Return a value from a table using Column and row names as input?

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Olle

What cellformula, using column and row names, return a specific value from a
table like below? (I cant use the INDEX function since I dont know the column
or row numbers in the actual table, only the names)

A B C D F

1 Week 42 Week 43 Week 44 Week 45
2 Company 1 67% 71% 69% 81%
3 Company 2 45% 78% 79% 73%
4 Company 3 88% 67% 86% 74%
5 Company 4 97% 56% 77% 92%
6 Company 5 87% 55% 82% 69%
 
R

Roger Govier

Hi

Use the MATCH function as well as INDEX.

=INDEX($A$1:E$6,MATCH(Name,$A$A,0),MATCH(week,($1:$1,0))

Substitute the word Name and Week with the cell references holding the
Company and Week Number or insert their text as "Company2" and "Week 44"
for example.
 
O

Olle

Thank you very much for your quick response!

I tried your suggested formula and with some minor adjustments it almost got
it to work. Using the below formula I don't get the "Company 5, Week 45"
value, I get the "Company 4, Week 44" instead. How can that be? Solution?

=INDEX($A$1:E$6;MATCH("Company 5";A2:A6;0);MATCH("Week 45";B1:E1;0))

Regars

Olle
 
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Dave Peterson

Roger tried to start in A1, but lost a colon and had some trouble with ()s:

=INDEX($A$1:E$6,MATCH(Name,$A:$A,0),MATCH(week,$1:$1,0))

or

=INDEX($A$1:E$6;MATCH("Company 5";A1:A6;0);MATCH("Week 45";A1:E1;0))
 
O

Olle

Dont mind my last question, Solved it, thx. Right formula becomes:

=INDEX($A$1:E$6;MATCH("Company 2";A1:A6;0);MATCH("Week 43";A1:E1;0))

Regards

Olle
 
R

Roger Govier

Hi

Glad you managed to work it out, and that Dave spotted my "fat fingered"
typing again!!!
 
O

Olle

Thanks Dave!

I managed to get it working using the example table with company y and week
x. However, when I try in my actual table, which is a pivottable, it don't
work. I get values but not the right ones.

Would you know how to extract at value from a corresponding pivottable?

Regards

Olle
 
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dellosa

hi there,

need your help almost similar to this, i want to return a value from the
series on the right of the table, say.. my input would be the company and a
predefined % value, exctract the percentage from the right table equal or
less than input predefined value and return the name of the week on the
header.

i've been using index,match lookups, combination but seems not working,
thanks so much.
 

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