Calculate with Vlookup or Macro?

JadonR

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I would like to raise the price of certain items by the amount found on Sheet2 in Column C. I would like all prices that don't match these UPC codes to remain unchanged and I would also prefer to have the new changed numbers to appear in there original Column C on Sheet1. Intended Results can be seen on Sheet1. Not sure if I should use the Vlookup function or a macro, or maybe there is even a better solution.

Spreadsheet may be viewed/edited at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pT0dg5ZEHWLMyhNJLiPLTfA.

Also, both sheets can be seen below:



 

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If you don't care about preserving the original prices of these items, it would probably be easiest to do the following:

In cell D2, enter the following formula, and copy it down column D:

=C2+IF(COUNTIF(Sheet2!$A$2:$A$4, A2)=0, 0, VLOOKUP(A2, Sheet2!$A$2:$C$4, 3, FALSE))

Once you are satisfied that these numbers are what you intend to charge, copy column D and Paste Special | Values into column C. You can then delete the entries in column D.
 
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Thanks MisterCrash for the quick reply. That does work, but is there a macro or script I can run so I can avoid the copy and paste special? On a short list this wouldn't be bad, but I have over 20,000 lines that I will be running this on regularly. So I would definitely prefer to preserve the original column if at all possible.
 
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With that many rows, I would probably recommend that you keep a table on Sheet2 that lists all the UPC codes along with their prices, and use a VLOOKUP function on Sheet1 to find the current price.

If you want to keep track of how the prices have changed over time, you can keep the original price in column C of Sheet2, then put the incremental changes in columns D, E, F, and so on. You can then have a column that has the final price (equal to the sum of all of the prices in that row). You can reference this column with your VLOOKUP on Sheet1 to return the final price.
 
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Thanks, I do appreciate the advice. However, I import a price list every week, and hence the prices change that often. Keeping track of how often the prices change is unnecessary for me, and since the prices change so often, I was hoping that this would take the extra work out of it for me. I'm looking for a way to preserve the original column, rather the copying and pasting. Thanks!
 
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Re: Calculate with Vlookup or Macro? (with pics)

Also, would it be possible to make this formula to subtract, divide, or multiply as well as add? The best option would be to have "drop down" box to choose from. (See illustration below)


Sheet2new.jpg

 
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