What do you mean by "crashes"? Do you get an error message? If so,
what is it?

Presumably Perm is a named range - how many columns is it defined for?
(check with Insert | Name | Define and then select it from the list).

Pete

On Aug 5, 4:44*pm, Arain wrote:
Can someone please help me. my last problems is still unsolved. *would really
appreciate

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,P erm,COLUMN()))

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*Cheers
*macropod
*[MVP - Microsoft Word]

*"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.