Returning a cell value in a database

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Gulfman100 - 02 Apr 2008 03:10 GMT

I am creating a home building estimate program in excel and want to return
the value in a certain cell by giving row and column referances. I created
lists with headers to referance the rows and col. I named the database to
referance it. Everything I try to do to referance the database returns an
error. I have tried the Index function (array style) to retreive the data. I
suspected that the row and col names have something to do with the problem so
I tried formatting their cells as text only and that didn't help.

This the database file: http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3efdg
Thanks in Advance

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T. Valko - 02 Apr 2008 03:39 GMT

Based on your sample file...

To lookup a 2x4 10 ft long:

A10 = 2x4
B1 = 10

=VLOOKUP(A10,A2:O8,MATCH(B10,A2:O2,0),0)

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>I am creating a home building estimate program in excel and want to return
> the value in a certain cell by giving row and column referances. I created
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> This the database file: http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3efdg
> Thanks in Advance

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T. Valko - 02 Apr 2008 03:46 GMT

Ooops!

Typo:

> To lookup a 2x4 10 ft long:
> A10 = 2x4
> B1 = 10

Should be:

To lookup a 2x4 10 ft long:
A10 = 2x4
B10 = 10

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> Based on your sample file...
>
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>> This the database file: http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3efdg
>> Thanks in Advance

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Max - 02 Apr 2008 04:02 GMT

Another option to return the intersection value within the table
is to use a normal index/match on top row/leftmost col

Illustrated in new sheet: x in your sample:
http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3efdj
Index_match top row_left col.xls

In sheet: x,
Assume Size & Length values are selected from DVs / input in P2:Q2 down
In R2
=IF(COUNTA(P2:Q2)<2,"",INDEX($B$3:$N$7,MATCH(P2,$A$3:$A$7,0),MATCH(Q2,$B$2:$N$2,0)))
Copy down to return results from the table

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> I am creating a home building estimate program in excel and want to return
> the value in a certain cell by giving row and column referances. I created
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> This the database file: http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3efdg
> Thanks in Advance

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T. Valko - 02 Apr 2008 05:02 GMT

>use a normal index/match

Does that mean vlookup/match is abnormal? <g>

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Biff
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> Another option to return the intersection value within the table
> is to use a normal index/match on top row/leftmost col
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>> This the database file: http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3efdg
>> Thanks in Advance

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Max - 02 Apr 2008 05:22 GMT

> >.. use a normal index/match

Think the OP's mention of "array" in his attempt:

> ... Index function (array style) ..

must have resounded so loudly in my subconscious
that it felt compelled to say "normal" index/match
as-in just press ENTER to confirm the formula

> Does that mean vlookup/match is abnormal? <g>

Hardly, "extra-ordinary" or "creative" would be better choices

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