Hi!

If you created named ranges for "X" and "N", then something like this:

=VLOOKUP(A5,INDIRECT(B5),3,0)

Biff

"paul" wrote in message
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sounds like if and vlookup will do what you want but you are limited by
the
number of ifs
eg=if(b5=x,vlookup(A5,Sheet1!A1:C100,3,false),if(B 5=N,vlookup(A5,Sheet2!A1:C100,3,false),"not
x or n"))
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paul
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"jdmas" wrote:

i am trying to create a column in an excel sheet using multiple IF
statements
IF the value in sheet5 column B = X, then go to sheet1
IF the value in sheet5 column B = N, then go to sheet2 etc

Then
Find the value in sheetX columnA that equals Sheet5 columnA corresponding
to
row of formula

Retrieve the value in sheetX column C and enter it into this cell

Then i want to copy the formula syntax for the enite column in sheet5