This week I had a question from Diedre asking if she can use VLOOKUP to check multiple sheets…. 17 different sheets in fact.
The idea being that if VLOOKUP doesn’t find a match on the first sheet, it will check the next sheet and so on.
The good news is we can, the bad news is it’s a bit complicated….but if you’ve only got a few sheets I‘ll show you an easier formula at the end.
Below is our table that we want to populate by looking up the Product Code in column A and return the Product Description and Price.
The challenge is that the product code information could be on Sheet2:
Or Sheet3:
Or Sheet4:
The first thing we need to do is enter a list of our sheet names somewhere in the workbook and give them a named range. I’ll give mine the very imaginative name: SheetList
Now we can enter our formula in cell B4:
=VLOOKUP(A4,INDIRECT("'"&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,--(COUNTIF(INDIRECT("'"&SheetList&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),A4)>0),0))&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),2,FALSE)
It’s an array formula so we need to enter it with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
We can then copy it down the column to lookup the remaining product codes.
The above is just a small sample of the toys on my boy’s Christmas lists!
How this Formula Works
Unfortunately this formula doesn’t evaluate in order from left to right, so it’s a bit difficult to translate into English as I like to do, instead we’ll look at the separate components and understand what they’re doing.
First remember the syntax for the VLOOKUP Function is:
VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])
In our formula we know everything except the table_array argument. Remember we don’t know what sheet contains our lookup_value.
Instead we use the INDIRECT, INDEX, MATCH and COUNTIF functions to build the table_array reference dynamically for each product code in column A like this:
=VLOOKUP(A4,INDIRECT("'"&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,--(COUNTIF(INDIRECT("'"&SheetList&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),A4)>0),0))&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),2,FALSE)
1. The COUNTIF component
The COUNTIF part of the formula is checking each sheet in the SheetList to find a match. If it finds a match it counts 1, the other sheets return a zero.
=VLOOKUP("SKU001",INDIRECT("'"&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,--(COUNTIF(INDIRECT ("'"&SheetList&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),"SKU001")>0),0))&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),2,FALSE)
Our formula now looks like this:
=VLOOKUP("SKU001",INDIRECT("'"&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,{1;0;0},0))&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),2,FALSE)
The {1;0;0} above represents the count of matches on the 3 rows in the SheetList. You can imagine because it found a match for SKU001 on Sheet1 it looks a bit like this:
2. MATCH Function
The syntax for the MATCH function is:
MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type])
From our formula: MATCH(1,{1;0;0},0)
Where zero [match_type] is an exact match.
The MATCH function is looking for the value 1 in the lookup_array {1;0;0} and returns its position. Which in this case is the first position, therefore our MATCH formula evaluates to 1 like this:
=VLOOKUP("SKU001",INDIRECT("'"&INDEX(SheetList,1)&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),2,FALSE)
Note: if it found a match on Sheet3 it would look like this:
MATCH(1,{0;1;0},0) and would evaluate to 2. i.e. the second value in the SheetList.
3. The INDEX function
INDEX Function syntax:
INDEX(reference, row_num, [column_num], [area_num])
Note: The last two arguments are optional (designated by the square brackets) and we don’t need them in this formula.
INDEX(SheetList,1)
The INDEX function uses the result from MATCH as the row number argument and returns a reference to the 1st value in the SheetList; Sheet2
Our formula now looks like this:
=VLOOKUP("SKU001",INDIRECT("'"&"Sheet2"&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),2,FALSE)
4. The INDIRECT Function
The INDIRECT Function returns a reference specified by a text string.
Everything inside the INDIRECT formula above is text, you can tell by the double quotes surrounding it. The INDIRECT function takes that text and converts it to a reference.
COUNTIF, INDEX and MATCH have done the heavy lifting, now all INDIRECT needs to do is add the necessary apostrophes to the reference and give it to VLOOKUP.
It’s a bit difficult to see the apostrophes from the double quotes so I’ve made them red below:
=VLOOKUP("SKU001",INDIRECT("'"&"Sheet2"&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),2,FALSE)
Which becomes:
=VLOOKUP("SKU001",'Sheet2'!$A$1:$c$4,2,FALSE)
VLOOKUP Multi-cell Array Formula
Now we’ve found the product descriptions we could copy the formula into column C and change the col_index_num argument, or as Finn, my 4 year old, says ‘we could be a bit more cleverer’ and change the formula slightly so that it can find both results with the one formula!
