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I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team
(i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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=INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0))
-- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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I pasted your formula in but I get #N/A. Do I have to modify your formula at
all or should it work right away? Thanks. "Jambruins" wrote: I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks.
"Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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Which part of the formula is not working: MATCH or INDEX?
To find out, highlight (exactly) MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&"!AA:AA"),0) in the formula bar and press F9. If this shows a number, this part of the formula is working; if it shows #N/A it is not finding a match. Press ESC to get out of this mode. Your MATCH is looking for an exact match on a text string. If AA3 and the entry in NYR!AA:AA differ in any respect (even by a space character), it will fail to find a match. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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Stephen, I just check the match by highlighting it and hitting F9. That came
up as #N/A. I checked the text in cell AA3 and the text in the corresponding tab and it appears to be the same. I used the code formula on both cells and they both were 68 which I am assuming means they are the same. Any ideas? Thanks. "Stephen" wrote: Which part of the formula is not working: MATCH or INDEX? To find out, highlight (exactly) MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&"!AA:AA"),0) in the formula bar and press F9. If this shows a number, this part of the formula is working; if it shows #N/A it is not finding a match. Press ESC to get out of this mode. Your MATCH is looking for an exact match on a text string. If AA3 and the entry in NYR!AA:AA differ in any respect (even by a space character), it will fail to find a match. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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I just tried using vlookup (=VLOOKUP(AA3,NYI!F:G,2,0) and it worked so the
text is the same. "Jambruins" wrote: Stephen, I just check the match by highlighting it and hitting F9. That came up as #N/A. I checked the text in cell AA3 and the text in the corresponding tab and it appears to be the same. I used the code formula on both cells and they both were 68 which I am assuming means they are the same. Any ideas? Thanks. "Stephen" wrote: Which part of the formula is not working: MATCH or INDEX? To find out, highlight (exactly) MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&"!AA:AA"),0) in the formula bar and press F9. If this shows a number, this part of the formula is working; if it shows #N/A it is not finding a match. Press ESC to get out of this mode. Your MATCH is looking for an exact match on a text string. If AA3 and the entry in NYR!AA:AA differ in any respect (even by a space character), it will fail to find a match. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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I suppose, to be absolutely sure they are the same, you could copy AA3 and
paste into the appropriate cell in NYR!AA:AA (or vice-versa), and see if this makes any difference. The other thing is to check that W3 contains exactly the name of the other sheet (again, no spaces, etc.). If you highlight W3&"!AA:AA" in your formula and hit F9, do you see the reference NYR!AA:AA exactly? At this point you could use CTRL-C to copy the reference, then use Edit Go To and use CTRL-V to paste the reference, and see if it takes you to the correct column on the correct sheet. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Stephen, I just check the match by highlighting it and hitting F9. That came up as #N/A. I checked the text in cell AA3 and the text in the corresponding tab and it appears to be the same. I used the code formula on both cells and they both were 68 which I am assuming means they are the same. Any ideas? Thanks. "Stephen" wrote: Which part of the formula is not working: MATCH or INDEX? To find out, highlight (exactly) MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&"!AA:AA"),0) in the formula bar and press F9. If this shows a number, this part of the formula is working; if it shows #N/A it is not finding a match. Press ESC to get out of this mode. Your MATCH is looking for an exact match on a text string. If AA3 and the entry in NYR!AA:AA differ in any respect (even by a space character), it will fail to find a match. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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Stephen,
When I highlight W3&"!AA:AA" and hit F9 I see NYR!AA:AA but when I use the go to option it tells me reference is invalid. Any ideas? Thanks for all the help. "Stephen" wrote: I suppose, to be absolutely sure they are the same, you could copy AA3 and paste into the appropriate cell in NYR!AA:AA (or vice-versa), and see if this makes any difference. The other thing is to check that W3 contains exactly the name of the other sheet (again, no spaces, etc.). If you highlight W3&"!AA:AA" in your formula and hit F9, do you see the reference NYR!AA:AA exactly? At this point you could use CTRL-C to copy the reference, then use Edit Go To and use CTRL-V to paste the reference, and see if it takes you to the correct column on the correct sheet. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Stephen, I just check the match by highlighting it and hitting F9. That came up as #N/A. I checked the text in cell AA3 and the text in the corresponding tab and it appears to be the same. I used the code formula on both cells and they both were 68 which I am assuming means they are the same. Any ideas? Thanks. "Stephen" wrote: Which part of the formula is not working: MATCH or INDEX? To find out, highlight (exactly) MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&"!AA:AA"),0) in the formula bar and press F9. If this shows a number, this part of the formula is working; if it shows #N/A it is not finding a match. Press ESC to get out of this mode. Your MATCH is looking for an exact match on a text string. If AA3 and the entry in NYR!AA:AA differ in any respect (even by a space character), it will fail to find a match. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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But why "F:G"? The formula you said you were using has "AA:AA".
