VLOOKING- another excel document, multi worksheet

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B29,'[JOB BOARD 2013.xlsx]Active Projects'!$B$2:$K$204,3), FALSE),IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B29,'[JOB BOARD 2013.xlsx]2013 Completed'!$B$2:$K$204,3, FALSE),IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B29,'[JOB BOARD 2013.xlsx]2012 Completed'!$B$2:$K$204,3, FALSE)

I thought with would work - what it doesn't

[QUOTE=KevinRamsay;3446055I thought with would work - what it doesn't[/QUOTE]

Note that I've also used the fourth parameter in the VLOOKUP function, set to zero (or FALSE), which means to look for an exact match.

Also, your sheet name seems to have changed to Active Projects, rather than Active, and you are now using B29 rather than B28 as your lookup value.

Pete

Works great thanks- what do I need to do, the Job Board files is not all ways open

is this correct? just insert the path?

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B34,'[H:\11 Op System\Job Board\JOB BOARD 2013.xlsx]Active Projects'!$B$3:$K$500,3,0),IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B34,'[H:\11 Op System\Job Board\JOB BOARD 2013.xlsx]2013 Completed'!$B$3:$K$500,3,0),IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B47,'[H:\11 Op System\Job Board\JOB BOARD 2013.xlsx]2012 Completed'!$B34:$K$500,3,0),"not found")))

If it was working in Post #7 then you don't need to do anything. If you close the Job Board file then Excel will automatically insert the path for you and that formula will expand in the Calendar file.

Hope this helps.

Pete

Thanks for all of your help. You made my day!!!!!!!

Glad to hear it, Kevin.

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Pete