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    Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    Hi all - my vlookups are not working - I am using retail SKU numbers on two different sheets and the vlookup is returning #N/A results for the whole table. An example of my vlookup is below:

    =VLOOKUP(I4,Sheet1!$A$4:$E$42,5,FALSE)

    I Have formatted both tables as Text and then tried it as Numbers. I also removed any spaces.

    Does anyone have any tips or tricks on other things to try? This has happened to me a few times and I would love to find a solution.

    Thank you!

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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    can you post a sample? 99% of the time it's text vs numbers or extra spaces.
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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    Attached. The vlookup is in column L on Sheet one. Thank you!
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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    Get rid of the rogue spaces in Col I.

    Also, shouldn't your formula read as
    =VLOOKUP(I4,Sheet2!$A$4:$E$42,5,FALSE)
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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    =VLOOKUP(TEXT(TRIM(I3),"0"),Sheet2!$A$4:$E$42,5,FALSE)
    and copy down?

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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    It doesn't show that there are any spaces in column I ... the reason it says Sheet1 is because I just copied and pasted that from my actual spreadsheet (where the vlookup is pulling from Sheet1, as opposed to my sample, where it should be pulling from Sheet2)
    Thank you though!

    ---------- Post added at 10:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:31 AM ----------

    Sadly, that didn't work either Not sure what the problem is! I've double checked each element of the vlookup, removed spaces, etc. Any other thoughts?
    Thank you for trying!!

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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    there are spaces in col I (I5 has one at the start of the number) but they are non-breaking spaces not regular spaces. select column I and press ctrl+h, then click in the find box, hold the Alt key and type 0160 on the number keypad and release the Alt key. leave the replace box blank and press 'replace all'

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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    I tried it and it didn't work - I've uploaded the updated sample chart here (with correct Sheet references in the vlookup formula). ... any other ideas? Thank you again so much for trying to help!
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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    your lookup table has the numbers stored as text so you need to convert the lookup values too
    =VLOOKUP(TEXT(I3,"0"),Sheet1!$A$4:$E$42,5,FALSE)

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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

    You are amazing!!! It worked. Thank you SO much

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    Re: Vlookup not working ... keeps returning #N/A

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