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    Choose the data from column A on condition in column B

    Hi!
    I have data in two columns. Column A value and column B Code.
    The first thing I do I use 3 the largest values from column A using formula LARGE, for example '=large(A2:A10,3)' gives me the 3rd largest value. In example below it is '23'.
    I need a formula which will give code of the 3rd largest value, not the value it self. (in example 'f'.

    Example:

    value code
    11 a
    2 s
    3 v
    23 f
    5 s
    6 g
    54 j
    8 v
    91 t

    Thank you very much for your help!

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    Last edited by AGA; 11-28-2010 at 07:51 PM. Reason: solved

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    Re: Choose the data from column A on condition in column B

    Hi AGA,

    Try this:

    =VLOOKUP(LARGE(A2:A10,3),A2:B10,2,FALSE)

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    Re: Choose the data from column A on condition in column B

    Thanks Robert! It works!

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    Re: Choose the data from column A on condition in column B

    You're welcome

    If could mark the the thread as solved it would be appreciated.

    Regards,

    Robert

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    Exclamation Re: Choose the data from column on condition in different column B

    BUT,
    When things get a little bit more complicated, the formula does not work.
    I want to get code from column A for the top 3 values from columns d,e,f,g. Starting from column D, in cellD20 I want to get code 17-2.

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    Last edited by AGA; 11-28-2010 at 07:26 PM. Reason: urgent neet for solution

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    Re: Choose the data from column A on condition in column B

    BUT, When things get a little bit more complicated, the formula does not work
    If you had posted the actual structure of your data I would have supplied a different formula to meet those needs, as I have done in the attached. Note if there's only two values a #NUM! error will result (which can be error trapped).
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    Re: Choose the data from column A on condition in column B

    Thank you.
    I marked the post as 'solved'

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