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hi all,
how to apply the formula =vlookup(A1,subjectArray,3) to read only part of
the cell in column 3 (say four digits from left).
i tried =vlookup(A1,subjectArray,left(3,4)). the result was the entire value
of that cell for example 123456789 and not 1234.
thanks for any help
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Hi!

Try this:

=--LEFT(vlookup(A1,subjectArray,3),4)

Biff

-----Original Message-----
hi all,
how to apply the formula =vlookup(A1,subjectArray,3) to

read only part of
the cell in column 3 (say four digits from left).
i tried =vlookup(A1,subjectArray,left(3,4)). the result

was the entire value
of that cell for example 123456789 and not 1234.
thanks for any help
.

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many thanks Biff
excellent

"Biff" wrote:

Hi!

Try this:

=--LEFT(vlookup(A1,subjectArray,3),4)

Biff

-----Original Message-----
hi all,
how to apply the formula =vlookup(A1,subjectArray,3) to

read only part of
the cell in column 3 (say four digits from left).
i tried =vlookup(A1,subjectArray,left(3,4)). the result

was the entire value
of that cell for example 123456789 and not 1234.
thanks for any help
.


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