This custom function can use the 1st 3 Columns of a table as matching criteria and return the nth column row to the right of the matching row range.
Function Three_Con_Vlookup(Table_Range As Range, Return_Col As Long, Col1_Fnd, Col2_Fnd, Col3_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) Then
bFound = True
Exit For
End If
Next lLoop
End With
If bFound = True Then
Three_Con_Vlookup = rCheck(1, Return_Col)
Else
Three_Con_Vlookup = "#N/A"
End If
End Function
OR
Function Three_Con_Vlookup(Table_Range As Range, Return_Col As Long, Col1_Fnd, Col2_Fnd, Col3_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) Then
bFound = True
Exit For
End If
Next lLoop
End With
If bFound = True Then
Three_Con_Vlookup = rCheck(1, Return_Col)
Else
Three_Con_Vlookup = "#N/A"
End If
End Function
Use like:
=Three_Con_Vlookup($A$1:$H$20,6,"Apr",4,"Thu")
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 and "Thu" are the 3 conditions to match in the 1st 3 Columns
See also:
2 Criteria VLookup for Excel |
4 Criteria VLookup for Excel |
5 Criteria Vlookup for Excel |
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