Drop Down List Validation

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Why is this a valid statement as a validation source
=INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(A2,CenterCodeDesc,2,FALSE))
but this is not
=INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(A:A,CenterCodeDesc,2,FALSE))

How do I create a validation source using column A for Vlookup?

Thanks
 
The first argument of the vlookup function is a single value and not a range.
You are looking up one item in a range of items, returning a cell 2 columns
to the right...
If you were to look up a range of values within a range of values what
exactly would you expect to be returned?
 
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