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    INDEX Match

    I’ve been at this for ages, answers probably staing me in the face, but I just cant work this out!

    L26 returns incorrect information. Input parameters are F29 and F30. In its current state, it returns the value “b”, where I think it should be returning “1”, i.e the intersection point for “3Ph” & “Single-core 70°C thermoplastic non-arm Cu Table 4D1”

    What am I doing wrong?

    Many thanks.
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    Re: Why does my INDEX Match not work properly?

    You need to reverse rows and column matching:

    =INDEX(cablemakeup1,MATCH(F30,'Design Data'!C83:C94,0),MATCH(F29,'Design Data'!C83:F83,0))

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    Re: Why does my INDEX Match not work properly?

    You have the Row and Column arguments reversed within the Index function:

    Try:

    =INDEX(cablemakeup1,MATCH(F30,'Design Data'!C83:C94,0),MATCH(F29,'Design Data'!C83:F83,0))
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    Re: Why does my INDEX Match not work properly?

    You have the Row and Column arguments reversed within the Index function:

    Try:

    =INDEX(cablemakeup1,MATCH(F30,'Design Data'!C83:C94,0),MATCH(F29,'Design Data'!C83:F83,0))

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    Re: Why does my INDEX Match not work properly?

    Hi,

    A tiny inversion row , column
    =INDEX(cablemakeup1,MATCH(F30,'Design Data'!C83:C94,0),MATCH(F29,'Design Data'!C83:F83,0))
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    Re: Why does my INDEX Match not work properly?

    Ah, thanks guys. I'll Spread the love to Zbor this time since he was first in there! :-)

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    Re: Why does my INDEX Match not work properly?

    Now if you wonder WHY is that press ctrl+F3 and you'll see that in your Name Manager cablemakeup1 first have your F29 match and then your F30.

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