Re: [libreoffice-users] LOOKUP with 2 values in 2 columns

At 13:56 08/06/2015 +0200, Rob Jasper wrote:
> I have a list of music numbers for our choir in calc. Each number is 
> identified by a number in col A, and sometimes a sub-number or 
> letter in col B. Something like:
>
> 296             title1  Composer        Arr.    text    publisher
> 297     a       title2  C2
> 297     b       title3  C3
> 298     1       title4  C1
> 298     2       title5  C3              A       B       xx
> 299             title6  C2
>
> This is in the lab Mainlist. In another tab (performed) I just want 
> to reference number and subnumber, and get the title, composer, 
> arranger, etc. from the Main list. How can I lookup 2 values set in 
> Performed E1 and F1 in the main list?

Insert an extra column - I'll call it "C" - between the subnumbers 
and the titles. In Cn, enter
=An&Bn
This will concatenate the values in the first two columns, to give 
"297a", "2982", etc. You can hide that column if you prefer, so it 
does not need to display or print.

To harvest the title, use:
=VLOOKUP(E1&F1;Mainlist.C1:H999;2;0)
To harvest the composer:
=VLOOKUP(E1&F1;Mainlist.C1:H999;3;0)
and so on .

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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