Jun 26 2019 01:27 PM
I am not intimately familiar with Excel, nor do I use it very often, so I apologize if my question is poorly phrased.
I have two spreadsheets. Spreadsheet 1 has a full list of numerical codes in one column and a set of corresponding numbers in a different column. Spreadsheet 2 has a column containing a subset of the codes from Spreadsheet 1, though they are in a different order. Spreadsheet 2 also has a column that needs to be filled with the corresponding numbers from Spreadsheet 1. A method of doing so automatically would be greatly appreciated.
Spreadsheet 1 + Spreadsheet 2 --->Function---> Spreadsheet 2
1000 1 1005 x 1005 2
1001 1 1004 x 1004 1
1002 2 1001 x 1001 1
1003 0
1004 1
1005 2
Thanks.
Jun 26 2019 01:37 PM - edited Jun 26 2019 01:38 PM
That could be like
=IFERROR(INDEX(Sheet1!$C:$C,MATCH(Sheet2!$B2,Sheet1!$B:$B,0)),"")
Similar if they are different workbooks, not sheets.
Jun 27 2019 11:34 AM
Thank you for the response. Seeing the function has shown me just how little I know about Excel. Which portions of the function would be changed to match a specific spreadsheet? I'd imagine Sheet1 and Sheet2 are changed to the proper names, but what about $C or $B2?
Jun 27 2019 11:58 AM
B and C are columns in Sheet1 with your data, you may change any other ones, e.g. $A:$A instead of $B:$B
$B2 is the first cell in Sheet2 with your code
Formula against it in C2. If you drag cell C2 down, formula in C3 will be with $B3. Please check about absolute and relative references in Excel.