To do this we’ll use a multi-cell array formula.
When you enter a multi-cell array formula you first select all the cells you want populated, then you enter the formula.
Since we’ve already got our formula in cell B4 we can select B4 and C4, then press F2 to edit the formula.
All we need to change is the col_index_number argument like this:
=VLOOKUP(A4,INDIRECT("'"&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,--(COUNTIF(INDIRECT ("'"&SheetList&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),A4)>0),0))&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),{2,3},FALSE)
Then press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER and you now have your price information and you have used the same formula in both B4 and C4.
Now you can copy cells B4 and C4 down columns B and C and you’re done 
The Easier Option
OK, if your head is hurting here’s an easier solution that will do if you’ve only got 2 or 3 sheets to lookup.
Warning: Any more than 3 sheets and you’re susceptible to a repetitive strain injury so it’s best to use the first solution.
VLOOKUP Multiple Sheets with IFERROR
All we do is wrap the VLOOKUP formulas in an IFERROR function.
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE),IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet3!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet4!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE)))
In English it reads:
Lookup the product code in A4 on Sheet2 and return the value in column 2 of the range A2:C4, if you can’t find an exact match in Sheet2 check Sheet3, if you can’t find an exact match in Sheet3 check Sheet4.
VLOOKUP Dynamic col_index_num
The formula above is good, but we want to copy it to column C for the price and in doing so we’d need to change the col_index_num argument.
An easier way to do this is to make it dynamic by using the COLUMNS function for the col_index_num argument like this:
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$4,COLUMNS($A$3:B$3),FALSE),IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet3!$A$2:$C$4,COLUMNS($A$3:B$3),FALSE),VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet4!$A$2:$C$4,COLUMNS($A$3:B$3),FALSE)))
The COLUMNS function returns the number of columns in an array or reference.
A3:B3 = 2 columns in the range.
Therefore COLUMNS($A$3:B$3) evaluates to 2 which is the col_index_num we want.
Note how the first cell in the range $A$3 is absolute but the second cell in the range is only absolute for the row number.
Now when I copy the formula across to column C my formula dynamically updates like so:
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$4,COLUMNS($A$3:C$3),FALSE),IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet3!$A$2:$C$4,COLUMNS($A$3:C$3),FALSE),VLOOKUP($A4,Sheet4!$A$2:$C$4,COLUMNS($A$3:C$3),FALSE)))
And COLUMNS($A$3:C$3) evaluates to 3.
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Oh my head is going to explode and my eyes have glazed over. How in the world do you keep your sanity?
Brilliant formula!
Can this be used when I have all the data in one workbook and the values I am matching against are in another?
I tried to incorporate the path name in front of the named range but this just created an error with two few arguments.
Thanks
Hi Daniel,
Unfortunately, you can’t use names to reference ranges in closed workbooks.
Catalin
You can use IFERROR with Index Match formulas — something like this
IFERROR(INDEX(‘Sheet2′!$B$2:$B$4,MATCH($A$4,’Sheet2 ‘!$A$2:$A$4,FALSE),0),IFERROR(INDEX(‘Sheet3′!$B$2:$B$4,MATCH($A$4,’Sheet3!$A$2:$A$4,FALSE),0),IFERROR(INDEX(‘Sheet4′!$B$2:$B$4,MATCH($A$4,’Sheet4′!$A$2:$A$6,FALSE),0),0)))
Hi Michael,
That’s an INDEX & MATCH version of the ‘VLOOKUP Multiple Sheets with IFERROR’ option above.
Thanks for sharing.
Mynda
Thank you for your kind words
Another way of doing it is with If(ISERROR Here’s the VLookup version with IF(ISERROR
=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP($A$4,’SHEET2′!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE)),IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP($A$4,’SHEET3′!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE)),IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP($A$4,’SHEET4′!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE)),0,(VLOOKUP($A$4,’SHEET4′!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE))),(VLOOKUP($A$4,’SHEET3′!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE))),(VLOOKUP($A$4,’SHEET2′!$A$2:$C$4,2,FALSE)))
The IFERROR version goes from left to right, while the IF(ISERROR version goes from the center out.
