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Bee25523
Copper Contributor
May 24, 2024

Multiple sequential vlookups

Hi!

I use Excel 2016. I have one very large excel file that I must validate several columns of data by comparing it to 3 other workbooks in a certain order. I VLOOKUP against the first workbook and then perform the second round of VLOOKUPS against the second work book for any #N/A caused by the first VLOOKUP and so on. Then I compare the data using the EXACT function. My question is - is there any way I can automate this process

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  • Riny_van_Eekelen's avatar
    Riny_van_Eekelen
    Platinum Contributor

    Bee25523 Possibly with Power Query. But difficult to explain exactly how without seeing your files. Can you create some realistic example files (not too big) and the expected result? Save them on OneDrive or similar and post the links that give access to them here.

    • Bee25523's avatar
      Bee25523
      Copper Contributor
      I’ll try to get some examples together to post. Thanks!

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