I have a project that is getting more complicated than I had anticipated. I
have a worksheet that has an input box used to input initials. The employee
inputs a password and an IF statement places the correct initials in the
correct cell. I currently have a nested IF statement to sort the three or
four different possibilities. The problem I have with this process is that
if the employee changes or if there is just a new one I have to rebuild the
IF statement to make it work for that employee. I need a look up formula to
do what the IF statement is doing. That way I can build a range that the
employee name would be added to and all would work.

Here is what I would build as a range:

Column D: ID ( Not sure if I need this part of the range)
Column E: Password
Column F: Name
Column G: Initials

Rows 16 through 50

I would name this range "Password"

I need a formula that will look up the password and return the initials.

I plan to build a user form to enter the information into the range as needed.

Thanks for ANY help given.

Mike Rogers

Try this:

assuming the password to lookup is in A1
=VLOOKUP(A1,$E$16:$G$50,3,0)

HTH
Jean-Guy

"Mike Rogers" wrote:

I have a project that is getting more complicated than I had anticipated. I
have a worksheet that has an input box used to input initials. The employee
inputs a password and an IF statement places the correct initials in the
correct cell. I currently have a nested IF statement to sort the three or
four different possibilities. The problem I have with this process is that
if the employee changes or if there is just a new one I have to rebuild the
IF statement to make it work for that employee. I need a look up formula to
do what the IF statement is doing. That way I can build a range that the
employee name would be added to and all would work.

Here is what I would build as a range:

Column D: ID ( Not sure if I need this part of the range)
Column E: Password
Column F: Name
Column G: Initials

Rows 16 through 50

I would name this range "Password"

I need a formula that will look up the password and return the initials.

I plan to build a user form to enter the information into the range as needed.

Thanks for ANY help given.

Mike Rogers

pinmaster

Thanks for the reply. I get the ole #N/A error and the information is in
the range, I double checked the range and the password, I did use A1. What
could I have done wrong?

Mike Rogers

"pinmaster" wrote:

Try this:

assuming the password to lookup is in A1
=VLOOKUP(A1,$E$16:$G$50,3,0)

HTH
Jean-Guy

"Mike Rogers" wrote:

I have a project that is getting more complicated than I had anticipated. I
have a worksheet that has an input box used to input initials. The employee
inputs a password and an IF statement places the correct initials in the
correct cell. I currently have a nested IF statement to sort the three or
four different possibilities. The problem I have with this process is that
if the employee changes or if there is just a new one I have to rebuild the
IF statement to make it work for that employee. I need a look up formula to
do what the IF statement is doing. That way I can build a range that the
employee name would be added to and all would work.

Here is what I would build as a range:

Column D: ID ( Not sure if I need this part of the range)
Column E: Password
Column F: Name
Column G: Initials

Rows 16 through 50

I would name this range "Password"

I need a formula that will look up the password and return the initials.

I plan to build a user form to enter the information into the range as needed.

Thanks for ANY help given.

Mike Rogers

pinmaster

I figured it out!!! Some how when I copied and paste I picked up a "!"
after the first "(" just befroe "A1".
Works perfect! Thanks for the help!!!
On to the user form!!!

"Mike Rogers" wrote:

pinmaster

Thanks for the reply. I get the ole #N/A error and the information is in
the range, I double checked the range and the password, I did use A1. What
could I have done wrong?

Mike Rogers

"pinmaster" wrote:

Try this:

assuming the password to lookup is in A1
=VLOOKUP(A1,$E$16:$G$50,3,0)

HTH
Jean-Guy

"Mike Rogers" wrote:

I have a project that is getting more complicated than I had anticipated. I
have a worksheet that has an input box used to input initials. The employee
inputs a password and an IF statement places the correct initials in the
correct cell. I currently have a nested IF statement to sort the three or
four different possibilities. The problem I have with this process is that
if the employee changes or if there is just a new one I have to rebuild the
IF statement to make it work for that employee. I need a look up formula to
do what the IF statement is doing. That way I can build a range that the
employee name would be added to and all would work.

