VLOOKUP - #VALUE error

Hi Guys,

Can anyone help?

Returning a value error vlookup.

=VLOOKUP(A2,linksfoundModa2Ride.xls!$A:$D,FALSE)

Thanks.

Hi
The structure of your formula is not complete. It should be as follows (change where necessary):

=VLOOKUP(A2,linksfoundModa2Ride.xls!SHEETNAME,$A:$D,Column Number to return Value from,FALSE)

Substitute SHEETNAME with the actual sheet name you will be searching.
Substitute Column Number to return Value from with the actual column number.
Good luck.
Tony

If you are getting data from another file, you need to include the full path to the file (unless it is already open), you also need to include [ and ] around the full filename (including the extension), and you need to specify the sheet. You should have apostrophes around all this in case you have spaces in any of those names.

And as others have pointed out you need to include the column reference as the third parameter.

So, you might have something that looks like this:

=VLOOKUP(A2,'[linksfoundModa2Ride.xls]Sheet1'!$A:$D,2,FALSE)

if the file is already open.

Hope this helps.

Pete

Of course, why the heck did I leave the column out? now I feel silly.

It's been a long week...Thank-you sir!

T

Thanks Pete! feeling the pressure today and not thinking clearly ,you guys are the best.

T

I think we all feel like that some days - glad to be able to help.

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