Vlookup help needed

**AbuReemAT** · 11-08-2013, 06:19 AM

I'm a beginner user of lookup, I have two sheets the first one ( Data) contains names, the second Sheet ( Source) contain names & their codes, what i need to do is to use vlookup formula to transfer names in sheet one to code in source sheet2, If i use the following formula

=VLOOKUP(LEFT(A2,SEARCH(" ",A2)-1),Source!A$2:B$45,2)&" "&VLOOKUP(REPLACE(Data!A2,1,SEARCH(" ",Data!A2),""),Source!A$2:B$45,2)

on the sample file , the result will be ( R5 S2), that is the first & second Name in A2 Cell in data sheet, I need the result to be ( R5 S2 R6 M2). thanksI'm attaching a file for more clarification.
Sample.xls Sample.xls

**ramananhrm** · 11-08-2013, 06:54 AM

Please try this file.

**ARGK** · 11-08-2013, 07:03 AM

Hi
Here is a possible solution for you.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Tony

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