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V look ups

Are v lookups only really used if you are dealing regularly with the same set of data?

RE: V look ups

Hi Tim

Thank you for your question

V Lookups take their data from a lookup table and consequently need always to refer to the specified table.

They are however fairly flexible in that;

1. The data in the table can be altered whenever to reflect ongoing changes
2. Additional columns of data can be added and used in formulas. Thus the table can adapt as required
3. Additional rows can also be added, although the table array argument would have to be updated to reflect this

Regards

Stephen



Mon 30 Mar 2009: Automatically marked as resolved.


 

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Convert Text into Number

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