"Jambruins" wrote in message ... I just tried using vlookup (=VLOOKUP(AA3,NYI!F:G,2,0) and it worked so the text is the same. "Jambruins" wrote: Stephen, I just check the match by highlighting it and hitting F9. That came up as #N/A. I checked the text in cell AA3 and the text in the corresponding tab and it appears to be the same. I used the code formula on both cells and they both were 68 which I am assuming means they are the same. Any ideas? Thanks. "Stephen" wrote: Which part of the formula is not working: MATCH or INDEX? To find out, highlight (exactly) MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&"!AA:AA"),0) in the formula bar and press F9. If this shows a number, this part of the formula is working; if it shows #N/A it is not finding a match. Press ESC to get out of this mode. Your MATCH is looking for an exact match on a text string. If AA3 and the entry in NYR!AA:AA differ in any respect (even by a space character), it will fail to find a match. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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Are you sure that there's a match for AA3 in column AA of the worksheet with the
name in W3? I bet that there isn't an exact match. Jambruins wrote: Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. -- Dave Peterson |
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Stephen, Dave and Bob, thanks for all your help. I found my mistake. I had
to change the AA:AA to F:F. I describe it wrong in my original question. Thanks a lot. "Dave Peterson" wrote: Are you sure that there's a match for AA3 in column AA of the worksheet with the name in W3? I bet that there isn't an exact match. Jambruins wrote: Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. -- Dave Peterson |
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Try
Edit Go To and just type in "NYR!A1" (without the quotes). If this is invalid, I suspect you don't have a worksheet named "NYR". Perhaps it's "NYR " or " NYR" (note the spaces) or some such. However, if this does take you to NYR!A1, type in "NYR!AA:AA" and see if this is valid. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Stephen, When I highlight W3&"!AA:AA" and hit F9 I see NYR!AA:AA but when I use the go to option it tells me reference is invalid. Any ideas? Thanks for all the help. "Stephen" wrote: I suppose, to be absolutely sure they are the same, you could copy AA3 and paste into the appropriate cell in NYR!AA:AA (or vice-versa), and see if this makes any difference. The other thing is to check that W3 contains exactly the name of the other sheet (again, no spaces, etc.). If you highlight W3&"!AA:AA" in your formula and hit F9, do you see the reference NYR!AA:AA exactly? At this point you could use CTRL-C to copy the reference, then use Edit Go To and use CTRL-V to paste the reference, and see if it takes you to the correct column on the correct sheet. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Stephen, I just check the match by highlighting it and hitting F9. That came up as #N/A. I checked the text in cell AA3 and the text in the corresponding tab and it appears to be the same. I used the code formula on both cells and they both were 68 which I am assuming means they are the same. Any ideas? Thanks. "Stephen" wrote: Which part of the formula is not working: MATCH or INDEX? To find out, highlight (exactly) MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&"!AA:AA"),0) in the formula bar and press F9. If this shows a number, this part of the formula is working; if it shows #N/A it is not finding a match. Press ESC to get out of this mode. Your MATCH is looking for an exact match on a text string. If AA3 and the entry in NYR!AA:AA differ in any respect (even by a space character), it will fail to find a match. "Jambruins" wrote in message ... Bob, any idea why I am getting a #N/A error? Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: =INDEX(INDIRECT(W3&"!W:W"),MATCH(AA3,INDIRECT(W3&" !AA:AA"),0)) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Jambruins" wrote in message ... I have a bunch of tabs in my spreadsheet and each one is named after a team (i.e. BOS, NYR, VAN, etc.). In column AA I have text and in column W I have team names. I would like a formula to lookup the text in column AA in the tab of the team that is in column W. For example in cell AA3 I have Dec 18-Pittsburgh and in cell W3 I have NYR. I would like a formula to find the text Dec 18-Pittsburgh in the NYR tab and give me the value of the cell 4 columns over. Thanks in advance. |
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