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    Question HLOOKUP uknown Error

    This may be a relatively simple fix but it is giving me issues. Please see cell E12 on the attached spreadsheet. I am simply trying to make an HLOOKUP formula work. What am I doing wrong???

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    Re: HLOOKUP uknown Error

    Your HLookup formula is looking for the value "State" in row 13, columns E to W; however, you have cell addresses in those cells for some reason (?). So the lookup value will never be found. Notice that you then say that, if found, then go down to row 3 of the column "state" was found in; but, the array only has two rows vis. 13 & 14.

    Explain in words what you are aiming at.
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    Quote Originally Posted by protonLeah View Post
    Your HLookup formula is looking for the value "State" in row 13, columns E to W; however, you have cell addresses in those cells for some reason (?). So the lookup value will never be found. Notice that you then say that, if found, then go down to row 3 of the column "state" was found in; but, the array only has two rows vis. 13 & 14.

    Explain in words what you are aiming at.
    I am trying to create a search within the data in the table and the box 2 cells below the search will allow me to switch which column the search box is searching. I am following the YouTube video at this link:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EjZ7jE9iL0U

    Thanks for the help!

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    Re: HLOOKUP uknown Error

    C7 is a data validation list of names in column J.
    C9 is data validation list of the headers in E14:W14.

    In the attached, the formula:
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    searches the columns across the top row (#14) of the data table E14:W29, for a match to the value in cell C9.
    Match returns the ROW of the name in column J that matches that in C7.

    So, finally HLOOKUP returns the data at the intersection of found column and found row.
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