I am trying to do a vlookup that will look in a different range based on
an input cell.

=vlookup(d1,b1,2,false) where b1 changes to different sheets (i.e. if
b1 = adam, then look in named range adam).

would also like to do it without using named ranges but seem to be
stuck. I tried using indirect(b1) but that didn't work.

thanks in advance

Adam


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don't want to use nested ifs as there are about 12 possible ranges


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Why didn't this work?
=vlookup(d1,indirect(b1),2,false)

Are you sure you had a named range for the value in B1?

Did it consist of at least 2 columns?



aseanor wrote:

I am trying to do a vlookup that will look in a different range based on
an input cell.

=vlookup(d1,b1,2,false) where b1 changes to different sheets (i.e. if
b1 = adam, then look in named range adam).

would also like to do it without using named ranges but seem to be
stuck. I tried using indirect(b1) but that didn't work.

thanks in advance

Adam

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I made the named range myself.

I was able to get the formula to work if I used indirect to concatenate
the actual range address from the sheet name and the cell references but
if I used indirect(c2) where c2 = range name, I get an answer but the
wrong one.


named range: bmo
28
sheet1 =B4&"!" c4:p24 <= using cells to assemble range reference
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT(C2),2) {doesn't work, gives wrong answer)
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT($C4&D4),2,FALSE) {works, but would rather use
name}

=VLOOKUP(D3,bmo,2,FALSE) {this was my check, it worked fine}

thanks for your help.

Adam


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I'm sorry.

I don't understand the explanation.

aseanor wrote:

I made the named range myself.

I was able to get the formula to work if I used indirect to concatenate
the actual range address from the sheet name and the cell references but
if I used indirect(c2) where c2 = range name, I get an answer but the
wrong one.


named range: bmo
28
sheet1 =B4&"!" c4:p24 <= using cells to assemble range reference
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT(C2),2) {doesn't work, gives wrong answer)
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT($C4&D4),2,FALSE) {works, but would rather use
name}

=VLOOKUP(D3,bmo,2,FALSE) {this was my check, it worked fine}

thanks for your help.

Adam

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I was afraid of that. I have attached a zip of the sample file. Maybe
that will help.

Thanks again

Adam

Dave Peterson Wrote:
I'm sorry.

I don't understand the explanation.

aseanor wrote:

I made the named range myself.

I was able to get the formula to work if I used indirect to
concatenate
the actual range address from the sheet name and the cell references
but
if I used indirect(c2) where c2 = range name, I get an answer but
the
wrong one.


named range: bmo
28
sheet1 =B4&"!" c4:p24 <= using cells to assemble range reference
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT(C2),2) {doesn't work, gives wrong answer)
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT($C4&D4),2,FALSE) {works, but would rather use
name}

=VLOOKUP(D3,bmo,2,FALSE) {this was my check, it worked
fine}

thanks for your help.

Adam

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Maybe this version:

=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT(C2),2) {doesn't work, gives wrong answer)

give the incorrect answer because you didn't include FALSE as the last
argument.

aseanor wrote:
I made the named range myself.

I was able to get the formula to work if I used indirect to concatenate
the actual range address from the sheet name and the cell references but
if I used indirect(c2) where c2 = range name, I get an answer but the
wrong one.


named range: bmo
28
sheet1 =B4&"!" c4:p24 <= using cells to assemble range reference
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT(C2),2) {doesn't work, gives wrong answer)
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT($C4&D4),2,FALSE) {works, but would rather use
name}

=VLOOKUP(D3,bmo,2,FALSE) {this was my check, it worked fine}

thanks for your help.

Adam




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aseanor wrote:

I was afraid of that. I have attached a zip of the sample file. Maybe
that will help.

Thanks again

Adam

Dave Peterson Wrote:
I'm sorry.

I don't understand the explanation.

aseanor wrote:

I made the named range myself.

I was able to get the formula to work if I used indirect to
concatenate
the actual range address from the sheet name and the cell references
but
if I used indirect(c2) where c2 = range name, I get an answer but
the
wrong one.


named range: bmo
28
sheet1 =B4&"!" c4:p24 <= using cells to assemble range reference
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT(C2),2) {doesn't work, gives wrong answer)
=VLOOKUP(D3,INDIRECT($C4&D4),2,FALSE) {works, but would rather use
name}

=VLOOKUP(D3,bmo,2,FALSE) {this was my check, it worked
fine}

thanks for your help.

Adam

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