Data Validation in Excel 2007

I have three drop down lists that I have already made dependent on the first list selection using the INDIRECT formula. Is there a way to make the selection in the two following dropdowns Depth & Thickness select cells within the data
list rather than the complete list?
Material
Depth
Thickness
UPVC
250mm                        25mm
Aluminium
225mm
22mm
Timber
200mm
19mm
Steel
175mm
16mm
Other
150mm
Other
The example maybe that the user selects
Aluminium then the Depth dropdown list will only show
225mm,
175mm and
Other rather than the complete list, this will also restrict the Thickness dropdown would
restrict its list as well.
Once these selection is made they will be used in a separate cell to calculate a cost. So if
Aluminium,
225mm,
Other is selected then there is a rates table that will return
the cost of that selection. Any suggestion on how to do this would also be helpful.

The source range for data validation of type List must be contiguous, so you cannot show individual, non-contiguous entries from the list. So it's better to create a list of available depths for each material, and name the ranges for example Depth_UPVC,
Depth_Aluminium, etc.
For example (using fictitious values):
Let's say the dropdown for Material is in cell D2; you can then use =INDIRECT("Depth_"&D2) as source for the Depth dropdown.
Similar for Thickness.
Let's say you have a rates table on a sheet named Rates with material in A2:A100, depth in B2:B100, thickness in C2:C100 and the corresponding rate in D2:D100.
Material, depth and thickness are on the current sheet in D2, E2, F2. The corresponding rate is given by the following array formula, confirmed with
Ctrl+Shift+Enter:
=INDEX(Rates!$D$2:$D$100,MATCH(D2&E2&F2,Rates!$A$2:$A$100&Rates!$B$2:$B$100&Rates!$C$2:$C$100,0))
Regards, Hans Vogelaar (http://www.eileenslounge.com)

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