2 sheet VLookup? Or another formula/function?

[brettmlawrence]

I am having a mental lapse, I have an excel file with 2 tab. I have data in column B on sheet 1 and column A oh tab 2. If the data in column B on tab 1 is listed on column A of tab 2 I need to return a set number in Column C tab 1..

[Miraun]

A bit difficult to follow the explanation... but looks like either a vlookup or a match, depending on the relative position of the data you're looking for.

If they KEY data is in column B, and the data you want is in Column A, you'll can use match
If the key data is in column B, and the data you want is in column C, you can use Vlookup

[HaHoBe]

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[brettmlawrence]

On the first tab there is a long list of items in column B.
On the second tab there is a much shorter list of items in Column A.
IF an item from Sheet1 ColumnB is listed in Sheet2 ColumnA then return 0952. in column C SHeet1.

[Miraun]

=IF(ISERROR(MATCH(B1,Sheet2!A:A,FALSE)),"",952)

[brettmlawrence]

Perfect.. Thank you