Re: VLookup formula returning an incorrect result You need to add FALSE to the end of your formula to get an exact match unless your data is sorted. eg =VLOOKUP(B3,$D$3:$E$6,2,FALSE) Register To Reply 03-23-2010, 07:51 AM #3 Spiritseeker Registered User Join Date 02-...
If VLOOKUP returns incorrect results, set the is_sorted argument to FALSE to return exact matches. If this does not help, check other possible reasons why VLOOKUP fails. When is_sorted set to TRUE or omitted, remember to sort the first column of range in ascending order. In this case, th...
TheVLOOKUPfunction is returning thecorrect valuein2cases, and inone caseit is returning anerror.Absolute Cell Referencewasn’t used. A relative cell reference was used in theVLOOKUPfunction. It works for the first value but if you drag theFill Handleto copy the formula, thetable_arraychanges a...
That is a nice combination of bad data and bad formula. VLOOKUP is looking for info for AK_Anchorage, the results instead pull data for WI_Wood. Please note, data only pulls when using TRUE. Using FALSE gives the #N/A error That's the bad formula. VLO...
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If the references were relative the formula would not be able to correctly identify the appropriate ranges and cell references, leading to incorrect results. This formula is different from the Excel 365 formula above in that it calculates a new value in each cell, whereas the Excel 365 ...
• Using VLOOKUP wildcard characters with approximate match (range_lookup argument value of TRUE) can lead to the VLOOKUP() returning an incorrect value. The reason is that the approximate match works only with numeric values.• When the lookup value matches multiple values in the lookup ...
Incorrect return column. Double-check the index number in the 3rdargument :) VLOOKUP not working between two sheets First off, it should be noted that the common reasons of #N/A, #VALUE, and #REF errors discussed above may cause the same problems when looking up from another sheet. If ...
But, when users do not carefully follow VLOOKUP rules and syntax or of some limitations in the scripts, it gives incorrect results to users and stops working. In this article, I will discuss some common errors, why VLOOKUP does not work, and how to fix them. ...
VLOOKUP return incorrect value Feature 1 instead of feature 10 from Lookup_Value =IF(Checklist!B27="","",VLOOKUP(A176,Features,2)) I have the above formula on my worksheet A176 has the value Feature 10. The Named Range is the following; ...