Question : Match with multiple columns

currently i am using MATCH formula to find if a value is present in a array of column.
However the array in which i want ot search can increased upto one hundred thousand records or more, hence cannot store these in one column.

Hence i need to modify my match formula to look in Table array which can be present over multiple columns (columns may increase).

Since MATCH only works with one column, what is an alternative ?

Answer : Match with multiple columns

Hello cynx,

Try COUNTIF as I suggested above, that will work as long as the columns are contiguous, i.e. form a single range, otherwise you can use 2 or more MATCH functions for non-contiguous columns, e.g.

=IF(COUNT(MATCH(D2,A2:A50000,0),MATCH(D2,C2:C50000,0)),"Present","Not Present")

barry