Finding First and Last column of cell based on other cell

[vinod_nir71]

I have the following data
A B
x ram
x sham
x mohan
y garry
y tom
y marry
z john
z sandhu
z sanday

Now I want first and last value of x i.e. ram and mohan in column C and D
Similary first and last value of y garry and marry
and so on

Can Any one tell me how to do it.


Vinod

[Glenn Kennedy]

Like this:

For the first match:
=INDEX($B$1:$B$11,MATCH(C1,$A$1:$A$11,0))

For the last match:
=IFERROR(LOOKUP(2,1/($A$1:$A$11=C1),$B$1:$B$11),"")

drag down.

[popipipo]

Or maybe this?

[XOR LX]

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[popipipo]

@XOR LX
Sorry for doing it this way
I freqently give such answers and nobody ever told me this.

The formulas i gave in the files are:

First match: =VLOOKUP(G1,A1:B11,2,0)
Last match: =VLOOKUP(G1,A1:B11,2,1)

[samba_ravi]

@XOR LX
Sorry for doing it this way
I freqently give such answers and nobody ever told me this.

The formulas i gave in the files are:

First match: =VLOOKUP(G1,A1:B11,2,0)
Last match: =VLOOKUP(G1,A1:B11,2,1)

Last match: =VLOOKUP(G1,A1:B11,2,1) will not give correct result if the Column A is not in ascending order

[Crispy85]

In cell C2:

=IF(A2=A3,"",B2)

In cell D2:

=IF(A2=A1,"",B2)

Drag the formula down over the complete range.
Would this work for you?