=INDEX(D2:D50,MATCH(1,--EXACT(C2:C50,A1),0))

also array entered

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Dan in NY" wrote in message
...
Getting closer, but the FIND pulls in an earlier lookup decode that simply
contains the searched for item. For example, if one of my lookup values
is
"F", your solution returns the column B for "CFD" - I assume since it
finds
the "F" in "CFD" before it gets to the "F" entry (the lookup decode list
is
in alphabetical order). hmm...tricky.

Any more suggestions?

Thanks!

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

One way (albeit replacing vlookup with another formula)

Assume the vlookup would look like this

=VLOOKUP(A1,C2:D50,2,0)

to lookup a case sensitive string from A1 in column C and return the
values
from D would be

=INDEX(D2:D50,MATCH(1,--ISNUMBER(FIND(A1,C2:C50)),0))

entered with ctrl + shift & enter



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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"Dan in NY" wrote in message
...
I'm using vlookup for translating a code into a decode value. The
codes
are
in both lowercase and uppercase, unfortunately with the same values
(e.g.,
cnv and CNV represent 2 different things). Anyone know how to make
vlookup
case sensitive? Or is there another fancy excel function that can
provide
the equivalent functionality?

Thanks!