Comments on: Worksheet matching to return row number http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/ Automation and VBA code for Microsoft® Excel and Outlook Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:46:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/#comment-1596 Bob Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:46:09 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=126#comment-1596 Great - thanks Robert! I will give that a try... Great – thanks Robert! I will give that a try…

]]> By: Robert http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/#comment-1595 Robert Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:52:11 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=126#comment-1595 Bob, assumed you have your data in column A (A1 to A100) and you enter the value you are looking for in B1, you need this formula in cell C1: =ROW(A1) -1 + MATCH(B1, A1:A100,0) This returns the number of the row with the first match. If needed, you would have to add an error handling with an IF-clause for an input value that can't be found. Bob,

assumed you have your data in column A (A1 to A100) and you enter the value you are looking for in B1, you need this formula in cell C1:

=ROW(A1) -1 + MATCH(B1, A1:A100,0)

This returns the number of the row with the first match. If needed, you would have to add an error handling with an IF-clause for an input value that can't be found.

]]> By: Bob http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/#comment-1594 Bob Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:42:06 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=126#comment-1594 So, my problem is a bit different. What if I have blocks of data and I want Excel to return the row number when it finds a new number? Example... Industry Value (Header Row) 2300 2300 2300 2300 5200 5200 5200 So, I would want it to return the row number for the first 2300 and the first 5200, and so on. Thanks for ANY help on this!! So, my problem is a bit different. What if I have blocks of data and I want Excel to return the row number when it finds a new number?

Example…

Industry Value (Header Row)
2300
2300
2300
2300
5200
5200
5200

So, I would want it to return the row number for the first 2300 and the first 5200, and so on.

Thanks for ANY help on this!!

]]> By: JP http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/#comment-1593 JP Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:53:07 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=126#comment-1593 Definitely. I like the "*" better because it matches any number of characters, but the "?" can also be used depending on your needs. I like that page, it is in the VBA search engine. There's also a post on mrexcel.com with some fuzzy match functions. --JP Definitely. I like the "*" better because it matches any number of characters, but the "?" can also be used depending on your needs. I like that page, it is in the VBA search engine. There's also a post on mrexcel.com with some fuzzy match functions.

–JP

]]> By: Robert http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/#comment-1592 Robert Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:36:28 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=126#comment-1592 JP, nice tip. A short amendment: You can use question marks in the lookup value as well. E.g. if the lookup value is "??A*" VLOOKUP will look for the first entry with an "A" as the third letter. By the way: The trick works for HLOOKUP, MATCH, etc. as well. Even more sophisticated, VBA-based fuzzy functions for lookups and matches are described here: http://hairyears.livejournal.com/115867.html#VFuzzyLookup Kind regards Robert JP,

nice tip.

A short amendment: You can use question marks in the lookup value as well. E.g. if the lookup value is "??A*" VLOOKUP will look for the first entry with an "A" as the third letter.

By the way: The trick works for HLOOKUP, MATCH, etc. as well.

Even more sophisticated, VBA-based fuzzy functions for lookups and matches are described here:

http://hairyears.livejournal.com/115867.html#VFuzzyLookup

Kind regards

Robert

]]> By: Excel Links of the Week - What the heck happened to photographic fridays edition | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/#comment-1591 Excel Links of the Week - What the heck happened to photographic fridays edition | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:57:54 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=126#comment-1591 [...] Making vlookups go fuzzy [...] [...] Making vlookups go fuzzy [...]

]]> By: JP http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/#comment-1590 JP Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:40:17 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=126#comment-1590 No problem Poer, glad to help. Thanks for the link! --JP No problem Poer, glad to help. Thanks for the link!

–JP

]]> By: poer http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2008/10/worksheet-matching-to-return-row-number/#comment-1589 poer Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:51:24 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=126#comment-1589 nice works jp :) thanks for coming by to my blog and correcting my mistake jp, and i just add your excel site to my blogroll as my compliment for you. thanks again. nice works jp :)

thanks for coming by to my blog and correcting my mistake jp, and i just add your excel site to my blogroll as my compliment for you.

thanks again.

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