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    Problem with data validation

    Hi,

    I am trying to find a solution for the following problem:

    I have a list with two columns in sheet2. The first column if the item id and second column is the item description.

    Sheet1 contains a form for user entry. A user can enter 10 items in this sheet in rows 3 to 12. The user has to enter the item id in Column B. In each row, I want to show the item description in column B which I did using data validation. However the problem is that once a user selected the item description, I want the cell contents to show the corresponding item id in place of the item description.

    Is there a solution using either a formula or vba code that will acheive this ?

    Any help will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance for your efforts.

    Anand
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    Re: Problem with data validation

    To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook. The workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.

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    Re: Problem with data validation

    Thanks protonLeah for your interest. Have attached the sample file. Hope this will give you a clear idea of what I am trying to do

    Anand

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    Re: Problem with data validation

    vlookup doesnt work when it has to look "behind" what you are referencing. instead, use this...

    =IF(B3="","",INDEX(Sheet2!$A$3:$B$65,MATCH(Sheet1!B3,Sheet2!$B$3:$B$65,0),1))
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