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    need to find a column name from known row name and cell value

    Hi all,

    I have tried everything and cannot seem to figure this out.

    I have 2 known (but constantly changing) values. One is a row label and the other is a value that will be in that specific row of the table. I need to make an excel formula that will look for that row, then go within that row and find the value then return the the column header.

    Here is an example table:

    brown gold silver
    dog 1 2 3
    cat 3 2 1
    fly 2 3


    So I want to find the row 'cat' then return the name of the header that belongs to the value 2 (ie i want my result to be gold)

    Here is the formula that I currently have.. I feel like im almost there but not quite:

    where in A1 I have the number 2
    and B1 has cat
    the entire table is in b2:k78 with c2:k2 being the headers.. (brown, gold, silver..etc) and b3:b78 being the types of animals (dog, cat, fly etc)

    =LOOKUP(a1,INDEX('ranking'!$C$3:$K$78,MATCH(b1,'ranking'!$B$3:$B$78,0),0),'ranking'!C2:K2)

    This will not work!! Please help me figure this out

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    Re: need to find a column name from known row name and cell value

    Try this array formula:

    =INDEX($C$2:$E$2,SUMPRODUCT(($B$3:$B$5=B1)*(C3:E5=A1)*(COLUMN($C$3:$E$5)-2)))

    Array Formulae are a little different from ordinary formulae in that they MUST be confirmed by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to activate the array, not just ENTER.

    You will know the array is active when you see curly brackets { } - or "curly braces" for those of you in the USA, or "flower brackets" for those of you in India - appear around the outside of your formula. If you do not use CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER you will (almost always) get an error message or an incorrect answer. Press F2 on that cell and try again.

    Don't type the curly brackets yourself - it won't work...

    Check it out in the sheet fiorst, as I'm not 100% certain that I have your data table in the right place..
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    Re: need to find a column name from known row name and cell value

    Hi mmarchi and welcome to the forum,

    Try something like this.
    =INDEX(1:1,MATCH(C8,INDIRECT("A"&MATCH(C7,A:A,0)&":D"&MATCH(C7,A:A,0)),0))

    see the attached.
    Column head for a block array.xlsx

    Array formula not needed, like Glenn's formula.
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    Re: need to find a column name from known row name and cell value

    Mmm. But two whole column matches with an INDIRECT....

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    Re: need to find a column name from known row name and cell value

    PERFECT! This worked wonderfully. Thanks so much for your help Glenn! .. MarvinP i tried yours as well but it didnt work. I was getting volatile warning signs in the equation helper thing so perhaps your equation couldnt handle my data?
    Last edited by mmarchi; 04-13-2017 at 03:47 PM. Reason: add some more detail

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    Re: need to find a column name from known row name and cell value

    Glenn one more thing.. what if the value im looking for is blank.. so if im searching for the 2 but there's actually no 2 .. i need it show an error or a blank. It doesn't appear to be doing that..its pulling the header associated with number 1.

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    Re: need to find a column name from known row name and cell value

    OK. Once again, an array formula:

    =IF(OR($A$1="",$B$1=""),"Error",INDEX($C$2:$E$2,SUMPRODUCT(($B$3:$B$5=B1)*(C3:E5=A1)*(COLUMN($C$3:$E$5)-2))))

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    Re: need to find a column name from known row name and cell value

    Hi All (a late answer),

    a very similar approach to mmarchi's one

    =LOOKUP(a1,INDEX('ranking'!$C$3:$K$78,MATCH(b1,'ranking'!$B$3:$B$78,0),0),'ranking'!C2:K2)[/QUOTE]

    could become

    =IFERROR(INDEX('ranking'!C2:K2,MATCH(A1,INDEX('ranking'!$C$3:$K$78,MATCH(B1,'ranking'!$B$3:$B$78,0),),0)),"")

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    Last edited by canapone; 04-14-2017 at 03:37 AM.
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