VLookup "randomly" doesn't work

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VLookup "randomly" doesn't work

Postby VHJhY2lBbm4 » Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:19:03 GMT

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TraciAnn

Re: VLookup "randomly" doesn't work

Postby Domenic » Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:32:09 GMT

In article < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >,



If you're looking for an exact match, range lookup (the 4th argument of 
the VLOOKUP function) needs to be set at FALSE or 0.

If you're looking for an approximate match, the values in the first 
column of the table array need to be sorted in ascending order.

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Re: VLookup "randomly" doesn't work

Postby Steve » Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:16:38 GMT




| In article < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >,


|
| If you're looking for an exact match, range lookup (the 4th argument 
of
| the VLOOKUP function) needs to be set at FALSE or 0.
|
| If you're looking for an approximate match, the values in the first
| column of the table array need to be sorted in ascending order.
|
| -- 
| Domenic
|  http://www.**--****.com/ 


TraciAnn:

You can get an exact match and get "N/A" in the result column if the 
search term does not exist.

=VLOOKUP(SEARCH TERM,ARRAY-Start:ARRAY-End,Column of ARRAY to Return 
Value,FALSE)

SEARCH TERM - Must be in the LEFT MOST column of the array being 
searched
ARRAY-Start:ARRAY-End - May be any number of column (two dimentional 
array)
Column of ARRAY to Return Value - The column from where the term you 
need should be found
FALSE - Will return "N/A" only if the SEARCH TERM cannot be found

Both spreadsheets must be sorted using the SEARCH TERM column in order 
to not get erroneous results.
( I know that MS states the ARRAY does not need to be sorted, but I 
have experienced otherwise).

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