Vlookup table error when Lookup_value uses dates but there are gaps in the dates

JimBoBz

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Excel noob here. I am trying to create a vlookup that uses dates as the lookup value, my table array has data/date gaps so I end up with an error when it hits the 1st date gap. is there a way to work around this?

=VLOOKUP(A2,'Created - priority '!A2:F1333,2,FALSE)

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ok until it hits 25/03/2020 (covid lockdown)

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the table array has date gaps ( data was pulled from an SQL database) and has gaps all through lockdown

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Perhaps
Excel Formula:
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,'Created - priority '!$A$2:$F$1333,2,FALSE),"")
( did you omit the absolute referencing on purpose?)
 
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try this

Excel Formula:
=IFERROR(XLOOKUP(A2,'Created - priority '!A:A,'Created - priority '!B:B,"")
 
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