vlookup multiple workbooks

[Guest]

I am attempting to use VLOOKUP to link 2 workbooks together.
This formula works fine:

=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE),

However, when I try to copy this formula into another workbook where the
workbook name has a space in it, i.e., test 1, I get this error message: Name
invalid.
Any Suggestions??

 

[Dave Peterson]

If you build your formula by typing:

=vlookup(a4,
then use Window (on the worksheet menu bar) to select the other workbook
then go to sheet1 of that other workbook and point at the range (a4:a1000),
you'll see that excel will add some apostrophes.

=VLOOKUP(A4,'[test 1.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,1,FALSE)

I've found that excel does a much better job with syntax like this than I do--so
I let it do the heavy lifting.

ps. You may want to look at =match() to see if that does what you need.

=match(a4,'[book 8.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,0)

kind of like:
=if(isnumber(match(a4,'[book 8.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,0)),"a match!","Nope")

I think most people use =vlookup() to return a value from an adjacent cell.

I am attempting to use VLOOKUP to link 2 workbooks together.
This formula works fine:

=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE),

However, when I try to copy this formula into another workbook where the
workbook name has a space in it, i.e., test 1, I get this error message: Name
invalid.
Any Suggestions??

 

[Guest]

You'll need single quotes ( ' ) around the filename and sheetname when
there's a space involved in the name. So rather than just:
=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet 1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE)
you'll need:
=VLOOKUP(A4,'[test1.xls]Sheet 1'!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE)

-Simon

 

[Guest]

If you build your formula by typing:

=vlookup(a4,
then use Window (on the worksheet menu bar) to select the other workbook
then go to sheet1 of that other workbook and point at the range (a4:a1000),
you'll see that excel will add some apostrophes.

=VLOOKUP(A4,'[test 1.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,1,FALSE)

I've found that excel does a much better job with syntax like this than I do--so
I let it do the heavy lifting.

ps. You may want to look at =match() to see if that does what you need.

=match(a4,'[book 8.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,0)

kind of like:
=if(isnumber(match(a4,'[book 8.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,0)),"a match!","Nope")

I think most people use =vlookup() to return a value from an adjacent cell.

I am attempting to use VLOOKUP to link 2 workbooks together.
This formula works fine:

=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE),

However, when I try to copy this formula into another workbook where the
workbook name has a space in it, i.e., test 1, I get this error message: Name
invalid.
Any Suggestions??

 

[Guest]

You'll need single quotes ( ' ) around the filename and sheetname when
there's a space involved in the name. So rather than just:
=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet 1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE)
you'll need:
=VLOOKUP(A4,'[test1.xls]Sheet 1'!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE)

-Simon

I am attempting to use VLOOKUP to link 2 workbooks together.
This formula works fine:

=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE),

However, when I try to copy this formula into another workbook where the
workbook name has a space in it, i.e., test 1, I get this error message: Name
invalid.
Any Suggestions??

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your response.This was very helpful!

You'll need single quotes ( ' ) around the filename and sheetname when
there's a space involved in the name. So rather than just:
=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet 1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE)
you'll need:
=VLOOKUP(A4,'[test1.xls]Sheet 1'!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE)

-Simon

I am attempting to use VLOOKUP to link 2 workbooks together.
This formula works fine:

=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE),

However, when I try to copy this formula into another workbook where the
workbook name has a space in it, i.e., test 1, I get this error message: Name
invalid.
Any Suggestions??

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much. This was very helpful!!

If you build your formula by typing:

=vlookup(a4,
then use Window (on the worksheet menu bar) to select the other workbook
then go to sheet1 of that other workbook and point at the range (a4:a1000),
you'll see that excel will add some apostrophes.

=VLOOKUP(A4,'[test 1.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,1,FALSE)

I've found that excel does a much better job with syntax like this than I do--so
I let it do the heavy lifting.

ps. You may want to look at =match() to see if that does what you need.

=match(a4,'[book 8.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,0)

kind of like:
=if(isnumber(match(a4,'[book 8.xls]Sheet1'!$A$4:$a$1000,0)),"a match!","Nope")

I think most people use =vlookup() to return a value from an adjacent cell.

I am attempting to use VLOOKUP to link 2 workbooks together.
This formula works fine:

=VLOOKUP(A4,[test1.xls]Sheet1!$A$4:$A$1000,1,FALSE),

However, when I try to copy this formula into another workbook where the
workbook name has a space in it, i.e., test 1, I get this error message: Name
invalid.
Any Suggestions??