Hi Hilary, It is possible without using countif or Helping column
Please try it
=INDEX($B$2:$B$10,SMALL(IF($A$2:$A$10=A14,ROW($B$2:$B$10),""),ROW($A$2))-1)
with ctrl+shfit+enter
It is also possible through Sumproudct and offset
See attached sheet.
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Thanks & regards,
Noorain Ansari
www.noorainansari.com
www.excelmacroworld.blogspot.com
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:51 PM, hilary lomotey <resp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Asa
>
> Attached is what i attempted doing, but after testing my formula this
> morning with other examples i realised, its doesnt work for all, i will try
> your now. thanks
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:06 AM, Asa Rossoff <a...@lovetour.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi Hilary,****
>>
>> Mind sharing your solution with the group?****
>>
>> What came to mind for me was an array solution that uses small/row to
>> identify the second smallest row number for the matching name, and index to
>> retrieve the reference to the cell.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Here's a formula using that approach:****
>>
>> {****
>>
>>
>> =INDEX(NamesRange,SMALL(IF(NamesRange=NameToFind,ROW(NamesRange)),OccurenceNumber)-ROW(INDEX(NamesRange,1))+1)
>> ****
>>
>> }****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> If you were going to use many of these formulas, NamesRange was large,
>> and often there was not going to be a match (for example there was only one
>> occurrence and you were looking for the second), you could speed up the
>> formulas by use the following version that checks the count (using countif)
>> of matching names, and if the count is < OccurenceNumber (2 in your stated
>> question) it will skip the array formula and just return an error. If
>> there will usually be a match, this would actually be slower since it has
>> the added countif.****
>>
>> {****
>>
>>
>> =IF(COUNTIF(NamesRange,NameToFind)<OccurenceNumber,#NUM!,INDEX(NamesRange,SMALL(IF(NamesRange=NameToFind,ROW(NamesRange)),OccurenceNumber)-ROW(INDEX(NamesRange,1))+1))
>> ****
>>
>> }****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Upon a little more thought, here is a non-array solution for finding
>> exactly the 2nd occurrence (the array version would work for finding any
>> specific occurrence). It uses match to find the first occurrence, then
>> another match to find the next occurrence. It should be faster---it has
>> less work to do. If there is no match it either returns an NA error or if
>> the only match was on the very last row of the range, a REF error.****
>>
>>
>> =INDEX(NamesRange,MATCH(NameToFind,NamesRange,0)+MATCH(NameToFind,INDEX(NamesRange,MATCH(NameToFind,NamesRange,0)+1):INDEX(NamesRange,ROWS(NamesRange)),0))
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Asa****
>>
>> ** **
>>
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>> ** **
>>
>> Thanks guys I have figured it out with index and match and countif. Thanks
>> ****
>>
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>> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 19:42:32 ****
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>> Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ Lookup and return 2nd occurrance****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Hello Excel Masters****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> if I have a list if names like below in column A and say I have
>> corresponding different figures in column B. ****
>>
>> Hilary****
>>
>> Rajan****
>>
>> Maries****
>>
>> Noorain****
>>
>> Hilary****
>>
>> Rajan****
>>
>> Don****
>>
>> Kris****
>>
>> Asa****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> And so on and I want to return for instance the second occurance of
>> hilary with its corresponding figure. Kindly help with formula. Thanks. *
>> ***
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