array formulas and index lookup

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Ive got some data starting in A1

A B C D E F G H
D N O N O D D D

ie shift workers

={(B1:B8="N")}
gives me an array of true/falses

Id like an array that returns the names of those who match the criteria
ie {B, D)
I can do it with a series of individual INDEX( MATCH ...) formulae

can i do it with an array formula?
can it be done with a oneliner?
 
Hi
For a formula approach: As HLOOKUP only return ONE match you'll
probably need VBA for this. One way
- download Alan Beban's array functions (http://home.pacbell.net/beban)
They'll include a function called HLOOKUPS (for returning multiple
lookup results)
 
I'm not exactly sure of what you need, but would this work? If you give
your first row a name like rng1, and the second row a name like rng2,
another Array formula (of the same size) might be like this...

{=IF(Rng2="n",Rng1,"")}

It should only display a "B" & "D". Not sure if you want a vba solution
though
 
I'm not exactly sure of what you need, but would this work? If you give
your first row a name like rng1, and the second row a name like rng2,
another Array formula (of the same size) might be like this...

{=IF(Rng2="n",Rng1,"")}

It should only display a "B" & "D". Not sure if you want a vba solution
though
Click to expand...
thanks - been on holiday

This formula returns an array where the positive matches are displayed
and the negatives are a blank string, or 'FALSE'
So I now need to strip out the FLASE/blanks and then copy the formula
so the 2 poitives matches are displayed in adjacent cells.

just a matter of.......................
 
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