I am using a reference shown here =LOOKUP("X",Y11:Y15,X11:X15) to find a
number in a column to the right of an €œX€�


0
X 1
2
3
4

In this example the x is next to the number 1, and should return that value-
however in 2007 excel it seems to show the value 4 when the x is next to the
2 ( or at least some other number).

Thoughts ideas?


george

Works the same in both versions for me. Are you sure the "x" is the only
entry in the range? Might there be formula blanks?

Use this instead:

=INDEX(X11:X15,MATCH("x",Y11:Y15,0))

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"george" wrote in message
...
I am using a reference shown here =LOOKUP("X",Y11:Y15,X11:X15) to find a
number in a column to the right of an "X"


0
X 1
2
3
4

In this example the x is next to the number 1, and should return that
value-
however in 2007 excel it seems to show the value 4 when the x is next to
the
2 ( or at least some other number).

Thoughts ideas?


george

On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:03:01 -0700, george
wrote:

I am using a reference shown here =LOOKUP("X",Y11:Y15,X11:X15) to find a
number in a column to the right of an “X”


0
X 1
2
3
4

In this example the x is next to the number 1, and should return that value-
however in 2007 excel it seems to show the value 4 when the x is next to the
2 ( or at least some other number).

Thoughts ideas?


george

Your formula seems to work fine here. Perhaps some issue with your data?
--ron

Hey thanks guys-
Ill give the index a try€¦. Out of curiosity why does the index work better
than a €œlookup€� ?

Cheers
george



"george" wrote:

I am using a reference shown here =LOOKUP("X",Y11:Y15,X11:X15) to find a
number in a column to the right of an €œX€�


0
X 1
2
3
4

In this example the x is next to the number 1, and should return that value-
however in 2007 excel it seems to show the value 4 when the x is next to the
2 ( or at least some other number).

Thoughts ideas?


george

The LOOKUP function works just fine, but under strict constraints. The
lookup_vector *must* be sorted in ascending order otherwise you'll get
incorrect results.

The combination of INDEX/MATCH gives more leeway in that the lookup_array
can be either sorted or unsorted.

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"george" wrote in message
...
Hey thanks guys-
Ill give the index a try.. Out of curiosity why does the index work better
than a "lookup" ?

Cheers
george



"george" wrote:

I am using a reference shown here =LOOKUP("X",Y11:Y15,X11:X15) to find
a
number in a column to the right of an "X"


0
X 1
2
3
4

In this example the x is next to the number 1, and should return that
value-
however in 2007 excel it seems to show the value 4 when the x is next to
the
2 ( or at least some other number).

Thoughts ideas?


george