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Hey.
I am trying to use the following lookup but it keeps returning an error.
Can you help?
Thanks :)
=LOOKUP(a17,{a219,a220,a221,a222,a223,a224,a225,a2 26,a227,a228},{c219,c220,c221,c222,c223,c224,c225, c226,c227,c228})
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"excelnewbie" wrote...
I am trying to use the following lookup but it keeps returning
an error. Can you help?
=LOOKUP(a17,{a219,a220,a221,a222,a223,a224,a225,a 226,a227,a228},
{c219,c220,c221,c222,c223,c224,c225,c226,c227,c22 8})


=LOOKUP(A17,A219:C228)


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Hi!

Try this:

=VLOOKUP(A17,A219:C228,3,0)

Biff

"excelnewbie" wrote in message
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Hey.
I am trying to use the following lookup but it keeps returning an error.
Can you help?
Thanks :)
=LOOKUP(a17,{a219,a220,a221,a222,a223,a224,a225,a2 26,a227,a228},{c219,c220,c221,c222,c223,c224,c225, c226,c227,c228})



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"Biff" wrote...
Try this:

=VLOOKUP(A17,A219:C228,3,0)

....

Why include the 4th argument?


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I always default to FALSE out of habit.

Biff

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"Biff" wrote...
Try this:

=VLOOKUP(A17,A219:C228,3,0)

...

Why include the 4th argument?



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