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I'm at a loss. When I try to use VLOOKUP, I select the Lookup Value but it won't capture the Table Array that I'm trying to highlight. There is no error. It just won't do anything.
I'm at a loss. When I try to use VLOOKUP, I select the Lookup Value but it won't capture the Table Array that I'm trying to highlight. There is no error. It just won't do anything.
How does it appear when viewing the cell (looking at the spreadsheet with the cell not active)? Is the formula text within the cell? or does the cell look blank? (Seeing your spreadsheet would help, Go Advanced>Manage Attachments)
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Can you attach a file showing the error?
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Does it work if you type it in manually?
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It doesn't appear to let me attach a file. I went to Go Advanced and clicked on the paper clip and it doesn't do anything.
Use "Go Advanced" then "Manage Attachments" (Paper Clip icon now appears to be defunct!)
The paper clip doesn't work at the moment. Use Manage Attachments, then Browse, navigate to and double-click on your file, then Upload | Close this Window | Submit post.
Hope this helps.
Pete
OK attachment added.
Forgot to say that I'm trying to do a lookup in Column M.
I can see no VLOOKUP formula. What formula are you trying to enter and exactly where?
Okay, where is your lookup value, what is the table you are using, how many columns offset, are you looking for an exact match etc.?
Please help us to help you.
Pete
My lookup value is in column L and my table array to lookup against is one column. Yes exact match on the lookup.
What are:
1. The lookup value - which cell in column L?
2. The lookup array (give cell references such as L2:M30).
3. The column in the lookup array where the result should be found (e.g. 1, 2, 3, etc.)
Column L looks exactly the same as column J and column K.
What is it that you are trying to do?
Pete
OK pick any value in Column L - I need it for every line.
Lookup is against a separate file and it's the one column I'm trying to select. There has to be something wrong in the file I attached, not the file I'm trying to look up against because I just did a VLOOKUP against that file using another file and it worked.
But we can't test it without the file you are looking up against, can we? So attach that, too, please, and explain clearly, step-by-step, what you are doing.
can you explain exactly what you are trying to do here? What are you trying to find and what would a sample answer look like?
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I think OP is talking about the actual physical motions of creating a formula (any formula, not just vlookup)
When you type = then click on another sheet to select a range, it builds the formula.
That is what I think OP is saying isn't working.
That is probably caused by the 'other book' not being opened in the same instance of Excel which you are entering the formula in.
Make sure you open workbook A first.
From within workbook A, go to File - Open, browse to and open workbook B
Now you can build formalas between the 2 books as normally expected.
I know they are the same. However Column L is formatted as General, not text or number, etc. I have this spreadsheet with the material numbers from a legacy system. I have another spreadsheet with the legacy numbers and their new production system numbers. I'm just trying to pull in the new production system numbers.
Read Jonmo's post above yours - does it answer the query? If not, attach the second workbook here.
YES!! This solved it. It's working now. I can actually insert a formula. Many thanks!
Glad you are sorted!
You're welcome.
I find it fascinating how 3-4 people can read the exact same thing, and all can come away with a different interpretation of what was said - and sometimes none get what was actually meant...until someone does read it the way it was meany, and then we all get it
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Just, wow! Kudos to you, Jonmo.
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