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Help using lookup function
I'm having trouble using the lookup function.
I have numbers that look like this in a list, although it's only part of what I'm using: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2661 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3683 -3 3814 -2 3910 -1 3970 0 3989 1 3970 2 3910 3 3814 4 3683 5 3521 6 3332 7 3123 8 2897 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 When I use the lookup function on another sheet of the cell, it does not look up the proper value always. My columns go from (-100, 100). Outside the values of (-10,10), the lookup works properly. These are the lookup cells: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2420 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3521 -3 3814 -2 3814 -1 3910 0 3989 1 3989 2 3910 3 3910 4 3683 5 3521 6 3521 7 3123 8 3123 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 If you'll notice, the values that the lookup cells get are not the values of the cell they're looking up, but often one off. Any suggestions on why this might be happening? |
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What is your lookup equation?
"Blackbird" wrote in message ... I'm having trouble using the lookup function. I have numbers that look like this in a list, although it's only part of what I'm using: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2661 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3683 -3 3814 -2 3910 -1 3970 0 3989 1 3970 2 3910 3 3814 4 3683 5 3521 6 3332 7 3123 8 2897 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 When I use the lookup function on another sheet of the cell, it does not look up the proper value always. My columns go from (-100, 100). Outside the values of (-10,10), the lookup works properly. These are the lookup cells: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2420 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3521 -3 3814 -2 3814 -1 3910 0 3989 1 3989 2 3910 3 3910 4 3683 5 3521 6 3521 7 3123 8 3123 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 If you'll notice, the values that the lookup cells get are not the values of the cell they're looking up, but often one off. Any suggestions on why this might be happening? |
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For instance, the equation for the cell that is to the right of zero is
"=LOOKUP(A104, 'Issue 1'!$E$2:$E$102, 'Issue 1'!$H$2:$H$102)" "Barb Reinhardt" wrote: What is your lookup equation? "Blackbird" wrote in message ... I'm having trouble using the lookup function. I have numbers that look like this in a list, although it's only part of what I'm using: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2661 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3683 -3 3814 -2 3910 -1 3970 0 3989 1 3970 2 3910 3 3814 4 3683 5 3521 6 3332 7 3123 8 2897 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 When I use the lookup function on another sheet of the cell, it does not look up the proper value always. My columns go from (-100, 100). Outside the values of (-10,10), the lookup works properly. These are the lookup cells: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2420 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3521 -3 3814 -2 3814 -1 3910 0 3989 1 3989 2 3910 3 3910 4 3683 5 3521 6 3521 7 3123 8 3123 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 If you'll notice, the values that the lookup cells get are not the values of the cell they're looking up, but often one off. Any suggestions on why this might be happening? |
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If you are looking for an exact match use vlookup or index and match combo
=VLOOKUP(A104,'Issue 1'!E2:H102,4,0) or =INDEX('Issue 1'!H2:H102,MATCH(A104,'Issue 1'!E2:E102,0)) -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) "Blackbird" wrote in message ... For instance, the equation for the cell that is to the right of zero is "=LOOKUP(A104, 'Issue 1'!$E$2:$E$102, 'Issue 1'!$H$2:$H$102)" "Barb Reinhardt" wrote: What is your lookup equation? "Blackbird" wrote in message ... I'm having trouble using the lookup function. I have numbers that look like this in a list, although it's only part of what I'm using: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2661 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3683 -3 3814 -2 3910 -1 3970 0 3989 1 3970 2 3910 3 3814 4 3683 5 3521 6 3332 7 3123 8 2897 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 When I use the lookup function on another sheet of the cell, it does not look up the proper value always. My columns go from (-100, 100). Outside the values of (-10,10), the lookup works properly. These are the lookup cells: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2420 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3521 -3 3814 -2 3814 -1 3910 0 3989 1 3989 2 3910 3 3910 4 3683 5 3521 6 3521 7 3123 8 3123 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 If you'll notice, the values that the lookup cells get are not the values of the cell they're looking up, but often one off. Any suggestions on why this might be happening? |
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For some reason, neither suggestion gives values all the time now.
