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VLOOKUP returning the same value which is "being looked for".
Started using VLOOKUP yesterday. Used it for the first time. Now when applying it to the following scenario, it's returning the same value as the result, which I am "looking for" in the other column....
Hi
So you have A1 to B50 and they are the codes and names
Then you have a list in column F that you need to lookup the names from that A1 : B50 List
So your lookup in C1 would be
=VLOOKUP( F1, $A$1:$B$50, 2, FALSE)
Does that give you what you need?
So you have A1 to B50 and they are the codes and names
Then you have a list in column F that you need to lookup the names from that A1 : B50 List
So your lookup in C1 would be
=VLOOKUP( F1, $A$1:$B$50, 2, FALSE)
Does that give you what you need?
Hey Wyn Hopkins , Thanks for replying, yes, it is giving the values, when I had put B50,2,0.................
However, initially, when I was using B50,1,0....it was just reproducing the values in column F.
Now, please help me with the logic behind putting B50,2,0 and not B50, 1,0.
Also, please note that I do not have any headers in the respective columns, hence, each of the columns start from first row itself, ie. A1, B1, F1.
Remark: To some extent I had just mugged up one way of applying Vlookup after seeing an example through Google, hence, not very sure about the logic behind B50,2,0 and not B50,1,0.
Regards,
exceluser
- So VLOOKUP works by
a) referring to a value you want to lookup e.g. F1
b) and then referencing a range of data e.g. A1 to B50 where the frst column contains the values you are trying to match against with F1
c) then give it a column number that you want to return from the range of data. e.g. the name is in the 2nd column of the range A1:B50 so you type 2
d) type FALSE for an exact match, never use 1 or TRUE unless you know exactly why you are using them
I'd also suggest you look at learning INDEX MATCH which is more flexible and lacks some of the risks of using VLOOKUP
Here's a quick vidoe
https://accessanalytic.com.au/index-match/