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Old June 3rd, 2010, 11:22 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
burtlake
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Default VLOOKUP returns incorrect data

I am using VLOOKUP to determine addresses from a master list. However I have
found that if the Lookup Value is NOT in the Table Array, I will get
incorrect information.

For example if the Table Array has entries for Schmidt and Schultz, and I
attempt to lookup Schnell (which is not in the Table Array), I will get the
value for Schultz, which is incorrect.

How can this be avoided? Or, how can I get a message saying the Lookup
Value was not found - rather than getting incorrect results?