Often, I get the #N/A error. However, there most definitely is a value among the series the corresponds, so there shouldn't be an #N/A error. "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: If you are looking for an exact match use vlookup or index and match combo =VLOOKUP(A104,'Issue 1'!E2:H102,4,0) or =INDEX('Issue 1'!H2:H102,MATCH(A104,'Issue 1'!E2:E102,0)) -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) "Blackbird" wrote in message ... For instance, the equation for the cell that is to the right of zero is "=LOOKUP(A104, 'Issue 1'!$E$2:$E$102, 'Issue 1'!$H$2:$H$102)" "Barb Reinhardt" wrote: What is your lookup equation? "Blackbird" wrote in message ... I'm having trouble using the lookup function. I have numbers that look like this in a list, although it's only part of what I'm using: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2661 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3683 -3 3814 -2 3910 -1 3970 0 3989 1 3970 2 3910 3 3814 4 3683 5 3521 6 3332 7 3123 8 2897 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 When I use the lookup function on another sheet of the cell, it does not look up the proper value always. My columns go from (-100, 100). Outside the values of (-10,10), the lookup works properly. These are the lookup cells: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2420 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3521 -3 3814 -2 3814 -1 3910 0 3989 1 3989 2 3910 3 3910 4 3683 5 3521 6 3521 7 3123 8 3123 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 If you'll notice, the values that the lookup cells get are not the values of the cell they're looking up, but often one off. Any suggestions on why this might be happening? |
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Did you import this? If so you might have hidden spaces trailing html
characters, I just make a quick test and copied the table for your post, pasted into excel and applied a vlookup formula typing in the lookup values and those that I tried I got a correct hit, no errors at all so I can only assume that what you think is a match is not, you can test with a cell that you know should be correct and then compare them =cell=cell2 or even check how many characters =LEN(lookup_Value_cell) =LEN(value_from Table_cell) same number? -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) "Blackbird" wrote in message ... For some reason, neither suggestion gives values all the time now. Often, I get the #N/A error. However, there most definitely is a value among the series the corresponds, so there shouldn't be an #N/A error. "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: If you are looking for an exact match use vlookup or index and match combo =VLOOKUP(A104,'Issue 1'!E2:H102,4,0) or =INDEX('Issue 1'!H2:H102,MATCH(A104,'Issue 1'!E2:E102,0)) -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) "Blackbird" wrote in message ... For instance, the equation for the cell that is to the right of zero is "=LOOKUP(A104, 'Issue 1'!$E$2:$E$102, 'Issue 1'!$H$2:$H$102)" "Barb Reinhardt" wrote: What is your lookup equation? "Blackbird" wrote in message ... I'm having trouble using the lookup function. I have numbers that look like this in a list, although it's only part of what I'm using: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2661 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3683 -3 3814 -2 3910 -1 3970 0 3989 1 3970 2 3910 3 3814 4 3683 5 3521 6 3332 7 3123 8 2897 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 When I use the lookup function on another sheet of the cell, it does not look up the proper value always. My columns go from (-100, 100). Outside the values of (-10,10), the lookup works properly. These are the lookup cells: -11 2179 -10 2420 -9 2420 -8 2897 -7 3123 -6 3332 -5 3521 -4 3521 -3 3814 -2 3814 -1 3910 0 3989 1 3989 2 3910 3 3910 4 3683 5 3521 6 3521 7 3123 8 3123 9 2661 10 2420 11 2179 If you'll notice, the values that the lookup cells get are not the values of the cell they're looking up, but often one off. Any suggestions on why this might be happening? |
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Yes, I did import them.
