Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
mattgoof2005
 
Posts: n/a
Default Lookup really messed up

I have a list of Charge Accounts to which I assigned numbers(1201, 1202). I
also have summaries to which I assigned letters(ENGR). A lookup table feeds
these to a worksheet template. For some reason, my lookup table provides the
wrong answers for the letters:
ENG Yancy MG1 Engineering
PIS Yancy MG2 Project Integration W/O Legacy
PIL Yancy MG2 Project Integration
ESHQ Houck MG3 ESHQ
PSS Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O Taxes and President
PSL Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O President
PSF Cochran MG4 Project Services
RIO Yancy MG5 Regulatory Integration and Outreach

Input Lookup Lookup Lookup

Lookup=VLOOKUP($A44,$A2:$H43,X)
X=Appropriate Column

This is what my lookups return based on the input(I organized it to the same
table for comparison):
ENG Yancy MG1 Engineering
PIS Houck MG3 ESHQ
PIL Yancy MG2 Project Integration
ESHQ Yancy MG1 Engineering
PSS Cochran MG4 Project Services
PSL Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O President
PSF Houck MG3 ESHQ
RIO Yancy MG5 Regulatory Integration and Outreach


Can anyone explain what's going on or offer a solution?




  #2   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
 
Posts: n/a
Default Lookup really messed up

Hi

Try using the last argument of VLOOKUP:
=VLOOKUP($A44,$A2:$H43,X,FALSE)
for an exact match.

Hope this helps
Andy.


"mattgoof2005" wrote in message
...
I have a list of Charge Accounts to which I assigned numbers(1201, 1202).
I
also have summaries to which I assigned letters(ENGR). A lookup table
feeds
these to a worksheet template. For some reason, my lookup table provides
the
wrong answers for the letters:
ENG Yancy MG1 Engineering
PIS Yancy MG2 Project Integration W/O Legacy
PIL Yancy MG2 Project Integration
ESHQ Houck MG3 ESHQ
PSS Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O Taxes and President
PSL Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O President
PSF Cochran MG4 Project Services
RIO Yancy MG5 Regulatory Integration and Outreach

Input Lookup Lookup Lookup

Lookup=VLOOKUP($A44,$A2:$H43,X)
X=Appropriate Column

This is what my lookups return based on the input(I organized it to the
same
table for comparison):
ENG Yancy MG1 Engineering
PIS Houck MG3 ESHQ
PIL Yancy MG2 Project Integration
ESHQ Yancy MG1 Engineering
PSS Cochran MG4 Project Services
PSL Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O President
PSF Houck MG3 ESHQ
RIO Yancy MG5 Regulatory Integration and Outreach


Can anyone explain what's going on or offer a solution?






  #3   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
mattgoof2005
 
Posts: n/a
Default Lookup really messed up

Thanks

"Andy" wrote:

Hi

Try using the last argument of VLOOKUP:
=VLOOKUP($A44,$A2:$H43,X,FALSE)
for an exact match.

Hope this helps
Andy.


"mattgoof2005" wrote in message
...
I have a list of Charge Accounts to which I assigned numbers(1201, 1202).
I
also have summaries to which I assigned letters(ENGR). A lookup table
feeds
these to a worksheet template. For some reason, my lookup table provides
the
wrong answers for the letters:
ENG Yancy MG1 Engineering
PIS Yancy MG2 Project Integration W/O Legacy
PIL Yancy MG2 Project Integration
ESHQ Houck MG3 ESHQ
PSS Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O Taxes and President
PSL Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O President
PSF Cochran MG4 Project Services
RIO Yancy MG5 Regulatory Integration and Outreach

Input Lookup Lookup Lookup

Lookup=VLOOKUP($A44,$A2:$H43,X)
X=Appropriate Column

This is what my lookups return based on the input(I organized it to the
same
table for comparison):
ENG Yancy MG1 Engineering
PIS Houck MG3 ESHQ
PIL Yancy MG2 Project Integration
ESHQ Yancy MG1 Engineering
PSS Cochran MG4 Project Services
PSL Cochran MG4 Project Services W/O President
PSF Houck MG3 ESHQ
RIO Yancy MG5 Regulatory Integration and Outreach


Can anyone explain what's going on or offer a solution?







Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Another way to lookup data David Vollmer Excel Worksheet Functions 1 September 23rd 05 05:16 AM
lookup more than one cell andrewm Excel Worksheet Functions 20 June 14th 05 05:33 AM
Lookup Vector > Lookup Value Alec Kolundzic Excel Worksheet Functions 6 June 10th 05 02:14 PM
Lookup function w/Text and Year Josh O. Excel Worksheet Functions 1 February 12th 05 11:27 PM
double lookup, nest, or macro? Josef.angel Excel Worksheet Functions 1 October 29th 04 09:50 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:04 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 ExcelBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Microsoft Excel"