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Use VLOOKUP to search multiple criteria in any order

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    Use VLOOKUP to search multiple criteria in any order

    Hi! I'm trying to use VLOOKUP to search for multiple criteria in a cell in any order. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do:

    C-E-R apples
    E-C-R oranges
    C-E guavas
    E-A-C pineapples
    C-R-A-E strawberries
    S-A-E toothpicks

    I want to be able to search "C" and "E", OR to search "E" and "C", and to produce the names of all the fruits no matter the order I put the letters in. I have a VLOOKUP CHOOSE formula that'll, if I look up "C" and "E", I'll get "apples", "guavas", and "strawberries", but not "pineapples" or "oranges". It's something like VLOOKUP(A2&A3,CHOOSE({1,2},B2:B10),1,FALSE) How can I modify what I have so that it produces the names of all the fruits?

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    Re: Use VLOOKUP to search multiple criteria in any order

    Duplicate thread:

    http://www.excelforum.com/excel-form...any-order.html
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