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Lookup / Index / Match formula
With some assumptions that could be one of
=IFNA(LOOKUP(2,1/(A2=$F$2:$F$9)/($G$2:$G$9=B2),$H$2:$H$9),"") or =IFNA(INDEX($H$2:$H$9,MATCH(1,INDEX((A2=$F$2:$F$9)*($G$2:$G$9=B2),0),0)),"") or =XLOOKUP(A2&B2,$F$2:$F$9&$G$2:$G$9,$H$2:$H$9,"")or like
Building a bit on the comment by Patrick2788 , it's not really clear what this is going to look like in full production mode. I think what you've got here (correct me if I'm wrong) is just a hypothetical ("strawman") example laid out in a manner meant to reflect what you're really working with.
But what isn't clear, as Patrick2788 hints, are such question as:
- Is the "correct combination" going to appear only once?
- How many actual entries will you be ending up with in columns A & B, and F & G...
- Will A always correspond to entries in F (and vice versa), B with G, or will they be more random?
- Where do the "Price" figures come from?
I can think of some of the Database functions as working to deliver your answers (DGET, DSUM, etc), but whether those are the appropriate answers depends a lot on what you're really trying to do.
Thanks for yor input Patrick2788 & mathetes!
The example file should have been clearer I agree. I´ve updated it and attached it. What I´m looking at is three countries: Denmark, Norway & Sweden (Column A). Each country can have 12 different values each depending on which month we´re in. So 36 entries in F, 36 in G and 36 in H.
- Is the "correct combination" going to appear only once?
- The correct combination can only relate to a value. This is given every time A is filled out with a country and match with a country in F and every time a country filled out in B match with a month in G. Since that specific match (country & month) relates to a value in H - that value should appear in C.
- How many actual entries will you be ending up with in columns A & B, and F & G...
- A & B will only be filled once at a time, when there is a need to check "which price does Norway have in March" and then displayed in C. So these she be formula free columns. F will have 36 entries and G will have 36 entries. H will have 36 entries as well.
- Will A always correspond to entries in F (and vice versa), B with G, or will they be more random?
- Yes, A will always correspond to F and B will always correspond with G.
- Where do the "Price" figures come from?
- Price figures can vary. So it could be possible for example to change the value in H3. F & G will always be the same.
Many thanks for you support on this!
In addition to above, one more variant
=IFERROR(FILTER($H$2:$H$37,($F$2:$F$37=$A3)*($G$2:$G$37=$B3)),"")