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    Question Alternative to MATCH function?

    I am trying to find an alternative to the Match function as I am using a software that does not support it.

    I have two sheets, one is a company trading statement where you can choose the company you are looking at, at the top from a drop down. The next sheet then has a list of all the companies down the left hand side and the different accounts from the trading statement along the top.

    At the moment I am using a match function to find the row of the chosen company on the second sheet, within a HLOOKUP function that uses a given account on the trading statement as its lookup value.

    Would anyone please be able to help me find an alternative way to do this without using the Match function?

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    Re: Alternative to MATCH function?

    Hi,

    What software are you using? I fear it will be difficult to answer reliably without that information as we will not know what other functions are unavailable.
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    Re: Alternative to MATCH function?

    Hello,

    yes sorry here is a link to the supported functions in TM1..

    http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledge...nctions_NE0019

    Thanks!

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    Re: Alternative to MATCH function?

    Hello,

    yes sorry here is a link to the supported functions in TM1..

    http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledge...nctions_NE0019

    Thanks

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    Re: Alternative to MATCH function?

    Thanks. I cannot be sure whether array functions will work but perhaps use something like
    LOOKUP(2,1/(lookuprange=lookup value),row(lookup range))

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    Re: Alternative to MATCH function?

    Weird that MATCH is not included!

    VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP can be used in many cases.

    This arrayformula will mimic MATCH I think:
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    but I guess array formulas are not supported either.

    This non array formula mimics MATCH to some extent:
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