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I have a workbook setup just like this (below) except it has everyday in
2005. When I do a vlookup I have it lookup according to Week # because that
is the line with weekly totals of what I need. I can get the lookup to work
but only up to Week # 13 and the it just repeats Week 13 over and over again.
What might be causing this?

Please help! thanks in advance.



Week of 1/3/2005
1/3 Mon
1/4 Tue
1/5 Wed
1/6 Thu
1/7 Fri
1/8 Sat
1/9 Sun
Week # 1
Week of 1/10/2005
1/10 Mon
1/11 Tue
1/12 Wed
1/13 Thu
1/14 Fri
1/15 Sat
1/16 Sun
Week # 2
Week of 1/17/2005
1/17 Mon
1/18 Tue
1/19 Wed
1/20 Thu
1/21 Fri
1/22 Sat
1/23 Sun
Week # 3

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Hi

Could you please post your exact formula

Cheers
JulieD

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I have a workbook setup just like this (below) except it has everyday in
2005. When I do a vlookup I have it lookup according to Week # because
that
is the line with weekly totals of what I need. I can get the lookup to
work
but only up to Week # 13 and the it just repeats Week 13 over and over
again.
What might be causing this?

Please help! thanks in advance.



Week of 1/3/2005
1/3 Mon
1/4 Tue
1/5 Wed
1/6 Thu
1/7 Fri
1/8 Sat
1/9 Sun
Week # 1
Week of 1/10/2005
1/10 Mon
1/11 Tue
1/12 Wed
1/13 Thu
1/14 Fri
1/15 Sat
1/16 Sun
Week # 2
Week of 1/17/2005
1/17 Mon
1/18 Tue
1/19 Wed
1/20 Thu
1/21 Fri
1/22 Sat
1/23 Sun
Week # 3



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Without seeing your formula I'm wondering if you are perhaps not using the
optional 4th argument of FALSE or 0 in your VLOOKUP.

Assuming your data was in the range B2:C470 with the week # being in Coilumn
B and your actual values being in Column C, and the week # that you want to
lookup being sat in say F1 cell then based on what you have told us I would
expect your formula would be

=VLOOKUP(F1,B2:C470,2,0)

or

=VLOOKUP(F1,B2:C470,2,FALSE)

The 4th argument of FALSE or 0 denotes that an EXACT match mnust be found
for the week# you are trying to find. Close enough is not good enough, it
must be exact. If you don't do this then it will always return a value, but
it may not be the right value. Both ways have their uses, but you need top
understand the reasons for, and impacts of each

Regards
Ken.......................


"Dahlman" wrote:

I have a workbook setup just like this (below) except it has everyday in
2005. When I do a vlookup I have it lookup according to Week # because that
is the line with weekly totals of what I need. I can get the lookup to work
but only up to Week # 13 and the it just repeats Week 13 over and over again.
What might be causing this?

Please help! thanks in advance.



Week of 1/3/2005
1/3 Mon
1/4 Tue
1/5 Wed
1/6 Thu
1/7 Fri
1/8 Sat
1/9 Sun
Week # 1
Week of 1/10/2005
1/10 Mon
1/11 Tue
1/12 Wed
1/13 Thu
1/14 Fri
1/15 Sat
1/16 Sun
Week # 2
Week of 1/17/2005
1/17 Mon
1/18 Tue
1/19 Wed
1/20 Thu
1/21 Fri
1/22 Sat
1/23 Sun
Week # 3

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Dahlman
 
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Do you have an email address where I can send you the file and you can look
at it.....I know that I haven't used the TRUE and FALSE options but I don't
see how that would help.

"Ken Wright" wrote:

Without seeing your formula I'm wondering if you are perhaps not using the
optional 4th argument of FALSE or 0 in your VLOOKUP.

Assuming your data was in the range B2:C470 with the week # being in Coilumn
B and your actual values being in Column C, and the week # that you want to
lookup being sat in say F1 cell then based on what you have told us I would
expect your formula would be

=VLOOKUP(F1,B2:C470,2,0)

or

=VLOOKUP(F1,B2:C470,2,FALSE)

The 4th argument of FALSE or 0 denotes that an EXACT match mnust be found
for the week# you are trying to find. Close enough is not good enough, it
must be exact. If you don't do this then it will always return a value, but
it may not be the right value. Both ways have their uses, but you need top
understand the reasons for, and impacts of each

Regards
Ken.......................


"Dahlman" wrote:

I have a workbook setup just like this (below) except it has everyday in
2005. When I do a vlookup I have it lookup according to Week # because that
is the line with weekly totals of what I need. I can get the lookup to work
but only up to Week # 13 and the it just repeats Week 13 over and over again.
What might be causing this?

Please help! thanks in advance.



Week of 1/3/2005
1/3 Mon
1/4 Tue
1/5 Wed
1/6 Thu
1/7 Fri
1/8 Sat
1/9 Sun
Week # 1
Week of 1/10/2005
1/10 Mon
1/11 Tue
1/12 Wed
1/13 Thu
1/14 Fri
1/15 Sat
1/16 Sun
Week # 2
Week of 1/17/2005
1/17 Mon
1/18 Tue
1/19 Wed
1/20 Thu
1/21 Fri
1/22 Sat
1/23 Sun
Week # 3

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