Using match to search for 1 criteria in multiple columns

[Thormind]

101----102----103
201----202----203
301----302----303
401----402----403

I want the row number of value "202" within those 3 columns. Then i want the column number for that same value. If i do match(202,A1:C4,0) to get the row, it does not work.

[Pete_UK]

The MATCH function only works with a single column (or row) at a time.

Is that really representative of your actual data? If so, you can find the row number using this:

=INT(202/100)

assuming the data starts in row 1, and the column number can be found with this:

=MOD(202,100)

assuming it starts in column A. In both cases the 202 could be replaced by a cell reference which holds the value of 202.

I suspect, though, that your real data is somewhat different, so please clarify.

Hope this helps.

Pete

[Thormind]

my data looks like this:

Math-------102----103----104
English----404----405----EMPTY
Gym--------203----204----205
History----301----302----EMPTY

Im working on a schedule maker. What i need to do is find the course name corresponding to a number in the same row. For example if i am searching for 405 i want the function to return "English". The number are days+period starting from Monday. So for example 405 would be Thursday 5th period.
When i write down my schedule from that array it looks like this:

Monday---Tuesday---Wednesday---Thursday---Friday
1 X--------X---------?-----------X----------X
2 Math-----X---------?-----------X----------X
3 Math-----Gym-------X-----------X----------X
4 Math-----Gym-------X-----------English----X
5 X--------Gym-------X-----------English----X

If i want to know what course i have on Wednesday 1st and 2nd period (where the ? are)i would look for the course name corresponding to the row # where 301 and 302 are in the 1st array.

[Pete_UK]

Okay, but it would help if you attached a sample Excel workbook, so anyone trying to help you does not have to type out your data again before trying out possible solutions.

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Hope this helps.

Pete

[Thormind]

Like this? In the upper array the ?? are Friday, 4th and 5th periods. To find the course thats supposed to be there i look in the second array the course name that is at 504-505

[Pete_UK]

How do you know that Friday periods 4 and 5 contain either 504 or 505? Do you have another grid with the codes in which is then used to generate the grid with the subject names in?

Pete

[Pete_UK]

Ah! I think I know what you mean now. Put this formula in cell B4:

=IF(COUNTIF($B$10:$D$13,COLUMNS($B:B)*100+$A4)=0,"",INDEX($A$10:$A$13,IFERROR(MATCH(COLUMNS($B:B)*100+$A4,$B$10:$B$13,0),0)+IFERROR(MATCH(COLUMNS($B:B)*100+$A4,$C$10:$C$13,0),0)+IFERROR(MATCH(COLUMNS($B:B)*100+$A4,$D$10:$D$13,0),0)))

Then you can copy this across and down your upper table (though it gives slightly different results than the names that you show).

Hope this helps.

Pete

[Thormind]

Ah! I think I know what you mean now. Put this formula in cell B4:

=IF(COUNTIF($B$10:$D$13,COLUMNS($B:B)*100+$A4)=0,"",INDEX($A$10:$A$13,IFERROR(MATCH(COLUMNS($B:B)*100+$A4,$B$10:$B$13,0),0)+IFERROR(MATCH(COLUMNS($B:B)*100+$A4,$C$10:$C$13,0),0)+IFERROR(MATCH(COLUMNS($B:B)*100+$A4,$D$10:$D$13,0),0)))

Then you can copy this across and down your upper table (though it gives slightly different results than the names that you show).

Hope this helps.

Pete

Thank you, i had been searching for hours! :-)

[Pete_UK]

Glad it worked for you.

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Pete