Hi,
Is there a cut-off point with the number of sheets that method one becomes not optimal to use (i.e. 10 sheets with 100k rows each)? At that point would it be better to use a macro or some other method?
Hi Steven,
I haven’t tested the formula on large volumes of data so it’s hard to say. One thing I would consider is consolidating your data into one sheet, as it should be.
This formula is necessary because the data isn’t stored in a single tabular format. It’s spread over multiple sheets which is a no-no.
Kind regards,
Mynda
Unfortunately,the data that I am trying to match up against is larger than the Excel row limit therefore I needed to break out to multiple sheets.
Ah, sounds like time for a database then. How about putting your data in Access and using PivotTables to summarise it?
Mynda
Hello, I see this is an old article, but I was hoping you could help me…
I have a formula that searches 1 worksheet in the document and displays all rows that which meet a certain criteria for 1 of 3 columns.
=IFERROR(INDEX(HHBN!B$2:B$622,SMALL(IF(HHBN!$E$2:$E$622=$C$1,ROW(HHBN!B$2:B$622)-ROW(HHBN!B$2)+1,IF(HHBN!$M$2:$M$622=$C$1,ROW(HHBN!B$2:B$622)-ROW(HHBN!B$2)+1,IF(HHBN!$AC$2:$AC$622=$C$1,ROW(HHBN!B$2:B$622)-ROW(HHBN!B$2)+1))),ROWS(HHBN!B$2:HHBN!B2))),””)
I’m trying to incorporate your idea here of searching through all four tabs, but I can’t get it to work. Thank you for any help you can give.
Hi Robert,
Please upload a sample workbook with your data structure and details on what are you trying to achieve. It’s almost impossible to see why your formula is not working. You can use our Help Desk.
Catalin
Catalin,
Thank you for the response. The formula I posted works how it is suppose to. I was hoping to use the idea in this post to adjust it so it will search all tabs instead of just one, but I can’t figure it out. I’ll try to upload it to the help desk. Thank you again for your response.
Robert
Ok Robert, i’ll wait for that file and details, we’ll find a solution for you.
Cheers,
Catalin
since i was high school and colleges, I only now we learn this vlookup but it’s difficult when you getting started until the next steps so we need more time to learn and study this vlookup.
Hi Randy,
It’s all about practice. The more you do it the easier it will get.
Cheers,
Mynda.
Hi Mynda -
This is similar to a challenge I am experiencing – with a little twist.
I am trying to lookup data in a Workbook based on the value of two cells in a Worksheet.
Here is the example:
Worksheet ‘A’, cell C8 contains the letter “P”.
Workbook ‘B’ contains 26 worksheets – A thru Z.
1. Go to the worksheet in Workbook ‘B’ based on the letter in cell C8.
2. Lookup the value of cell D8 in the same worksheet.
3. Array:Workbook ‘B’, Worksheets A-Z,$C:$H,6,0
I would appreciate any assistance you can offer.
Thanx!
Hi Joe,
Please upload a sample workbook on Help Desk
This way we can work on a real data structure, and the result is not just an idea.
Thank you for understanding.
Catalin
sheet1 in total then sheet 2 in total then i give a sheet1+sheet2 total in sheet3 plz ans me with example plz
Hi Jinal,
For example, if the total value for sheet1 is in cell E14, and same for sheet2, you can use a 3D SUM to add the totals from sheets 1 and 2:
=SUM(Sheet1:Sheet2!E14)
If it’s not what you wanted, please use our Help Desk to upload a sample workbook with detailed description of what you are trying to achieve.
Catalin
Superb! Wow!
Thanks, Robert
Very useful step by step explanation, even the beginners can do well
Thanks, Ajeshkumar
Glad you liked it.
Mynda.
Hi Mynda,
This is very usefull. But along the same lines I would like to use similar formula to access the data from different excel reports (stored in various folders) instead of sheets in a same workbook.
For examples, my files are saved here:
c:\2013\Nov13\a.xls
c:\2013\Nov13\b.xls
c:\2013\Nov13\c.xls
c:\2013\Nov13\d.xls
Formula:
=VLOOKUP(BI20,INDIRECT(“‘”&INDEX(SheetList3,MATCH(1,–(COUNTIF(INDIRECT(“‘”&SheetList3&”‘!$A$1:$c$9″),BI20)>0),0))&”‘!$A$1:$c$9″),2,FALSE)
SheetList3:
c:\2013\Nov13\a.xls
c:\2013\Nov13\b.xls
c:\2013\Nov13\c.xls
c:\2013\Nov13\d.xls
I tried using the above entries in a SheetList but the formula didn’t work. How should I do this ? Do I need to put the file name in double/single quotes, etc. ? I’ve tried everything but it didn’t work.
