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I am having trouble building a spreadsheet, the problem its my data table. I want to be able to pull data from the table, something that will match data from column A, and column B (on the same row) and give me the value in C.

Something like a double VLOOKUP matching two inputs (cells) to the table and giving me the third with the data I want.

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  • changed the sheet permissions. will try the formuala given. – aky Feb 20 '14 at 20:07
  • edited the formuala to "=query('Fleet Log'! C:E;"select 'Fleet Log'!E where 'Fleet Log'!C=C2 and 'Fleet Log'!D=B42")" still not working, im prob doing something rong still, i have a value error, also, does it matter that im trying to pull the data from another sheet? – aky Feb 20 '14 at 20:12
  • This question would be more valuable if you could add some sample data and what you want the output to be. – ale Feb 21 '14 at 13:41
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Perhaps something like this: 

=query(A:C;"select C where A=x and B=y")

with x and y replaced by what it is you wish to select.

Since sight of your spreadsheet, I am not sure of what you would like where but suggest:

  1. insert a column immediately to the right of D in Fleet Log and in E2 enter:
    =C2&"|"&D2 and copy down to suit.

  2. in Sheet5 Cell C3:

    =iferror(vlookup(C$2&"|"&B3,'Fleet Log'!E:F,2,0),"")

and copy down to suit.

I suspect =VLOOKUP will not work 'backwards' (ie to its left) but INDEX/MATCH may suit. Keep the formula from 1. above but put it in G2 instead (without inserting a column). Then in Sheet5 Cell C3 copied down to suit: 

=iferror(Index('Fleet Log'!$E:$E,match(C$2&"|"&$B3,'Fleet Log'!$G:$G,0),""))

I'm getting curious to know whether this will work/suit!

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  • is there anyway i can have this using the column "g" for the =C2&"|"&D2, as columns c to f must remain in that order due to the copy/pasting input of the data? and thanks for the help, has helped alot. – aky Feb 21 '14 at 0:31
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    worked like a charm, thanks a bunch for the help ^^ – aky Feb 21 '14 at 0:46
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    just saying thanks again, since due to your help i was able to finish my project ^^ – aky Feb 21 '14 at 10:42

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