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I have Player and SP, i also have Player and Finishing Position(FP).
I'd like to be able to match the two together so i have Player-SP-FP.

          A            C             D          E
1 Tiger Woods 10         Rory McIlroy  1
2 Rory McIlroy 15         Adam Scott    2
3 Adam Scott  20         Tiger Woods 3


In column C i want to place the FP from column E so it matches with the correct name in column A.
Like this.

          A              C           D            E
1 Tiger Woods 10    3    Rory McIlroy  1
2 Rory McIlroy  15    1    Adam Scott    2
3 Adam Scott    20    2    Tiger Woods 3


Then i would delete column D+E.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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By:
Muntz Street
When: 29 Jan 12 04:03
There's probably a quicker way of doing this in more modern versions of excel, but in mine (2003) this is what I would do . . .

1) Highlight everything in column A and B
2) Click Data
3) Click sort
4) Select Column A - ascending
5) Click OK
You should now have the golfers sorted in alphabetical order in column A, with their SP in column B
6) Do exactly the same with columns D and E
You should now have the golfers sorted in alpha order in column D, with their finishing position in column E - check that the names in the two columns match
7) Delete columns C and D
By:
Lusitano71
When: 29 Jan 12 04:08
I wouldn't delete the columns, just hide them
By:
Lusitano71
When: 29 Jan 12 04:11
In case you don´t know: right-click column letter and select hide Happy
By:
Muntz Street
When: 29 Jan 12 04:55
Good idea about hiding the columns

My lips are otherwise sealed!

Wink
By:
top2rated
When: 29 Jan 12 05:46
Probably a better way but here goes.......

1) Highlight everything in column D and E
2) Click Data
3) Click Sort
4) Select Column D - Ascending
5) Click OK

You should now have the golfers sorted in alphabetical order in column D, with their SP in column E

6) Enter the formula =VLOOKUP(A1,$D$1:$E$3,1) in cell C1 and copy down to cell C3.

7) Hide columns D and E if required.
By:
Compound Magic
When: 29 Jan 12 05:49
My preferred way would be to use a formula in cell C1

This formula ~
=VLOOKUP($A1,$D$1:$E$3,2,0)
Then fill down for as many rows as needed

If you had many more names and results you just change the number after $E$ to the last row.
so if you had 20 rows to do your formula would be ~
=VLOOKUP($A1,$D$1:$E$20,2,0)

When you have filled down the formula in column C, select column C, copy and while still highlighted
click paste special values only. Then you can clear all of columns D and E. or just select columns D and E
and delete selected columns.
By:
Compound Magic
When: 29 Jan 12 05:59
top2rated, you beat me to it.

The 0 in my formula as against the 1 in yours looks for an exact match so saves the need for sorting.

Cheers
By:
the silverback
When: 29 Jan 12 07:51
Is the 0 the same as FALSE Compound?
By:
top2rated
When: 29 Jan 12 08:01
The 0 in my formula as against the 1 in yours looks for an exact match so saves the need for sorting.

Thanks for the tip CM - that'll come in handy.
By:
bf_fananatic
When: 29 Jan 12 11:35
play around with the vlookup examples in excel help and you will be zooming along no problems
By:
Back High Lay Low
When: 30 Jan 12 07:18
Thanks to everybody for their solutions.
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