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Simple VLOOKUP, but not working
EmTBHC The problem is the lookup_range for all those cells keep changing and so some cells are looking up in ranges that don't have that value. I have attached an updated version using dynamic arrays and only 1 array formula for the whole range:
=VLOOKUP(D2:D97,Sheet1!$A$2:$B$391, 2, FALSE)if you don't have excel 365 then change the D2:D97 to only D2 and then fill down. Since the D2 doesn't have any $ in front it will increment as it fills down but the range has those $ in front of the col and row so it will stay fixed when copied or filled.
This solution was also noted above but you said it didn't work for you but maybe you didn't understand the importance of those $
To "fill down" you can select the top cell and click the small box in the bottom right corner and drag down or select the whole range can click ctrl-D
Hi mtarler Thanks for your quick reply.
The formula I'm using is this =VLOOKUP(D2,Sheet1!A2:B391, 2, FALSE)
I appreciate this might be a silly questions, but I how to I attach a file in this conversation?
- Hi Patrick, just tried, that sadly didn't work.
- out of curiosity what happens if you use:
=MATCH(D2,Sheet1!$A$2:$A$391,0)
also, can you post examples of values that are having issues (some common issues include confusion between " and “ (curly quote) or - and – (long dash) to name just a couple)
but the worksheet itself would be most helpful.