This custom function can use the 1st 4 Columns of a table as matching criteria and return the nth column row to the right of the matching row range.
Function Four_Con_Vlookup(Table_Range As Range, Return_Col As Long, Col1_Fnd, Col2_Fnd, Col3_Fnd, Col4_Fnd)
''EXCEL 2003 OR ABOVE
''WRITTEN BY OZGRID.COM
Dim rCheck As Range, bFound As Boolean, lLoop As Long
On Error Resume Next
Set rCheck = Table_Range.Columns(1).Cells(1, 1)
With WorksheetFunction
For lLoop = 1 To .CountIf(Table_Range.Columns(1), Col1_Fnd)
Set rCheck = Table_Range.Columns(1).Find(Col1_Fnd, rCheck, xlValues, xlWhole, xlNext, xlRows, False)
If UCase(rCheck(1, 2)) = UCase(Col2_Fnd) And _
UCase(rCheck(1, 3)) = UCase(Col3_Fnd) And _
UCase(rCheck(1, 4)) = UCase(Col4_Fnd) Then
bFound = True
Exit For
End If
Next lLoop
End With
If bFound = True Then
Four_Con_Vlookup = rCheck(1, Return_Col)
Else
Four_Con_Vlookup = "#N/A"
End If
End Function
OR
Function Four_Con_Vlookup(Table_Range As Range, Return_Col As Long, Col1_Fnd, Col2_Fnd, Col3_Fnd, Col4_Fnd) ''PRE EXCEL 2003 ''WRITTEN BY OZGRID.COM Dim rCheck As Range, bFound As Boolean, lLoop As Long, lRow As Long On Error Resume Next Set rCheck = Table_Range.Columns(1).Cells(1, 1) With WorksheetFunction For lLoop = 1 To .CountIf(Table_Range.Columns(1), Col1_Fnd) lRow = .Match(Col1_Fnd, Table_Range.Columns(1).Range("A" & lRow + 1 & ":A65536"), 0) + lRow Set rCheck = Table_Range.Columns(1).Range("A" & lRow) If UCase(rCheck(1, 2)) = UCase(Col2_Fnd) And _ UCase(rCheck(1, 3)) = UCase(Col3_Fnd) And _ UCase(rCheck(1, 4)) = UCase(Col4_Fnd) Then bFound = True Exit For End If Next lLoop End With If bFound = True Then Four_Con_Vlookup = rCheck(1, Return_Col) Else Four_Con_Vlookup = "#N/A" End If End Function
Use like;
=Four_Con_Vlookup($A$1:$H$20,6,"Apr",4,"Thu","Larry")
in any cell other than $A$1:$H$20
Where $A$1:$H$20 is the table range
6 is the nth column to return the matching row from.
"Apr",4,"Thu" and "Larry" are the 4 conditions to match is the 1st 4 Column
See also:
2 Criteria VLookup for Excel |
3 Criteria VLookup for Excel |
5 Criteria Vlookup for Excel |
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