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Hi,

Is there a look up function that doesn't require the table to be in
ascending order?

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You can use VLOOKUP... make sure you use FALSE at the end.

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Hi,

Is there a look up function that doesn't require the table to be in
ascending order?

Thanks

Will

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Debra Dalgleish has lots of notes on =vlookup() and =index(match()) he
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html (for =vlookup())
and
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions03.html (for =index(match()))
and
http://contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html#Trouble

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Hi,

Is there a look up function that doesn't require the table to be in
ascending order?

Thanks

Will


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