Thanks
Hasan
Hi Hassan,
Please provide a sample of your workbooks, so i can test on your environement, this way you will have a faster solution.
You can use the Help Desk: http://www.myonlinetraininghub.com/helpdesk/
Cheers, Catalin
Hi, i have a workbook with 6 sheets, each sheet has 15 colums & approx 6000 rows of data, so i want to run a vlookup for a specific criteria but the consition is that the formula should check all the 6 sheets before giving the result, is that possible??
Hi Rajanz,
Yes, it’s possible using the formula in the blog post above. Note: it will only work if the match is only one one sheet in your workbook. If you have multiple matches it won’t return the correct result.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
Hi Mynda,
I tried applying the formula to my worksheet but it doesnt return any value, i unable to debug the error, would it possible to look at the sheet & suggest a solution?
Hi Rajanz,
You can send me the workbook via the help desk and I’ll take a look. Please include specific instructions on what you’re trying to do and give me an example of your expected result.
Thanks,
Mynda.
I am using this formula to look over many pages and for some reason it works on some of the cells but others it either returns a value of “#N/a” or “0″. What is the difference between the two?
Hi Chase,
A #N/A error means the lookup_value cannot be found. A zero means it found the lookup_value but the cell you asked it o returned was either empty or contained a zero.
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
I read the previous post.. and success! sorry to bother. Thanks
Cheers, Kevin. Glad you figured it out.
Hey, I understand about 70% of this and am still re-reading it to fully understand. Is there a way however to use this formula.. but refer to a seperate workbook for the alternating sheets?
Topic: Excel Lookup, Multiple Sheets
All we need to change is the col_index_number argument like this:
=VLOOKUP(A4,INDIRECT(“‘”&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,–(COUNTIF(INDIRECT (“‘”&SheetList&”‘!$A$1:$c$4″),A4)>0),0))&”‘!$A$1:$c$4″),{2,3},FALSE)
How does the above formula evaluate {2,3}?? I have always typed the column number I needed.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. Your website is fantastic!!
Hi Brad,
Thanks for your kind words. Glad you like our site
The formula you’re referring to is a multi-cell array formula. i.e. the formula is entered in multiple cells all at once.
Because we’re entering the same formula in both columns (Product description & price), we need to give it the col_index_number for both columns. This is the {2,3} information in the formula (known as an array constant). The array formula knows to use 2 for the Product Description column and 3 for the Price column.
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
Mynda,
Thanks for this formula! I was able to get it to work when everything is in the same workbook, but the application I’m using it for has so many sheets that I want to separate them into two workbooks. I can’t get the reference to work. Basically, this is what I have:
=VLOOKUP($B3,INDIRECT(“‘”&INDEX(‘[workbook2.xlsx]Sheet1′!SheetList,(MATCH(1,–(COUNTIF(INDIRECT(“‘”&’[workbook2.xlsx]SheetList’!SheetList&”‘!$c$8:$d$8″),$B3)>0),0)))&”‘!$c$8:d$8″),2,FALSE)
Any suggestions?
Hi Steve,
Does your SheetList contain the workbook name as well as the sheet name?
INDIRECT is deriving the range to be looked up but since it’s in another workbook it also needs the worksheet name, not just the sheet name.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
Thanks for the reply. I thought of that, so I tried with an unnamed list as well, and just dragged a copy of the sheet over to a new workbook so it would update the address automatically. So the list started out as:
Students!$B$3:$B$34
…and became:
‘[Equipment Checkout.xlsx]Students’!$B$3:$B$34
Here, “Students” is the worksheet with the list of sheet names on it (from B3:B34), each sheet is named after a student, and “Equipment Checkout” is the workbook that contains the sheets. When I drag one of the equipment inventories (Sleeping Bags, for example) over to a new book, it changes the list address as above, but I still get #n/a. Just can’t figure this one out.
Thanks for your help.
