How To Access Information From A Table

**shawnr72** · 12-09-2011, 04:42 PM

I am familiar with Excel, but have a hard time figuring out the best approach to a problem. I have a form where I have a drop down list to select a specific pipe material for the specific work (see Water Piping.JPG). Once I select this material, I would like it to pull the specific prices for each pipe size from another worksheet (see Pipe Pricing.jpg) for that specific material and specific size. Basically I am looking at a way to quickly change the material and see the differences in price between various options. I have approximately 20 different material types and pricing for each of these. The only thing I have done in the past was an If/Then statement to do this for a couple of pipes, but it got to be vary cumbersome.

I have attached a couple of images from this issue showing the information I have.

Any thoughts on a more efficient way to accomplish this task?

**martindwilson** · 12-09-2011, 04:54 PM

don't post images ,post a workbook

**NBVC** · 12-09-2011, 04:57 PM

Something like:

=IF($C6="",0,INDEX(INDEX('Pipe Pricing'!$B:$B,MATCH($C$2,'Pipe Pricing'!$A:$A,0)):'Pipe Pricing'!$A1000,MATCH($C6,INDEX('Pipe Pricing'!$A:$A,MATCH($C$2,'Pipe Pricing'!$A:$A,0)):'Pipe Pricing'!$A1000,0)))

copied down

Where your material choice is in C3 of the Water Piping sheet, and the descriptions start at C6 of the same sheet. And assuming the lookup table sheet is call Pipe Pricing and the data is in columns A:B. I used A1000 as bottom row.. you can adjust....

**martindwilson** · 12-09-2011, 05:02 PM

ok i wont bother ,post as many images as you like someone will answer you

**NBVC** · 12-09-2011, 05:05 PM

I just did guessing.. I am off now so I took a stab.. and with the forum attachments being an issue these days... I said, wtf.

**martindwilson** · 12-09-2011, 05:06 PM

fair comment lol

**shawnr72** · 12-09-2011, 05:22 PM

I just cut and past for these items.

**NBVC** · 12-10-2011, 08:58 PM

My guess wasn't too far off.

I used this formula in E7:

=IFERROR(INDEX(INDEX('Pipe Pricing'!$B:$B,MATCH($C$4,'Pipe Pricing'!$A:$A,0)):'Pipe Pricing'!$B$1000,MATCH($C7,INDEX('Pipe Pricing'!$A:$A,MATCH($C$4,'Pipe Pricing'!$A:$A,0)):'Pipe Pricing'!$A$1000,0))*A7,"")

It uses IFERROR to return a blank if the Description is blank or a match isn't found. Note, though, that you are not consistent with the descriptions on the 2 sheets... one has dashes and the other doesn't.... You should be consistent.

I also added a multiplier to multiple the looked up price by the quantity to give an extended cost... not sure if that was what you wanted, but you can remove the *A7 part if desired

**Ishtiyaq** · 12-11-2011, 05:45 AM

Hi,

There is a simple way you can get this fixed. Use data validation for your product and then do a vlookup.

Please see the sheet 3 in attachement.

Hope that helps....have a great day!!

Warm regards
Ishtiyaq

**shawnr72** · 12-12-2011, 11:02 AM

I took a look at NBVC reply on 12/10 8:58AM post and tried that out. There is still one issue that I was having. There are times that when I select a certain pipe material that the pipe sizes available only go up to a certain pipe size. For example, if you look the example I posted and see when I select K Soft it gets the right price for pipe sizes up to 2", but them grabs pricing from the M Hard pipe material just below. Is there a way to have it only pull sizes that fall within the specific material and if that size doesn't exist within this material that it puts an N/A by it?

**shawnr72** · 12-09-2011, 05:17 PM

I will post something in a little bit. Sorry about that.

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