When I did those tests, they indicated that there numbers were imprecise and had been rounded for display purposes. I used the ROUND function, and then they all came up as TRUE when using that test and with equal numbers using LEN. Still however, the error persists. "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Did you import this? If so you might have hidden spaces trailing html characters, I just make a quick test and copied the table for your post, pasted into excel and applied a vlookup formula typing in the lookup values and those that I tried I got a correct hit, no errors at all so I can only assume that what you think is a match is not, you can test with a cell that you know should be correct and then compare them =cell=cell2 or even check how many characters =LEN(lookup_Value_cell) =LEN(value_from Table_cell) same number? -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) |
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You might need to round in both instances
=INDEX('Issue 1'!H2:H102,MATCH(ROUND(A104,2),ROUND('Issue 1'!E2:E102,2),0)) entered with ctrl + shift & enter other than that one value might be text and the other number, try this =ISTEXT('Issue 1'!E2) copy down and see if you get any true values, do the same with your lookup values -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) "Blackbird" wrote in message ... Yes, I did import them. When I did those tests, they indicated that there numbers were imprecise and had been rounded for display purposes. I used the ROUND function, and then they all came up as TRUE when using that test and with equal numbers using LEN. Still however, the error persists. "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Did you import this? If so you might have hidden spaces trailing html characters, I just make a quick test and copied the table for your post, pasted into excel and applied a vlookup formula typing in the lookup values and those that I tried I got a correct hit, no errors at all so I can only assume that what you think is a match is not, you can test with a cell that you know should be correct and then compare them =cell=cell2 or even check how many characters =LEN(lookup_Value_cell) =LEN(value_from Table_cell) same number? -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) |
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I get false on both instances when I use ISTEXT on every value.
The index function yields #VALUE. Perhaps I don't know exactly how to work it? Should I send you my actual file? "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You might need to round in both instances =INDEX('Issue 1'!H2:H102,MATCH(ROUND(A104,2),ROUND('Issue 1'!E2:E102,2),0)) entered with ctrl + shift & enter other than that one value might be text and the other number, try this =ISTEXT('Issue 1'!E2) copy down and see if you get any true values, do the same with your lookup values -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) "Blackbird" wrote in message ... Yes, I did import them. When I did those tests, they indicated that there numbers were imprecise and had been rounded for display purposes. I used the ROUND function, and then they all came up as TRUE when using that test and with equal numbers using LEN. Still however, the error persists. "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Did you import this? If so you might have hidden spaces trailing html characters, I just make a quick test and copied the table for your post, pasted into excel and applied a vlookup formula typing in the lookup values and those that I tried I got a correct hit, no errors at all so I can only assume that what you think is a match is not, you can test with a cell that you know should be correct and then compare them =cell=cell2 or even check how many characters =LEN(lookup_Value_cell) =LEN(value_from Table_cell) same number? -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) |
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Wierd
Somehow, when I use the ROUND function now, it all works. It didn't work
last time, and I still had it in there, but then it started working when I opened the application again. Thanks! "Blackbird" wrote: I get false on both instances when I use ISTEXT on every value. The index function yields #VALUE. Perhaps I don't know exactly how to work it? Should I send you my actual file? "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You might need to round in both instances =INDEX('Issue 1'!H2:H102,MATCH(ROUND(A104,2),ROUND('Issue 1'!E2:E102,2),0)) entered with ctrl + shift & enter other than that one value might be text and the other number, try this =ISTEXT('Issue 1'!E2) copy down and see if you get any true values, do the same with your lookup values -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) "Blackbird" wrote in message ... Yes, I did import them. When I did those tests, they indicated that there numbers were imprecise and had been rounded for display purposes. I used the ROUND function, and then they all came up as TRUE when using that test and with equal numbers using LEN. Still however, the error persists. "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Did you import this? If so you might have hidden spaces trailing html characters, I just make a quick test and copied the table for your post, pasted into excel and applied a vlookup formula typing in the lookup values and those that I tried I got a correct hit, no errors at all so I can only assume that what you think is a match is not, you can test with a cell that you know should be correct and then compare them =cell=cell2 or even check how many characters =LEN(lookup_Value_cell) =LEN(value_from Table_cell) same number? -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom (No private emails please) |
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