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Excel 2000 - lookup
I am trying to use lookup or vlookup to reference a list of values as follows:
Column E are the values to search for, Column D are the formulas (which I need to drag down to produce the values I need in the order I need them), Column B holds the values to be found and Column C holds the values to be returned. The problem is the formula returns the wrong value in Column D. =LOOKUP(E1,B1:B6,C1:C6) Many thanks in advance. -- Richard |
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.. The problem is the formula returns the wrong value in Column D.
=LOOKUP(E1,B1:B6,C1:C6) Just a guess .. Are the values in B1:B6 (the lookup vector) placed in ascending order ? Reference this note below from Excel's help: Important: The values in lookup_vector must be placed in ascending order: ....,-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ..., A-Z, FALSE, TRUE; otherwise, LOOKUP may not give the correct value. Uppercase and lowercase text are equivalent. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Richard" wrote: I am trying to use lookup or vlookup to reference a list of values as follows: Column E are the values to search for, Column D are the formulas (which I need to drag down to produce the values I need in the order I need them), Column B holds the values to be found and Column C holds the values to be returned. The problem is the formula returns the wrong value in Column D. =LOOKUP(E1,B1:B6,C1:C6) Many thanks in advance. -- Richard |
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Thank you Max. That was the problem, B1:B6 weren't in ascending order.
Everthing works fine now. -- Richard "Max" wrote: .. The problem is the formula returns the wrong value in Column D. =LOOKUP(E1,B1:B6,C1:C6) Just a guess .. Are the values in B1:B6 (the lookup vector) placed in ascending order ? Reference this note below from Excel's help: Important: The values in lookup_vector must be placed in ascending order: ...,-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ..., A-Z, FALSE, TRUE; otherwise, LOOKUP may not give the correct value. Uppercase and lowercase text are equivalent. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Richard" wrote: I am trying to use lookup or vlookup to reference a list of values as follows: Column E are the values to search for, Column D are the formulas (which I need to drag down to produce the values I need in the order I need them), Column B holds the values to be found and Column C holds the values to be returned. The problem is the formula returns the wrong value in Column D. =LOOKUP(E1,B1:B6,C1:C6) Many thanks in advance. -- Richard |
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Glad that resolved it for you !
Thanks for calling back .. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Richard" wrote: Thank you Max. That was the problem, B1:B6 weren't in ascending order. Everthing works fine now. -- Richard |
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