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    Using VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH to pull values from a table that match any one of a list

    I have a sheet of values and have extracted one column, removed duplicates, and then filtered based upon what I need, leaving me with a new list of 'values of interest'.

    I now want to go back to the original sheet and pull values from certain columns that match my new 'clean' list.

    Hope the question makes sense - I can't find an explanation of how to use VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH to test an array for matches of multiple values at once.

    Sorry that I can't upload a sample sheet right now.

    Thanks.

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    Re: Using VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH to pull values from a table that match any one of a list

    Post a few rows worth of data and show us what results you expect.
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    Re: Using VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH to pull values from a table that match any one of a list

    Fair enough:

    Original data:
    Animal Age
    cat 2
    dog 5
    cat 4
    babboon 7
    chimp 4
    hippo 6
    horse 2
    cat 8
    cat 4
    hippo 5

    'values of interest':

    cat
    hippo
    dog

    Thus I want to populate a new table with the values from the first, using the 'values of interest' as a reference. Out put would look like:

    Animal Age
    cat 2
    dog 5
    cat 4
    hippo 6
    cat 8
    cat 4
    hippo 5

    Goes without saying: my original data is complex. Additionally, my input sheets come in a fixed format that i can't control.

    Thanks!

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    Re: Using VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH to pull values from a table that match any one of a list

    Try this...

    Data Range
    A
    B
    C
    D
    E
    F
    1
    Animal
    Age
    Lookup
    Animal
    Age
    2
    cat
    2
    cat
    cat
    2
    3
    dog
    5
    hippo
    dog
    5
    4
    cat
    4
    dog
    cat
    4
    5
    babboon
    7
    hippo
    6
    6
    chimp
    4
    cat
    8
    7
    hippo
    6
    cat
    4
    8
    horse
    2
    hippo
    5
    9
    cat
    8
    10
    cat
    4
    11
    hippo
    5
    12
    ------
    ------
    ------
    ------
    ------
    ------


    This array formula** entered in E2:

    =IFERROR(INDEX(A:A,SMALL(IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH($A$2:$A$11,$D$2:$D$4,0)),ROW(A$2:A$11)),ROWS(E$2:E2))),"")

    ** array formulas need to be entered using the key
    combination of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER).
    Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT key
    then hit ENTER.

    Copy across to F2 then down until you get blanks.

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