I thought about your response and tried something new, still to no avail. I put the workbook name “Equipment” in cell B2 and changed the list to B2:B34. I still get the #n/a error.
Is that what you meant?
Hi Steve,
I got this formula to work:
=VLOOKUP(A7,INDIRECT(“‘”&INDEX(Book3!sheetlist,MATCH(1,–(COUNTIF(INDIRECT(“‘”&Book3!sheetlist&”‘!$A$1:$c$4″),A7)>0),0))&”‘!$A$1:$c$4″),3,FALSE)
Where my ‘sheetlist’ is in Book3.xlsx. How does that compare to what you’ve tried?
Mynda.
I tried that and still had trouble, but I did find a solution after thinking about your last post! Like you did, I put the workbook in the formula, and all I had to do was put the workbook location in front of every item on the sheetlist. So instead of just sheet1, sheet2, etc. the list looks like Drive:Folder:[workbook.xlsx]sheet1.
Now it works perfectly. Thanks for your help!
Brilliant! Glad you got there in the end
Hi Mynda,
Slight variation… how do I check where a value is present in multiple sheets?
Your IFERROR/VLOOKUP solution stops at soon as it find a hit. I want to keep going and make sure I find another hit.
I’ve tried COUNTIFS, VLOOKUPS, SUMPRODUCT and MATCH… but they don’t work as the value I’m looking for is not always in the same position in both tables, ie. the code could be the 2nd row in the first sheet/array and in the 18th row in the second sheet/array.
Please help… can’t find the answer.
Thanks,
Steven.
Hi Steven,
Do you want to sum these multiple instances of a match? If so the 3D SUMIFS might be what you’re after.
If that’s not it please send me a sample file via the help desk so I can see what you’re working with.
Cheers,
Mynda.
Mynda,
This is super helpful but how would I edit this if the sheets I’m trying to access are in another workbook? I understand indirect doesn’t work unless the other workbook is open (unless I download the add-on that lets you do so). Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Woops never mind, just read the comment above!
Hi this is great and really helpful but currently i have a vlookup to search another workbook which has ever increasing amounts of rows.
The number of rows have reach their maximum so now it is recording data on a second sheet.
My question is can you use this to look up multiple sheets on another workbook?
thanks in advance
jim
Hi Jim,
If you’re running out of rows it sounds like it’s time to put all that data into Access.
I imagine you can use that formula across multiple workbooks but you’d have to add the workbook name in front of the worksheet name so that the INDIRECT function had the correct cell address.
The reference would look a bit like this:
Where the workbook name is inside [square brackets].
Also, the formula will only work when both workbooks are open. INDIRECT doesn’t work if referencing a closed workbook.
I hope that helps. Let me know if you get stuck and I’ll take a look.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
Really helpful, lucid, attractive and cool…
Thank you, Shyam
Thanks, Shyam
Thank you. It worked quite well; however, my spreadsheet has 50 worksheets & the formula works only for the the 1st ten, although the the named range I created contains all the 50 worksheets. Is there any way to make it check all the 50 worksheets?
Appreciate your help.
Hi Rodolfo,
Not sure why it wouldn’t work for all 50 sheets. Are you able to send me the file via the help desk or is it too big?
Cheers,
Mynda.
That is brilliant.
Could you pls further explain what’s the purpose of –(,>0)?
As I find that the formula seems working properly without it; but interestingly if I change input the formula as array with Column Index {2,3}, it doesn’t work…
So what is the magic of the –??
Appreciate your explanation!
Hi MF,
Well spotted. If you don’t use the >0 test you can also omit the double unary –, so the formula would become:
=VLOOKUP(A4,INDIRECT("'"&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,(COUNTIF(INDIRECT("'"&SheetList&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),A4)),0))&"'!$A$1:$c$4"),2,FALSE)The double unary converts TRUE/FALSE outcomes (resulting from the >0 test) to 1′s and 0′s so they can be used in the MATCH part of the formula. By leaving out the >0 the COUNTIF evaluates to numbers, so the double unary isn’t required.
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
THANKS A LOT
IT IS VERY GOOD EXAMPLE AND MUCH USEFUL DON’T KNOW ANY THING PEOPLE ALSO.
thanks
Param
Cheers, Param
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to learn “Vlookup” formula.. i have preparing many statment, it is take more time to do and completed, if i know how to use the vlookup formula into it, it will help us to time saving. The problem is No. 1. For Example: while the employees resigned the job next month when we will going to prepare the employees register i need the current employees name list excepted the resigned employees.
