Excel Lookup question

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Timmy - Apr 1, 2010 at 01:35 AM
venkat1926 Posts 1863 Registration date Sunday June 14, 2009 Status Contributor Last seen August 7, 2021 - Apr 1, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Im very basic excel user, Im trying to Search a Database of 6500+ entrys, Its a basic search that i cant seem to work correctly.

Basically Each row is a Separate entry per item, some items have 3 rows some have 5+ rows

A= item number b= item type d-f= useless info that cannot be deleted H=part number

NOw ultimately I want to search for Item type 101, inside Item number 202 and come up with a correct part number

So first i need to Search for Item number, with a second search for item type to give me Part number, it sounds so easy in my head, but i cant seem to find the correct formula.

example of my work is, I have a type of paint, in that paint is different colors, each color has a separate bar-code label with mixing instructions, I need to create an easier search method then Ctrl-f.

Thanks in advance for anyhelp



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venkat1926 Posts 1863 Registration date Sunday June 14, 2009 Status Contributor Last seen August 7, 2021 811
Apr 1, 2010 at 10:15 PM
supose your sample data base is like this

item type h3 h4 he h6 h7 "part
no."
1 a 12
1 s 23
1 d 34
2 a 45
2 d 56

in an empty cell type this formula

=INDEX(H1:H6,MATCH(1,(A1:A6=1)*(B1:B6="S"),1))

INVOKE THIS FOMULA BY CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER
you will get 23
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