=HLOOKUP($E$1,'G:\dir1\dir2\dir3\[Book1.xls]Sheet1'!$B$16:$AB$25,MATCH($B20,'G:\dir1\dir2\dir3 \[Book1.xls]Sheet1'!$B$17:$B$25,0)+1,FALSE)

TABLE 1:

COL B

1.2
2.2
3.2

TABLE 2:

COL B

1.2
2.2
3.2

trying to use MATCH to return the row for a HLOOKUP formula but it's not
working (just gives a N/A but workes fine when outside the hlookup formula) -
any suggestions??

Thanks