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    using vlookup to find range

    i have an equation that involves the program looking for a specific cell on the worksheet, the cell i want however is dependnant on the given value for my vlookup.

    i use an input box to specify throt, and i tried the code below but cant get it to work, can you see anything wrong with it?

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    Re: using vlookup to find range

    Hi,

    I think this might be what you're after

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    Rule 1: Never merge cells
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    Re: using vlookup to find range

    hi sweep, thanks for the help. ive applied the code to a simple loop just to test it but im getting a Type Mismatch error. the code is as follows:

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    The help file states the variable isnt of correct type, though i cant see where ive gone wrong

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    Re: using vlookup to find range

    right i think i may be getting somewhere although im not quite there. been trawling through the excel help files and have found that i can use "Cells" property within a range. this avoids the problem of using vlookup directly within the range object.

    the code ive created is as follows:
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    with the vlookup function in place of x

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    when trying to run it however the following error " application-defined or object-defined error"

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    Re: using vlookup to find range

    Shouldn't it be

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