........when you cut and paste a
formula into a cluster of cells within a column (using the VLookup format)
how do you keep the reference array the same.....everytime I cut and paste
the reference cell numbers also change???
thx..

Dave
 
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