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MS Office Forum / Excel / Worksheet Functions / August 2006VLOOKUP returning value when range_lookup false
Hello! I have "false" as my range_lookup in VLOOKUP. It is still returning a match to something that is not exact. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks!  SignatureJodie Post your formula with a description of when this happens, and we might be able to help you. Pete > Hello! > I have "false" as my range_lookup in VLOOKUP. It is still returning a match > to something that is not exact. Am I doing something wrong? > Thanks! Here is my formula: =VLOOKUP(A23,MFRPT11.XLS!$A$6:$B$20,2,FALSE) It is matching the numbers for both of the following values: *******MIXED ADC *AUTO**MIXED ADC even though they are not exactly the same. SignatureJodie > Post your formula with a description of when this happens, and we might > be able to help you. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > to something that is not exact. Am I doing something wrong? > > Thanks! It is treating the * as wildcards. SignatureHTH Bob Phillips (replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct) > Here is my formula: > =VLOOKUP(A23,MFRPT11.XLS!$A$6:$B$20,2,FALSE) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > to something that is not exact. Am I doing something wrong? > > > Thanks! Is there a way to prevent it from viewing it as a wildcard and as a character with value instead? SignatureJodie Gardner > It is treating the * as wildcards. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > > > to something that is not exact. Am I doing something wrong? > > > > Thanks! Hi Jodie, Not that formula as far as I can see, but you can get it with this somewhat more convoluted formula =INDEX($B$6:$B$20,MIN(IF(SUBSTITUTE(A23,"*","~")=SUBSTITUTE($A$6:$A$20,"*"," ~"),ROW($A$6:$A$20)-ROW($A$6)+1))) which is an array formula, it should be committed with Ctrl-Shift-Enter, not just Enter. SignatureHTH Bob Phillips (replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct) > Is there a way to prevent it from viewing it as a wildcard and as a character > with value instead? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > > to something that is not exact. Am I doing something wrong? > > > > > Thanks! Thanks so much Bob! SignatureJodie > Hi Jodie, > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > > > > > to something that is not exact. Am I doing something wrong? > > > > > > Thanks! |
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