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September 15, 2004

Looking up Data in Tables III

For a 2d table lookup, we have to put VLOOKUP aside and use the OFFSET function in conjunction with MATCH as illustrated in the example below.

Basically, each MATCH function is responsible for determining the correct row/column respectively of the table.

In the lookup table, we list major network affiliates for a set of major cities.

affiliates1.jpg

On another sheet, we see how the correct affiliate can be determined - given the correct pair of keys...

affiliates2.jpg

Posted by Dave at September 15, 2004 05:07 AM

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