Hi
I'm struggling with a VLOOKUP function where I'm referencing a particular postal code to a table and the VLOOKUP is returning inconsistent results.
The syntax is: =VLOOKUP(C8,AZ1:BB1578,3)
Where the postal code is located in C8, the lookup range is fromAZ1 to BB1578, and the returned value should be from a cell in the 3rd column of that range corresponding to (across from) the looked up postal code. What is happening, is that certain postal codes are not looking up the corresponding value in the 3rd column, but rather are looking up a totally unrelated postal code and returning the value from the 3rd column corresponding to that (incorrect) postal code.
I have tried changing the returned column value to the first column just to see what I would get back. In one example I typed in the postal code 4161, and the VLOOKUP went to the first column, where all of the postal codes are located and returned the postal code of 3996. Whereas 4161 should have looked itself up and returned 4161.
I have tried putting in the TRUE and FALSE arguments in the syntax but with no change to the result. Maybe I'm making some simple mistake here. I would be grateful for any suggestions.
John from Oz
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