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vlookup issue

thread68-1821667

vlookup issue

vlookup issue

(OP)
Hi

I have a sheet with a vlookup which I cannot get to work. In the Vlookup tab column C I want it to bring the information in the data tab column c where column A in both sheets match.

But I am getting #N/A for all of the results. I have googled how to the vlookup so I think I have it right but could be wrong of course.

I have attached an example of the sheet

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

RE: vlookup issue

Col. 1 in Data sheet contains text with apostrophe as first character, so no match.

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RE: vlookup issue

... and since your workbook has a data mismatch, you can compensate by converting your lookup value from a number to a string of 4 digits.


C1: =VLOOKUP(TEXT(A1,"0000"),Data!A:C,3,FALSE)
...COPY N PASTE down.

FYI: FAQ68-6659: When is a NUMBER not a NUMBER?

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RE: vlookup issue

(OP)
Ouch how stupid of me I didnt notice the Data sheet contains text with apostrophe and also thanks Skip the =VLOOKUP(TEXT(A1,"0000"),Data!A:C,3,FALSE) worked perfect.

Thanks as always

RE: vlookup issue

For such cases I have procedure that edits cells and assigns the same formulas. If cells are not formatted as text, numbers as text are converted to numbers. It can be applied to values in col. A, 'Data' sheet. The macro converts selected range:

Sub ReEnterFormula()
Dim c As Range
For Each c In Selection
    With c
        .Formula = .Formula
    End With
Next c
End Sub

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