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Dominic_Joslin
Mar 08, 2022Copper Contributor
vlookup #N/A issues - not a 'newbie'
I am struggling with a persisitant #N/A message. Formula is this: =VLOOKUP(D6,'[Clients.xlsb]Jobs-Orders'!$A$3:$Y$10000,7,FALSE) I have checked the following: D6 refers to the correct cell for th...
- Mar 08, 2022
Dominic_Joslin The A500 in my formula was just an example. Find the actual cell reference of the value that should match what is in cell D6 (the lookup_value in the VLOOKUP function). Let's say that actual reference is A235, then somewhere else type =D6=A235. If the result is FALSE, you know for sure that the two values are NOT the same.
By the way, I saw you post on Myonlinetraininghub where you asked the same question and where you received more or less the same answer.
Donald_Genes_
Mar 08, 2022Brass Contributor
Copy the data to another workbook
Or use XlookUp
Or use XlookUp
Dominic_Joslin
Mar 08, 2022Copper Contributor
Do you mean copy the data in the sheet that I am trying to extract the data from, in this case the Clients workbook? Or the 'destination' workbook?
I have tried XLOOKUP, but didn't follow it all the way through, as the lookup_value is in the left most column of the sheet, so VLOOKUP seemed appropriate. I'll try it again, if nothing else sorts it out.
I have tried XLOOKUP, but didn't follow it all the way through, as the lookup_value is in the left most column of the sheet, so VLOOKUP seemed appropriate. I'll try it again, if nothing else sorts it out.