multiple ranges on Vlookup

I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:

=IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))

'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
I need to add another range X$3:Y48
What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
online for it.
Thanks so much.

Hi lpj

Not quite clear what you want to achieve here?

Why not have everything in the same range?

Am I correct in guessing that, if you do not find a matching record in the
primary range, you then want to do a lookup in the secondary range? If so,
you will have to use an If(OR( statement, to first look at the primary range,
and then, if you do not find anything there, do a VLOOKUP in the secondary
range. You will therefore have to test the primary range for an error
condition, and if the error condition exists, then look at the secondary
range, else look at the primary range. Again, why not put the whole lot in
one range?

--
j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa


"lpj" wrote:

> I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
>
> =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
>
> 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> online for it.
> Thanks so much.

Thanks for the reply! The reason I can't put it all in the same range is bc
this is an existing worksheet (which can't be modified) and there are some
columns of data in btwn that shouldn't be referrenced - they could create
duplicates or give invalid results back.

"Kassie" wrote:

> Hi lpj
>
> Not quite clear what you want to achieve here?
>
> Why not have everything in the same range?
>
> Am I correct in guessing that, if you do not find a matching record in the
> primary range, you then want to do a lookup in the secondary range? If so,
> you will have to use an If(OR( statement, to first look at the primary range,
> and then, if you do not find anything there, do a VLOOKUP in the secondary
> range. You will therefore have to test the primary range for an error
> condition, and if the error condition exists, then look at the secondary
> range, else look at the primary range. Again, why not put the whole lot in
> one range?
>
> --
> j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa
>
>
> "lpj" wrote:
>
> > I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
> >
> > =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> >
> > 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> > I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> > What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> > online for it.
> > Thanks so much.

Hi lpj

Try the following formula:

=IF(E2="","",IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP('Code
Descrip'!T$3:U$27,0,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code
Descrip'!X$3:Y$48,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))

--
j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa


"lpj" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply! The reason I can't put it all in the same range is bc
> this is an existing worksheet (which can't be modified) and there are some
> columns of data in btwn that shouldn't be referrenced - they could create
> duplicates or give invalid results back.
>
> "Kassie" wrote:
>
> > Hi lpj
> >
> > Not quite clear what you want to achieve here?
> >
> > Why not have everything in the same range?
> >
> > Am I correct in guessing that, if you do not find a matching record in the
> > primary range, you then want to do a lookup in the secondary range? If so,
> > you will have to use an If(OR( statement, to first look at the primary range,
> > and then, if you do not find anything there, do a VLOOKUP in the secondary
> > range. You will therefore have to test the primary range for an error
> > condition, and if the error condition exists, then look at the secondary
> > range, else look at the primary range. Again, why not put the whole lot in
> > one range?
> >
> > --
> > j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa
> >
> >
> > "lpj" wrote:
> >
> > > I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
> > >
> > > =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> > >
> > > 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> > > I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> > > What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> > > online for it.
> > > Thanks so much.

Thanks so much - to all of you! I really appreciate it!

"Kassie" wrote:

> Hi lpj
>
> Try the following formula:
>
> =IF(E2="","",IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP('Code
> Descrip'!T$3:U$27,0,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code
> Descrip'!X$3:Y$48,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
>
> --
> j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa
>
>
> "lpj" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply! The reason I can't put it all in the same range is bc
> > this is an existing worksheet (which can't be modified) and there are some
> > columns of data in btwn that shouldn't be referrenced - they could create
> > duplicates or give invalid results back.
> >
> > "Kassie" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi lpj
> > >
> > > Not quite clear what you want to achieve here?
> > >
> > > Why not have everything in the same range?
> > >
> > > Am I correct in guessing that, if you do not find a matching record in the
> > > primary range, you then want to do a lookup in the secondary range? If so,
> > > you will have to use an If(OR( statement, to first look at the primary range,
> > > and then, if you do not find anything there, do a VLOOKUP in the secondary
> > > range. You will therefore have to test the primary range for an error
> > > condition, and if the error condition exists, then look at the secondary
> > > range, else look at the primary range. Again, why not put the whole lot in
> > > one range?
> > >
> > > --
> > > j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa
> > >
> > >
> > > "lpj" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
> > > >
> > > > =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> > > >
> > > > 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> > > > I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> > > > What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> > > > online for it.
> > > > Thanks so much.

