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    Lookup Column with a Value

    Hi,

    I am interested in doing the following:

    Look up column # that has a value, for example, Column D has a value at Row 6. So on cell B6, I want to search all of row 6 and find out that Column D has the value.

    Thank you for your help!

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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    for example, Column D has a value at Row 6. So on cell B6, I want to search all of row 6 and find out that Column D has the value.
    after column B, you want to search column D's value in entire row 6...... correct?



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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    Basically, column c through colum f has a value. Only one column has a value, and I want to find out which column that is.

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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    Okay.. try using below formula:-

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    enter this with key combination: ctrl shift enter.

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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    That wont work. I'm not sure how many columns there are or their reference. C through f was just a hypothetical.

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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    Okay... then instead of typing {3,4,5,6},{"c","d","e","f"} in the formula, you can reference the full list after typing them in a column

    But yes.. somewhere you need to type the column name as for excel column a is 1 and column b is 2 and so on. Thanks.

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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    Quote Originally Posted by parora86 View Post
    Hi,

    I am interested in doing the following:

    Look up column # that has a value, for example, Column D has a value at Row 6. So on cell B6, I want to search all of row 6 and find out that Column D has the value.

    Thank you for your help!

    Either:

    Control+shift+enter, not just enter...

    =MATCH(TRUE,6:6<>"",0)

    or...

    =MATCH(9.99999999999999E+307,6:6)

    or

    =MATCH(REPT("z",255),6:6)

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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    Thank you, that's just what I needed. One more question, what if now I want to reference that column and row 1. Example, column d row 6 has a value. And now in cell b6 I want to display the value that's in column d (column with value) and row 1. Hope this makes sense. The inverter for my laptop blew out otherwise I would post an example of what I'm trying to do.

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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    Solved it using index formula!

    Thanks Aladin for getting me started.

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    Re: Lookup Column with a Value

    You are welcome.

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