Can Vlookup check a cell to the left?
 

I have a dataset which has the "trigger" value in column "E".

The problem I have is that I want it to return the value of column
"D".

This is not possible using Vlookup as Colum "E" is 1, "F" is 2 etc. I
have tried referencing column "D" as -1, but this isnt allowed.

Can anyone suggest how I can achieve this.

Thanks in advance
Koala


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try Chip Pearsons web site for a solution


http://www.cpearson.com/excel/lookups.htm


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Thanks Ruthki,

That site is excellent and has exactly what I need.

You have saved me heaps of hours of painful work

cheers
Koala


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Hi,

Check up the Index function from the Hekpo menu.

Regards,

Ashish Mathur

"koala" wrote:


I have a dataset which has the "trigger" value in column "E".

The problem I have is that I want it to return the value of column
"D".

This is not possible using Vlookup as Colum "E" is 1, "F" is 2 etc. I
have tried referencing column "D" as -1, but this isnt allowed.

Can anyone suggest how I can achieve this.

Thanks in advance
Koala


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