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    INDEX and MATCH function - #REF! error

    =INDEX(H154:H182,MATCH(B390,A154:A182,0),MATCH(B395,B1:K1,0))

    I am getting an error #REF! what could be wrong?

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    Re: INDEX and MATCH function - #REF! error

    H154:H182 is one dimensional range, and you apply 2 MATCH (row and column)

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    Re: INDEX and MATCH function - #REF! error

    The data in index field is coming from sheet2 using some formula, could this
    be the reason I get #REF! error? if so, how can I fix it, please help.

    Thank you.

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    Re: INDEX and MATCH function - #REF! error

    Quote Originally Posted by tim201110 View Post
    H154:H182 is one dimensional range, and you apply 2 MATCH (row and column)
    If I am using the exact same formula on a blank sheet...it is working

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    Re: INDEX and MATCH function - #REF! error

    Hi

    If the second MATCH gives you 1 then the formula works, otherwise it does not.

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    Re: INDEX and MATCH function - #REF! error

    Quote Originally Posted by José Augusto View Post
    If the second MATCH gives you 1 then the formula works,
    1 or 0

    mikeh, try

    =INDEX(H154:H182,MATCH(B390,A154:A182,0))

    Without knowing what the formula should do we don'k know how to fix it.

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    Re: INDEX and MATCH function - #REF! error

    To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook. The workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.

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