How would i nest another 1 or 2 ranges in there? I'm looking at this syntax
but not getting very far - can i use 'or' operators? thanks again for your
help!


"Kassie" wrote:

> Hi lpj
>
> Try the following formula:
>
> =IF(E2="","",IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP('Code
> Descrip'!T$3:U$27,0,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code
> Descrip'!X$3:Y$48,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
>
> --
> j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa
>
>
> "lpj" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply! The reason I can't put it all in the same range is bc
> > this is an existing worksheet (which can't be modified) and there are some
> > columns of data in btwn that shouldn't be referrenced - they could create
> > duplicates or give invalid results back.
> >
> > "Kassie" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi lpj
> > >
> > > Not quite clear what you want to achieve here?
> > >
> > > Why not have everything in the same range?
> > >
> > > Am I correct in guessing that, if you do not find a matching record in the
> > > primary range, you then want to do a lookup in the secondary range? If so,
> > > you will have to use an If(OR( statement, to first look at the primary range,
> > > and then, if you do not find anything there, do a VLOOKUP in the secondary
> > > range. You will therefore have to test the primary range for an error
> > > condition, and if the error condition exists, then look at the secondary
> > > range, else look at the primary range. Again, why not put the whole lot in
> > > one range?
> > >
> > > --
> > > j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa
> > >
> > >
> > > "lpj" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
> > > >
> > > > =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> > > >
> > > > 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> > > > I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> > > > What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> > > > online for it.
> > > > Thanks so much.

Assuming that T3:U27, X3:Y48, AB3:AC27, and AF3:AG48 contain your
tables, try...

=IF(E2<>"",VLOOKUP(E2,CHOOSE(MATCH(TRUE,COUNTIF(OFFSET(T3:U27,,{0,4,8,12}
,{25,46,25,46}),E2)>0,0),T3:U27,X3:Y48,AB3:AC27,AF3:AG48),2,0),"")

....confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER. Note that the
first array constant...

{0,4,8,12}

....determines the number of columns to move right from Column T for each
table, and the second array constant...

{25,46,25,46}

....determines the number of rows contained in each table. Change these
accordingly. Post back if you need further help...

In article <F3EC6E53-157C-4985-B6A0-2965BAF94100@microsoft.com>,
lpj <lpj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> How would i nest another 1 or 2 ranges in there? I'm looking at this syntax
> but not getting very far - can i use 'or' operators? thanks again for your
> help!
>
>
> "Kassie" wrote:
>
> > Hi lpj
> >
> > Try the following formula:
> >
> > =IF(E2="","",IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP('Code
> > Descrip'!T$3:U$27,0,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code
> > Descrip'!X$3:Y$48,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> >
> > --
> > j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South
> > Africa
> >
> >
> > "lpj" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the reply! The reason I can't put it all in the same range is
> > > bc
> > > this is an existing worksheet (which can't be modified) and there are
> > > some
> > > columns of data in btwn that shouldn't be referrenced - they could create
> > > duplicates or give invalid results back.
> > >
> > > "Kassie" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi lpj
> > > >
> > > > Not quite clear what you want to achieve here?
> > > >
> > > > Why not have everything in the same range?
> > > >
> > > > Am I correct in guessing that, if you do not find a matching record in
> > > > the
> > > > primary range, you then want to do a lookup in the secondary range? If
> > > > so,
> > > > you will have to use an If(OR( statement, to first look at the primary
> > > > range,
> > > > and then, if you do not find anything there, do a VLOOKUP in the
> > > > secondary
> > > > range. You will therefore have to test the primary range for an error
> > > > condition, and if the error condition exists, then look at the
> > > > secondary
> > > > range, else look at the primary range. Again, why not put the whole
> > > > lot in
> > > > one range?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South
> > > > Africa
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "lpj" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
> > > > >
> > > > > =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> > > > >
> > > > > 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> > > > > I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> > > > > What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after
> > > > > searching
> > > > > online for it.
> > > > > Thanks so much.