Please help me. Thank you!
Best Regards,
S.SIMBU.,
Chennai-Tamil Nadu-INDIA
Hi Silambara San.s,
You’ll need to send your file to the help desk so we can see exactly how it is laid out. Please also provide clear instructions to help us understand your needs.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
This was GREAT!!!! Been trying to figure out how to write a nested formula for thisl
Cheers, Duane
Very, very cool and perfect for a logistics solution that I am putting together.
However, I am not able to recreate the Excel array solution on a google spreadsheet. Do you have any idea why that would be? I get a a parse error.
Thank you
Hi Kent,
As much as we would want to shed some light on your problem,
We don’t have much expertise to our disposal regarding Google spreadsheets.
All I know is that not all of Excel’s functions will work with Google;hence,
It really depends on what funtions you’re using.
Cheers,
CarloE
Now that Google has significantly changed their Sheets app, can you shed light now on how this can be done? I tried to do this in Google Sheets and the only stumbling block (after hitting ctrl-shift-enter) was that the MATCH parameter was not recognized: “Did not find value ’1′ in MATCH evaluation.”
Thanks!
John
Hi John,
Sorry, I’m not familiar with Google Sheets. Only Excel
Kind regards,
Mynda
Hey John,
I’m having the same problem as yours. Been looking for a solution the last couple of the days with little success so far. Have ultimately found a solution to this problem?
Regards
Nothing yet Christophe
But I am monitoring it because it’s solving a number of problems with clients that only work with Google Docs. This is perhaps in the wrong forum…
If I find out more, I will come back…
nice sharng
Hi Owais,
Nice words. Thank you, on behalf of Mynda.
Cheers.
CarloE
Hi Mynda,
Great code… works like a charm..
But I have one issue.. I am using VBA and the number is sheets which will have the data is not known in the beginning… so my query is
1. How do i create a named array at run time
2. how do i insert the formula in the cell using VBA
3. This formula gives rsults only if I insert it in the cell and press ctrl+shift+ enter in each cell individually… if i drag then i dnt get the results.
Awaiting your comments on the same
Hi Mohit,
1. To create a named array:
Horizontal
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="RunTime", RefersToR1C1:= _ "={""jay"",""wash""}"or Vertical
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="RunTime", RefersToR1C1:= _ "={""jay"";""wash""}"2. Code to put contants to array to a range (I presume you already know how to add a commandbutton because you said you’re using VBA). I’m saying this anyway: Add a commandbutton and copy&paste the code as applicable(Horizontal, Vertical)
how to add commandbutton
Horizontal
Dim s As Variant s = Evaluate(ThisWorkbook.Names("RunTime").RefersTo) Range("A1:B1").value = sor Vertical
Dim s As Variant s = Evaluate(ThisWorkbook.Names("RunTime").RefersTo) Range("A1:A2").value = s3. Regarding this… are you having problem with this one? lol.
I am not in the proper position to answer you this because I am
not one of the creators of Excel. To give you a hint however, named arrays
are not technically arrays but constants;hence, if you notice I used the Evaluate()
function to put it into an array. Think about the transpose function… you’ll get
the idea. And please, there’s nothing we can do about it.
Cheers.
Carlo
Dear Carlo,
Many thanks for your inputs.
I got my doubts clarified by googling a bit.
Regarding point 2, guess my question was not clear.
What I want to know is,
If I insert it manually in a cell I will type
=VLOOKUP(A4,INDIRECT(“‘”&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,–(COUNTIF(INDIRECT(“‘”&SheetList&”‘!$A$1:$c$4″),A4)>0),0))&”‘!$A$1:$c$4″),2,FALSE)
and press ctrl+shift+enter
But if I want to insert this through VBA I will have to insert the command
Range(“A1″).FormulaArray = “eqivalent of the VLOOKUP formula” and then loop this statement till the end of the sheet.
now what I want to know is what will be the eqivalent of this VLOOKUP formula???
Hi Mohit,
LOLz.I could hardly see that was your intended question. I thought you were relating 2 from 1.
Anyways…. so much of semantics….
