VLOOKUP & TWO DIFFERENT RANGES

[SSJ]

Hello All,

Can VLOOKUP lookup in two different different ranges residing in separate
worksheettabs? In other words, if a match is not found in the first range
then lookup the 2nd range.

Can someone help in constructing such formula?

Regards
SJ

 

[Mike H]

one way


=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(D1,Sheet1!A1:B11,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(D1,Sheet2!A1:B11,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(D1,Sheet1!A1:B11,2,FALSE))


Mike

 

[Pranav Vaidya]

HI SSJ,

To the best of my knowledge, vlookup() can refer to only one search range,
however you can club it with IF and construct a formula. Here you go

cell A1 is the value to be serched
Range B1 to D100 is the first range to search
Range F1 to H100 is the first range to search

then try,
=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(A1,$B$1:$B$100,2,0)),vlookup((A1,$F$1:$H$100,2,0),VLOOKUP(A1,$B$1:$B$100,2,0))

Thsi formula will check for the first range search, if unsuccessful will
search the second range.

Hope this helps!!

 

[SSJ]

Mike,

It worked perfectly!

Thank you
SSJ

one way


=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(D1,Sheet1!A1:B11,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(D1,Sheet2!A1:B11,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(D1,Sheet1!A1:B11,2,FALSE))


Mike

 

[T. Valko]

Another one:

=VLOOKUP(A1,IF(COUNTIF(B1:B5,A1),B1:C5,Sheet2!B1:C5),2,0)

 

[hitesh]

hi
mike
for vlookup. if range is more than 2, what changes have to make in formula,
and also mike i want to know about sum formula like v lookup more than 2
range.

regards
anil u