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I added the example2.xls
He http://www.geocities.com/saftneger2/Example.zip

I'm trying to lookup Values of Column A in Query1 (SN's) and match them
with Values in Column A of Build list and return Column B of Build list.
(The build date)

However Excel 2000 seems to be unable to identify Query1!A4:A26
When I used the formular editor for vlookup on those values,result:
lookup_values = 42445

It should be:
lookup_values = "42445"
in order to work.

I copied some SNs from Build list to Query (displayed in Query!A2:A3)
and in this case lookup_value = "..." and it works.

Why is Excel not able to identify Query1!A4:A26? :(


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I added the example2.xls
He http://www.geocities.com/saftneger2/Example.zip

I'm trying to lookup Values of Column A in Query1 (SN's) and match them
with Values in Column A of Build list and return Column B of Build list.
(The build date)

However Excel 2000 seems to be unable to identify Query1!A4:A26
When I used the formular editor for vlookup on those values,result:
lookup_values = 42445

It should be:
lookup_values = "42445"
in order to work.

I copied some SNs from Build list to Query (displayed in Query!A2:A3)
and in this case lookup_value = "..." and it works.

Why is Excel not able to identify Query1!A4:A26? :(


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col A in build list contains text ane vlookup search for number
the eassiest way to convert text to numbers is to select col A choose
data-text to column-finish
mcg


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Hi,

I don't know the why, but I had the same problem with numbers stored as
text. My solution was force all the numbers as numbers (multiply by 1 in a
separate column and copy/paste values) in both the list and the lookup range.

Hope this helps,
Miguel.

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I added the example2.xls
He http://www.geocities.com/saftneger2/Example.zip

I'm trying to lookup Values of Column A in Query1 (SN's) and match them
with Values in Column A of Build list and return Column B of Build list.
(The build date)

However Excel 2000 seems to be unable to identify Query1!A4:A26
When I used the formular editor for vlookup on those values,result:
lookup_values = 42445

It should be:
lookup_values = "42445"
in order to work.

I copied some SNs from Build list to Query (displayed in Query!A2:A3)
and in this case lookup_value = "..." and it works.

Why is Excel not able to identify Query1!A4:A26? :(


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Thank you guys - it's working.

I went to Date,Text to Colums and selected text.


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