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October 8th, 2005, 08:11 PM
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vlookup returns column to the left
I thought this would be easy but still can't get it. How do you get a vlookup to return a value from a column to the left of the array? Thanks -- Brisbane Rob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brisbane Rob's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=25096 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=474502 
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October 8th, 2005, 09:27 PM
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Hi!
How do you get a vlookup to return a value from a column to the left of the array? You don't! You could use some variation of Index: Column A contains the value you want returned. Column D contains the lookup value =INDEX(A:A,MATCH(Lookup_value,D  ,0))Biff "Brisbane Rob" wrote in message news:Brisbane.Rob.1wlnie_1128801907.2445@excelforu m-nospam.com... I thought this would be easy but still can't get it. How do you get a vlookup to return a value from a column to the left of the array? Thanks -- Brisbane Rob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brisbane Rob's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=25096 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=474502
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October 8th, 2005, 09:34 PM
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Have a look at Chip Pearson's methods of left lookup.
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/lookups.htm#LeftLookup Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 14:11:55 -0500, Brisbane Rob wrote: I thought this would be easy but still can't get it. How do you get a vlookup to return a value from a column to the left of the array? Thanks
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October 9th, 2005, 12:33 AM
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Thanks, guys - I can now do it two ways! Much appreciated -- Brisbane Rob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brisbane Rob's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=25096 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=474502
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