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Altering the point from which VLOOKUP begins searching

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    Altering the point from which VLOOKUP begins searching

    Hi everyone,

    Worksheet 1 contains data as such:

    Column A (BRAND):

    AAA
    BBB
    CCC
    DDD
    AAA
    DDD
    BBB


    Column B (FACTORY):

    EEEE
    FFFF
    GGGG
    HHHH
    IIII
    JJJJ
    KKKK

    Essentially, multiple, unique factory names are associated with one of five brands on Worksheet 1.

    I would like to use VLOOKUP to have Worksheets 2 - 6 populate with data from Worksheet 1. Worksheet 2 will list factories producing brand AAA; Worksheet 3 will list factories producing brand BBB; Worksheet 4 will list factories producing brand CCC, etc.

    The problem is that VLOOKUP begins searching at the top of the range in each iteration, so all cells populate with from the first found match.

    Is there a way to structure the table_array such that VLOOKUP begins searching at the cell directly beneath the cell in which the last match was found?

    Thanks and best regards,
    ACurtis802

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    Several pages dealing with LOOKUPS for matches after the first, see if any of these help you get setup:

    http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11137

    http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/formulas/vlookup.php
    (this one is all the way at the bottom)
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