Hi, guys. I frequently lurk these forums for Excel help, but I've finally encountered a problem that I can't find a solution to.
This issue is with the query results obtained from the Microsoft Query Wizard.
I use the query to generate a list of identification numbers based on specific criteria from another document, and then in a second column I use a VLOOKUP to match the identification number to a name. In a third column I enter by hand, with no formula, the location of this object.
Sample query results with VLOOKUP and hand-entered data:
query_issue_1.png
I have the Microsoft Query set to "insert entire rows for new data..." but this is not what is happening. When a new result is returned in the Query column, the third column is not moved down.
query_issue_2.png
It's like the query is inserting new cells, but not new rows, when it imports new data. The VLOOKUP data is formula-based, so it's unaffected, but the hand-entered data is simply not staying "linked" to the correct identification number.
Here's what I'm trying to get the sample to do:
query_issue_3.png
Where the new row that is inserted actually shifts the older data down.
Is this possible to solve while still using the Microsoft Query data? The original document is changed frequently, and trying to map the changes manually is difficult, which is why the "auto-updating" from Query is what I'm trying to use.
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