the formula works till ax column and crashes. is there any limitation to
vlookup

"macropod" wrote:

Hi Arain,

Try:
=IF(VLOOKUP($B4,Perm,COLUMN())=0,"",VLOOKUP($B4,Pe rm,COLUMN()))

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macropod
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"Arain" wrote in message ...
Dear All,

I have a formula that i have to copy to 146 columns.

=IF(VLOOKUP($B4,Perm,1)=0,"",VLOOKUP($B4,Perm,1))

is there a way to automate the 1 in the formula to 2 when i copy to column
to 2 .

The purpose of the formula is to look for B4 value in the sheet called
permission list and return the value associated with it which is X if false
and blank if true. Any and all help will be appreciated if the process is
automated somehow and i dont have to manually change the number.

Thanks in advance.