VLOOKUP Help

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Having worked with the VLOOPUP function for many years, I am aware of the
problem of developing a list in which the sequence of numbers are not
sequencial. As an example, a list that starts out 01,02,03,04 and then jumps
to 101,102,103, If I enter the lookup as 102, the function basically stops at
the 04 row. Presently, I am dealing with a list of values starting at 01 and
ending at 99999. While not every number is represented between these two
values, I do have groups use any of the 99999 values. Is there a way of
combining functions/formulas to get around the inherit inability for VLOOKUP
to operated in a non-sequential list? Any help would be appreciated.
 
"01" displays as "1" unless you have text, right?
Are your "101" etc. text also?

If A1:A7 is
'01
'02
'03
'04
101
102
103
then =VLOOKUP("102",A1:A7,1,FALSE) gives #N/A
Is this what you get?

But '101 instead of 101 etc. gives the valid value.
 

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