Here is what I would build as a range:

Column D: ID ( Not sure if I need this part of the range)
Column E: Password
Column F: Name
Column G: Initials

Rows 16 through 50

I would name this range "Password"

I need a formula that will look up the password and return the initials.

I plan to build a user form to enter the information into the range as needed.

Thanks for ANY help given.

Mike Rogers

I'm guessing that your range is not on the same worksheet as the formula so
you may need to make some ajustments.
i.e =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!$E$16:$G$50,3,0)
and make sure A1 is the correct cell, I only use A1 as an example so yours
may be different, ajust accordingly.

If that is not the case then it may be text related, maybe an extra space or
a format issue, numbers formatted as text. Check those out and report back.

HTH
JG



"Mike Rogers" wrote:

pinmaster

Thanks for the reply. I get the ole #N/A error and the information is in
the range, I double checked the range and the password, I did use A1. What
could I have done wrong?

Mike Rogers

"pinmaster" wrote:

Try this:

assuming the password to lookup is in A1
=VLOOKUP(A1,$E$16:$G$50,3,0)

HTH
Jean-Guy

"Mike Rogers" wrote:

I have a project that is getting more complicated than I had anticipated. I
have a worksheet that has an input box used to input initials. The employee
inputs a password and an IF statement places the correct initials in the
correct cell. I currently have a nested IF statement to sort the three or
four different possibilities. The problem I have with this process is that
if the employee changes or if there is just a new one I have to rebuild the
IF statement to make it work for that employee. I need a look up formula to
do what the IF statement is doing. That way I can build a range that the
employee name would be added to and all would work.

Here is what I would build as a range:

Column D: ID ( Not sure if I need this part of the range)
Column E: Password
Column F: Name
Column G: Initials

Rows 16 through 50

I would name this range "Password"

I need a formula that will look up the password and return the initials.

I plan to build a user form to enter the information into the range as needed.

Thanks for ANY help given.

Mike Rogers

Glad to hear it. Here's a nice tutorial on user forms.

http://www.contextures.com/xlUserForm01.html

Good Luck

Regards
Jean-Guy


"Mike Rogers" wrote:

I have a project that is getting more complicated than I had anticipated. I
have a worksheet that has an input box used to input initials. The employee
inputs a password and an IF statement places the correct initials in the
correct cell. I currently have a nested IF statement to sort the three or
four different possibilities. The problem I have with this process is that
if the employee changes or if there is just a new one I have to rebuild the
IF statement to make it work for that employee. I need a look up formula to
do what the IF statement is doing. That way I can build a range that the
employee name would be added to and all would work.

Here is what I would build as a range:

Column D: ID ( Not sure if I need this part of the range)
Column E: Password
Column F: Name
Column G: Initials

Rows 16 through 50

I would name this range "Password"

I need a formula that will look up the password and return the initials.

I plan to build a user form to enter the information into the range as needed.

Thanks for ANY help given.

Mike Rogers

Thanks pinmaster, that is the one that I was going to use.
Thank you for working within this forum!!!

"pinmaster" wrote:

Glad to hear it. Here's a nice tutorial on user forms.

http://www.contextures.com/xlUserForm01.html

Good Luck

Regards
Jean-Guy


"Mike Rogers" wrote:

I have a project that is getting more complicated than I had anticipated. I
have a worksheet that has an input box used to input initials. The employee
inputs a password and an IF statement places the correct initials in the
correct cell. I currently have a nested IF statement to sort the three or
four different possibilities. The problem I have with this process is that
if the employee changes or if there is just a new one I have to rebuild the
IF statement to make it work for that employee. I need a look up formula to
do what the IF statement is doing. That way I can build a range that the
employee name would be added to and all would work.

Here is what I would build as a range:

Column D: ID ( Not sure if I need this part of the range)
Column E: Password
Column F: Name
Column G: Initials

Rows 16 through 50

I would name this range "Password"

I need a formula that will look up the password and return the initials.

I plan to build a user form to enter the information into the range as needed.

Thanks for ANY help given.

Mike Rogers