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    Vlookup Error

    Hi. Sorry if there's a similar post, if there is I've not found it.

    I want to use a Vlookup formula. It's working inconsistently and I don't know why.

    I have a stock sheet with part numbers, and a price list with those numbers.

    As the prices change, I'd like to use a Vlookup formula to keep prices updated.

    I have named the range of the price list, the first three columns which show part number, description and price.

    In the stock sheet, there are multiple part numbers but in the Vlookup formula I have shown the column I want to use for the comparison.

    They are respectively sheet one and sheet 2 in the same workbook.

    The formula =VLOOKUP(D11,Bear,3,FALSE) is returning answers only where the part number is a number. where the part number is alpha numeric, ie BR 0916, it returns a Value Not Available error.
    Although there is a (very annoying) space in the part number, the two columns match in format.

    Can anyone help explain why the alpha numeric part numbers aren't being read?

    Thanks

    Alex.

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    Re: Vlookup Error

    Just had a reply elsewhere.

    the program compiling the part numbers for the stock sheet includes three spaces at the end of each line.

    The program compiling the price lists does not.

    The two cells look the same to me, but obviously not to VLOOKUP.

    Yay. Solved. Hope this helps someone so I haven't wasted time...

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    Re: Vlookup Error

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