Concatenate cell with values retained in cells

**AmazingTrans** · 02-07-2018, 01:14 PM

I have the following reference table, that i would like to make it as a drop down list that shows like below. When i utilize this drop down list, the cell that is selected should carry the value of 10, or 20, or 30. That way on another cell i can do some mathematical multiplication. Is this possible?

Reference Table

Model	Power (Amps)
A	10
B	20
C	30
D	40
E	50

Drop Down List that is in Sheet2
A-10 A
B-20 A
C-30 A
D-40 A
E-50 A

Sheet2

Amps (Drop Down List)	Voltage	Power
A-10A	480	4500
B- 20A	480	9600
C-30A	480	14400
D-40A	480	19200
E-50A	480	24000

**Mazzaropi** · 02-07-2018, 02:05 PM

AmazingTrans, Good afternoon.

If you really need to use your DropDown List as showed, try to use:

A1 --> Your Amps code

B1 --> Your Voltage

C1 --> The Result --> =B1 * (--MID(A1,3,2))

Please, tell us if it worked for you.

I hope it helps.

**AmazingTrans** · 02-07-2018, 03:53 PM

Mazz,

I tried that and it did not.
C1 --> The Result --> =B1 * (--MID(A1,3,2)) ==> -480
C1 --> The Result --> =B1 * (MID(A1,3,2))==> -480
C1 --> The Result --> =B1 * (MID(A1,4,1))==> 480

**Mazzaropi** · 02-07-2018, 05:59 PM

AmazingTrans, Good evening.

Are you sure that your Amps is EXACTLY as you showed at message: A-10A

This can make all the difference in how the formula works.

Please, review the data.

I'm sure that the formula I gave to you works well.

**ben_hensel** · 02-07-2018, 06:04 PM

As a rule of thumb, it's a bad idea to have your cell display one thing and contain something different; it's very hard to maintain.

Can you split it into two cells? Set the model as the dropdown, then grab the amperage with a lookup, and run your equations off your lookup values?

**AmazingTrans** · 02-08-2018, 01:29 PM

Mazz,

I tested it again, with the exact data it works. I guess, i have to be more specific with my testing.
The first part where it is A,b,c,d,e; instead of that i have all kind of model numbers with different lengths.
But, there is one common thing here which is the number is always after the dash, and also ignore the last A part.

HTC A-10A 480 4800
Iphone B-20A 480 9600
Android C-30A 480 14400
Samsung D-40A 480 19200
Apple E-150A 480 24000

I guess i can try to split the form into 2 cells, if i do that, is it possible to include unit into a cell, and do the math instead, or the unit also needs to be in another cell?

**Mazzaropi** · 02-08-2018, 02:17 PM

AmazingTrans, Good afternoon.

I'm sorry, I'm looking forward to helping you, but with each message I'm getting even more confused by your real need.

If it is easy for all of us, please save your spreadsheet on a free website, www.sendspace.com or any other, and put the link here for download.

Show us what you have of data and what you really need to get as a result.

Give us a concrete example.

**AmazingTrans** · 02-09-2018, 06:24 PM

Sorry for the difficult explanation. As I was trying to get it to work, I figured a better way to do this, but it still does not work. At least I can show it by pictures.

On the power field, I tried utilizing Vlookup to search for the text. Somehow, i can't get it to work for the other rows still.

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**AliGW** · 02-09-2018, 06:52 PM

Will you please attach a sample Excel workbook? We are not able to work with or manipulate a picture of one and nobody wants to have to recreate your data from scratch.

1. Make sure that your sample data are REPRESENTATIVE of your real data. The use of unrepresentative data is very frustrating and can lead to long delays in reaching a solution.

2. Make sure that your desired results are also shown (mock up the results manually).

3. Make sure that all confidential data is removed or replaced with dummy data first (e.g. names, addresses, E-mails, etc.).

4. Try to avoid using merged cells as they cause lots of problems.

Unfortunately the attachment icon doesn't work at the moment, so to attach an Excel file you have to do the following: just before posting, scroll down to Go Advanced and then scroll down to Manage Attachments. Now follow the instructions at the top of that screen.

Please pay particular attention to point 2 (above): without an idea of your intended outcomes, it is often very difficult to offer appropriate advice.

**Mazzaropi** · 02-09-2018, 07:48 PM

AmazingTrans, Good evening.

The suggestion of our gentle moderator is always ideal.
Greetings from Brazil AliGW !

If you had done this in the first message your doubt would have already been solved.

In the meantime, try using this formula:

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I hope it helps.

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