Pull vlookup information based on a set of conditions into a table/list

Psygrrl88

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  2. 2016
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So - Im not sure if my 2016 version of excel can even perform the function I want to do. But basically - I have a list of "possible errors" for a spreadsheet that has 40+ columns and over 2k rows. I need to be able to filter for the errors (I.e. if Column AU= 0 and Column AV not = 0 OR if column AV = 0 and Column AU not = O) then I need it to pull the information from columns A,B,C from that row and put it into a table. I have a list of somewhere like 120 possible errors.

Example: (Column Information)
A = ID Number
B = Last name
C = State of Residence
D = County of Residence
E = Country of Residence

ID NumberLast NameState of ResidenceCounty of ResidenceCountry of Residence
123456AndrosMOColeUS
234567BakerMO (ERROR (BLANK))US
345678CarnegyIA (ERROR (State not MO))MillerUS
456789DavidsonARUS
567890ElstromMOBrazil ERROR(Country not US)

IF(C=MO and D=Blank) THEN(error)
IF(D=not Blank and C=not MO) THEN(error)
IF(E=not US and C= not blank) THEN(error)
and so on. Theres a lot of these.
I don't need the errors to show up in the spreadsheet, just showing you where they are :)

But then I need to pull;
ID Number - Column Header for Error(in this case Residency Columns C,D,E) - vlookup for description of error from pre-made table.

Student ID NumberColumn ReferenceError
(filled from a vlookup from previous column)
Description
234567County of Residence (ERROR (BLANK))State is Missouri and county is blank<-------this box is filled from a vlookup
345678State of Residence (ERROR (State County Mismatch))State is not Missouri and County is not blank
567890Country of Residence ERROR(Country State Mismatch)Country is not US and State is not Blank
 

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Ok - new plan - I am just going to make a very long list of macros to perform the edit checks and copy and paste the data using the macros. Seems to be easier than automating the process.
Is there a way to have a macro check for two different filter outcomes? For example;
If column A is blank and Column B is not blank (greater than 0)
-OR-
if column B is blank and Column A is not blank (greater than 0)

I can check for one of these, but I would like to be able to write just the one macro, instead of having to split it up into two if possible.
 
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