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Drop Down List Validation
Why is this a valid statement as a validation source
=INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(A2,CenterCodeDesc,2,FALSE)) but this is not =INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(A:A,CenterCodeDesc,2,FALSE)) How do I create a validation source using column A for Vlookup? Thanks |
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you can't vlookup a whole column, only one cell at a time
"mico" wrote: Why is this a valid statement as a validation source =INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(A2,CenterCodeDesc,2,FALSE)) but this is not =INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(A:A,CenterCodeDesc,2,FALSE)) How do I create a validation source using column A for Vlookup? Thanks |
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The first argument of the vlookup function is a single value and not a range.
You are looking up one item in a range of items, returning a cell 2 columns to the right... If you were to look up a range of values within a range of values what exactly would you expect to be returned? -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "mico" wrote: Why is this a valid statement as a validation source =INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(A2,CenterCodeDesc,2,FALSE)) but this is not =INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(A:A,CenterCodeDesc,2,FALSE)) How do I create a validation source using column A for Vlookup? Thanks |
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