Vlookup help please!
For some reason I can't get a V-Lookup to work when referencing another sheet. In the first attachment I am showing the formula. My intention is to look up the country (Mexico in line 1) against a separate Smartsheet showing the bank holidays for all countries and return the bank holiday. The formula I am attempting to enter is: =VLOOKUP([Country]1, {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1}, 2, false) - however, it keeps changing to =VLOOKUP(Country1, {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1}, 2, false) and then returning "#INVALID COLUMN" error. I have also attached a screenshot of the bank holiday reference sheet that I am using to pull the data.
Grateful for any help received! Thanks
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Hi @Georgina Thurlow
Hope you are fine, as i see from the screenshot you attached the formulas must be as following:
1- {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1} is contained the columns from ( Country To Bank Holidays 3)
2-Bank Holidays 1 =VLOOKUP(Country@row, {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1}, 9)
3-Bank Holidays 2 =VLOOKUP(Country@row, {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1}, 10)
4-Bank Holidays 3 =VLOOKUP(Country@row, {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1}, 11)
and for sure it must be DATE type columns. then the formula will work without any problem
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I hope you're well and safe!
I'd be happy to take a quick look.
Can you maybe share the sheet(s)/copies of the sheet(s)? (Delete/replace any confidential/sensitive information before sharing) That would make it easier to help. (share too, [email protected])
I hope that helps!
Be safe and have a fantastic week!
Best,
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
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Hi @Georgina Thurlow
Hope you are fine, as i see from the screenshot you attached the formulas must be as following:
1- {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1} is contained the columns from ( Country To Bank Holidays 3)
2-Bank Holidays 1 =VLOOKUP(Country@row, {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1}, 9)
3-Bank Holidays 2 =VLOOKUP(Country@row, {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1}, 10)
4-Bank Holidays 3 =VLOOKUP(Country@row, {Bank Holidays - Mar-21 Range 1}, 11)
and for sure it must be DATE type columns. then the formula will work without any problem
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Hi Bassam and Andrée,
Thank you for coming back to me!
Bassam, I hadn't formatted the cells to dates - thank you so much for pointing this out!
The formula now works 😀
Have a great day,
Georgina
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You are welcome, happy that the formula now works with you.
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W: www.workbold.com | E:[email protected] | P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35
Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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