Solved: Vlookup with Multiple Returns

[jacksonworld]

Hi,

I am performing a vlookup where the values I am looking up have more than match.

Rather than just 1 value, I would like all the matches to be listed. Ideally, I would like all matches to appear in 1 cell with commas separating them, but perhaps that is asking to much.

Otherwise, I would like the matches to be listed in columns moving towards the right of my formula cell.

I have searched high and low for the solution to this problem. Can anyone help me?

Thank you

[jacksonworld]

I have solved my problem. Hooray

I hope this helps someone else.

=mvlookup(a1,sheet2!$a$1:$c$999,3,false)
[VBA]Option Explicit
Function mvlookup(lookupValue, tableArray As Range, colIndexNum As Long, _
Optional NotUsed As Variant) As Variant

Dim initTable As Range
Dim myRowMatch As Variant
Dim myRes() As Variant
Dim myStr As String
Dim initTableCols As Long
Dim i As Long
Dim ubound_myRes As Long

Set initTable = Nothing
On Error Resume Next
Set initTable = Intersect(tableArray, _
tableArray.Parent.UsedRange.EntireRow)
On Error GoTo 0

If initTable Is Nothing Then
mvlookup = CVErr(xlErrRef)
Exit Function
End If

initTableCols = initTable.Columns.Count

i = 0
Do
myRowMatch = Application.Match(lookupValue, initTable.Columns(1), 0)

If IsError(myRowMatch) Then
Exit Do
Else
i = i + 1
ReDim Preserve myRes(1 To i)
myRes(i) _
= initTable(1).Offset(myRowMatch - 1, colIndexNum - 1).Text
If initTable.Rows.Count <= myRowMatch Then
Exit Do
End If
On Error Resume Next
Set initTable = initTable.Offset(myRowMatch, 0) _
.Resize(initTable.Rows.Count - myRowMatch, _
initTableCols)
On Error GoTo 0
If initTable Is Nothing Then
Exit Do
End If
End If
Loop

If i = 0 Then
mvlookup = CVErr(xlErrNA)
Exit Function
End If

myStr = ""
For i = LBound(myRes) To UBound(myRes)
myStr = myStr & ", " & myRes(i)
Next i

mvlookup = Mid(myStr, 3)

End Function[/VBA]

[excelliot]

I got error #name when i applied this formula.

[jacksonworld]

Works fine for me. It works the same way as vlookup, but you do not need the true or false at the end.

So it's:

=MVLOOKUP(Lookup_value,Table_array,Col_index_number)

Just dump it in a module, and away you go.

Also, make sure to delete that Times New Roman business at the top that I forgot to remove. But I am sure you did already.

[excelliot]

Check this file with error #name?

im using xl 98

[jacksonworld]

Fixed! I just deleted the font info that should not have been included, and moved the macro to a module, rather than sitting in a workbook.

And there you have it.

[Ken Puls]

Hey Jacksonworld!

Nice work! Just an FYI, I've removed those extra font tags from the post in case anyone else happens upon it.

Cheers!

[BlueDNA]

Hi, that works great!

However im having a little problem getting it to work in code.
When i try to put a range from another sheet in another file, initTable Is Nothing.

What im trying to do is pass in a different range into the active workbook:

[VBA]
Filename: NewFile.xls
Sheetname: Sheet1
Range: Entire Column A - Column F

Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
Set xlWbk = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("NewFile.xls")
Dim strResult As String

strResult = mvlookup("A1", xlApp.Application.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A:F"), 2, False)
[/VBA]

Thanks for any help!