Find data in table

[madkiwi]

I am currently trying to work out how to return a row label based on the position of a value found in a table.

My table has 4 rows and 7 columns of data (plus a row and column of labels). I want Excel to find my formula's value in the table and return the label for that row.

This is to do with working out the weight of a First Class Mail Package based on the amount charged. Obviously I could do a nested IF x=y formula to match it up, but that will be 28 nested IF functions.
I would prefer not to. The cell to be returned is the weight of the package, the USPS has 7 different shipping rate zones...

Thank you!

 

[Eric W]

Try this array formula:

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
Zone1	Zone2	Zone3	Zone4	Zone5	Zone6	Zone7
Row1
Row2
Row3
Row4
Row3

<tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

</tbody>

Sheet18​

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Array Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TH]Cell[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]B7[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=INDEX($A$2:$A$5,SMALL(IF($B$2:$H$5=A7,ROW($B$2:$H$5)-ROW($B$2)+1),1))}[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]



If there's any kind of pattern to the values, it may be possible to create a non-array formula.

 

[madkiwi]

Thank you, this worked (as part of a much longer formula with the table on another page).

At first I thought something was going wrong, used the Ctrl-Shift-Enter to create the formula, then needed to edit something (hadn't fixed the table references with $) and the formula was broken. Took me about 15 minutes to realize the curly braces disappear when you start to edit it!

All working now!

Mark

 

[Eric W]

Glad you got it working!