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    Incorrect column number returned in INDEX, MATCH for nth instance

    Hit an absolute brick wall with what sounds like it should be so simple...

    The source data contains the name, project and hours a person commits to that project.

    Where there is no resource available, the name is 'unassigned' until a resource can be found. There could be multiple instances of this.

    What I need to do is pull this information into another table. I have the (array) formula (
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    ) to identify and retrieve the nth instance of each name and duplicate and now need to look up each nth name instance, match it against a date and return the hours value.

    I have the row number of each instance so would have expected to just use the MATCH function to determine the column from which to return the intersecting cell value Formula below), however I cannot get it to return the correct column
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    Attached is a simple cut of the data.

    Where am I falling down?

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    Re: Incorrect column number returned in INDEX, MATCH for nth instance

    B16 Cell Formula - Array Formula - Requires CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

    =INDEX(tdata,SMALL(IF(tproject=$A16,ROW(tproject)-MIN(ROW(tproject))+1),ROWS($1:1)),1)

    Array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT key then hit ENTER.


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    Re: Incorrect column number returned in INDEX, MATCH for nth instance

    They are entered as array formulas (as per attachment) and do return a value - albeit the incorrect response, otherwise they would return a #VALUE!
    error.

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    Re: Incorrect column number returned in INDEX, MATCH for nth instance

    I have solved it now - just needed to look at it on someone else's screen for that Eureka! moment.......

    The issue was that the date named range. It started on column C which although the 3rd column on the sheet, it was the 1st column of the range.

    I've expanded the range to A1 and it works fine.

    Marvellous!

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