Duplicates or invalid values - to say the value of the lookup field could
exist in 2 cells (i.e. T3 and V3, I would only want the returned value for
T3 NOT V3). that's why i can't have an one entire range


"Kassie" wrote:

> Hi lpj
>
> Not quite clear what you want to achieve here?
>
> Why not have everything in the same range?
>
> Am I correct in guessing that, if you do not find a matching record in the
> primary range, you then want to do a lookup in the secondary range? If so,
> you will have to use an If(OR( statement, to first look at the primary range,
> and then, if you do not find anything there, do a VLOOKUP in the secondary
> range. You will therefore have to test the primary range for an error
> condition, and if the error condition exists, then look at the secondary
> range, else look at the primary range. Again, why not put the whole lot in
> one range?
>
> --
> j.kasselman@atlantic.net.remove_2nd_at. Stilfontein, Northwest, South Africa
>
>
> "lpj" wrote:
>
> > I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
> >
> > =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> >
> > 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> > I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> > What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> > online for it.
> > Thanks so much.

Try...

=IF(E2<>"",VLOOKUP(E2,IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(E2,'Code
Descrip'!T3:T27,0)),'Code Descrip'!T3:U27,'Code Descrip'!X3:Y48),2,0),"")

Hope this helps!

In article <8ECDC487-CF58-4BB2-97ED-C2C5B655575D@microsoft.com>,
lpj <lpj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
>
> =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
>
> 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> online for it.
> Thanks so much.

Thanks so much - to all of you! I really appreciate it!

"Domenic" wrote:

> Try...
>
> =IF(E2<>"",VLOOKUP(E2,IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(E2,'Code
> Descrip'!T3:T27,0)),'Code Descrip'!T3:U27,'Code Descrip'!X3:Y48),2,0),"")
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> In article <8ECDC487-CF58-4BB2-97ED-C2C5B655575D@microsoft.com>,
> lpj <lpj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
> >
> > =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> >
> > 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> > I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> > What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> > online for it.
> > Thanks so much.
>

Hi Kassis,

I this a typo on the first line?

>=IF(E2="","",IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP('Code
>Descrip'!T$3:U$27,0,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code
>Descrip'!X$3:Y$48,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))

Should be

=IF(E2="","",IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(E2,'Code
etc...

Regards,
Howard

"lpj" <lpj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8ECDC487-CF58-4BB2-97ED-C2C5B655575D@microsoft.com...
>I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
>
> =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
>
> 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> online for it.
> Thanks so much.

Thanks so much - to all of you! I really appreciate it!

"L. Howard Kittle" wrote:

> Hi Kassis,
>
> I this a typo on the first line?
>
> >=IF(E2="","",IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP('Code
> >Descrip'!T$3:U$27,0,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code
> >Descrip'!X$3:Y$48,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
>
> Should be
>
> =IF(E2="","",IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(E2,'Code
> etc...
>
> Regards,
> Howard
>
> "lpj" <lpj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8ECDC487-CF58-4BB2-97ED-C2C5B655575D@microsoft.com...
> >I currently have my Vlookup stmnt as this:
> >
> > =IF(E2="","",VLOOKUP(E2,'Code Descrip'!T$3:U$27,2,FALSE))
> >
> > 'Code Decrip' is the name of the worksheet
> > I need to add another range X$3:Y48
> > What is the proper syntax - I wasnt able to get it right after searching
> > online for it.
> > Thanks so much.
>
>
>