Monday, 31 July 2017

Case Sensitive Reverse Lookup With Error Trap



Case Sensitive Reverse Lookup With Error Trap
Word Value Word Value
200 CAt bag come on a course and learn how its done
300 CAT CAT 300
900 Cat Cat 900
500 cat cat 500
600 caT caT 600
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP($D5,IF(EXACT($D5,$B$5:$B$9),CHOOSE({1,2},$B$5:$B$9,$A$5:$A$9)),2,FALSE),
"come on a course and learn how its done")}
Please be aware that it is an array formula so you need to use CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER keyboard shortcut. That's why there are braces around the formula. They appears after you typed CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER

Case Sensitive Reverse Lookup


When you want to max out your look up skills then try this one, our lookup functions are explained on our training courses.

Case Sensitive Reverse Lookup
Word Value Word Value
200 CAt CAt 200
300 CAT CAT 300
900 Cat Cat 900
500 cat cat 500
600 caT caT 600
{=VLOOKUP($D9,IF(EXACT($D9,$B$5:$B$9),CHOOSE({1,2},$B$5:$B$9,$A$5:$A$9)),2,FALSE)}
Please be aware that it is an array formula so you need to use CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER keyboard shortcut. That's why there are braces around the formula. They appears after you typed CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER

Case Sensitive VLookup

Here is another one of our lookup Functions, this time adding if and exact to create a case sensitive VLookup how's that for a little magic


Case Sensitive VLookup
Word Value Word Value
CAt 200 CAt 200
CAT 300 CAT 300
Cat 900 Cat 900
cat 500 cat 500
caT 600 caT 600
{=VLOOKUP($D2,IF(EXACT($D2,$A$2:$A$10),$A$2:$B$10),2,0)}
Please be aware that it is an array formula so you need to use CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER keyboard shortcut. That's why there are braces around the formula. They appears after you typed CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER

Two Ways to do a Reverse Lookup 


So they told you it couldn't be done we prove them wrong not once but twice, do you have a favourite?


Two Ways to do a reverse Lookup 
Price Product Product Price
 £  150.00 Product1 Product2 225
 £  225.00 Product2
 £  300.00 Product3 =INDEX($B$3:$B$10,MATCH($F$3,$C$3:$C$10,0))
 £  375.00 Product4
 £  450.00 Product5
 £  525.00 Product6
 £  600.00 Product7
 £  675.00 Product8
Price Product Product Price
 £  150.00 Product1 Product2 225
 £  225.00 Product2
 £  300.00 Product3 =VLOOKUP(F14,CHOOSE({1,2},C14:C21,B14:B21),2,FALSE)
 £  375.00 Product4
 £  450.00 Product5
 £  525.00 Product6
 £  600.00 Product7
 £  675.00 Product8

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