Try this:
Range("A1").FormulaArray = _ "=VLOOKUP(R[-13]C[-3],INDIRECT(""'""&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,–(COUNTIF(INDIRECT(""'""&SheetList&""'!$A$1:$C$4""),R[-13]C[-3])>0),0))&""'!$A$1:$c$4""),2,FALSE)" Range("A1").AutoFill Destination:=Range("D17:D21"), Type:=xlFillDefaultNote: This is the equivalent of your formula in this post :=VLOOKUP(A4,INDIRECT(“‘”&INDEX(SheetList,MATCH(1,–(COUNTIF(INDIRECT(“‘”&SheetList&”‘!$A$1:$c$4″),A4)>0),0))&”‘!$A$1:$c$4″),2,FALSE)
Cheers.
CarloE
PS: I really didn’t get to troubleshoot the formula because I don’t have the data that will perform the INDIRECT & Match function to return
the table array… hence it is returning an Error.But if you’ll put this all in a commandbutton, this will show the formula that you presented to me
in this post. If this will function in yours, then good. If not, you might as well send your file through HELP DESK. so we can give you the exact formula you need!!!
I am trying to do vlookup and hlookup together. I need to get the exact figure for a column and row from another sheet, please help I am stuck. Thank you
Hi Francie,
Please try this formula:
Kobe the black mamba's stats last 5 games B C D E F G 2 Points Per Quarter 3 1 2 3 4 4Team Vs Utah 15 5 10 0 5 Phoenix 16 6 11 1 6 Chicago 17 7 12 2 7 OKC 18 8 13 3 8 Miami 19 9 14 4 Team Vs:Chicago (C11) Quarter: 3 (C12) Score(Formula):=VLOOKUP(C11,C4:G8,MATCH(C12,D3:G3)+1,FALSE) result:12The data is B2:G8 including the headers Points Per Quarter and Team Vs
The lookup values are in C11 and C12. You may just hardcode the lookupvalues like this
=VLOOKUP("Chicago",C4:G8,MATCH(3,D3:G3)+1,FALSE)Read More VLOOKUP’s
Cheers.
CarloE
Awesome Mynda, thank you very much.
You’re most welcome, Debbie
HI Mynda
As always, how to make the hard and complicated formula’s look easy, with a step by step break down, I’ve been using excel since 1996, and still I find new tricks and tips (inspired by you blog)
Thank you
Regards
Adam
Hi Mynda, I can’t seem to make the formula work.
Can I send you my excel file so you may kindly check where I went wrong?
Please….
Thanks
Hi Lhey,
Sure, please send your file via the help desk.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
Hi Mynda,
It’s working now. Just made a mistake in the Name Range part.
Your formula is awesome!
Thanks,
Lhey
Great
Glad you got it working.
Hello Mynda, I have gone through the various tricks and techniques. The VLOOKUP for multiple sheets is an excellent piece and the way you have explained is terrific!!! I am advanced excel user but after going through your tricks, I really feel that you are Goddess of Excel in front of whom I am dwarf. Thanks dear for your tips on excel.
You’re welcome. Thanks for your kind words, Mehul
Question- How could this formula be revised to allow for this scenario.
For example what if “Spiderman” was on multiple tabs. Only one tab would have a cost associated. For example sheet2 value 0, sheet3 value $28.00.
The formula; as is would return 0, ie returns the first match, but what I want is to return the $28 from sheet3
Hi Philip,
You can use the 3D SUMIF formula for this.
Kind regards,
Mynda.
Thank you for your succinct solution
You’re welcome, Philip
If you’d like to take this one step further, on my site here where that same technique is demonstrated there is an additional application that uses that same technique to create a dynamic HYPERLINK in an adjacent cell that you can click to jump directly to the data on that specific sheet.
3D Vlookup & 3D Hyperlink – http://sites.madrocketscientist.com/jerrybeaucaires-excelassistant/search-functions/3d-lookup
Thanks for sharing, Jerry
just looking at this gives me a headache
The data was very useful, but the formula looks too lengthy.
Hi Renjini,
Thanks for your feedback. Have you got an alternative? Perhaps you’d like to share it.
Cheers,
Mynda.
Countif is a function amazing … and here great use with indirect function … I had never seen it work so. Thanks Mynda, good trick!
Thanks, r. Glad you liked it
Fantastic
Cheers, Tahir