VLOOKUP #REF error

[Lost in Microbiology]

I have a vlookup that works for the first 14, columns I want to reference.
But when I get to the 15th column I get the #REF error.

This is the formula:
=VLOOKUP($A2,$A$1100:$N$7704,14,FALSE)

Is there a limit on the number of columns a VLOOKUP array can have?

 

[Jim Thomlinson]

No there is no limit. Most likely you have #Ref errors somewhere in your
source table.

 

[Gord Dibben]

A to N is 14 columns in your lookup table.

15 will certainly give an error.

Change N to O and you have 15 columns.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Jim Thomlinson]

Good catch... that is more likely the error. I always use index match which
will avoid this type of issue.