vlookup with different workbooks

[huorsa]

I want to use the vlookup function in two different workbooks. In sheet1 of workbook1 I have a list of all the invoices issued during the year. In workbook2 I have several sheets one for each month of the year, I use those sheets to keep track of the checking account's transactions. I want that when I enter the invoice number paid in a certain month, it automatically pastes the payment date in the workbook1 in the same invoice number.

Is this possible????

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

On 2002-11-01 17:27, huorsa wrote:
I want to use the vlookup function in two different workbooks. In sheet1 of workbook1 I have a list of all the invoices issued during the year. In workbook2 I have several sheets one for each month of the year, I use those sheets to keep track of the checking account's transactions. I want that when I enter the invoice number paid in a certain month, it automatically pastes the payment date in the workbook1 in the same invoice number.

Is this possible????

How about:

=VLOOKUP(invoice-num,THREED(Jan02:Nov02!B2:H100),2,0)

which uses a function from the morefunc.xll add-in.

 

[huorsa]

Aladin:

Where can I get morefunc.xll add-in.

Does it come with excel???

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

On 2002-11-01 18:08, huorsa wrote:
Aladin:

Where can I get morefunc.xll add-in.

Does it come with excel???

No, t doesn't come with Excel. You can download the add-in from:

http://longre.free.fr/english/index.html

I hope you are allowed to use it in your environment.

 

[huorsa]

Aladin:

I am trying to use the function THREED by itself following the instructions in the add-in but instead of getting an array I get zero as the answer. I hit Ctrl-Shift-Enter after writing the formula.

Do you know what am I doing wrong??

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

On 2002-11-01 19:02, huorsa wrote:
Aladin:

I am trying to use the function THREED by itself following the instructions in the add-in but instead of getting an array I get zero as the answer. I hit Ctrl-Shift-Enter after writing the formula.

Do you know what am I doing wrong??

Would you post your formula?

 

[huorsa]

This is the formula I am trying to use

=vlookup(A207,THREED(A207,'[expenses control.xls]sepct'!$A$8:$B$100),2,FALSE)

and I get #|value| but when I put:

=THREED('[expenses control.xls]sepct'!$A$8:$B$100)

I get zero

After I write each formula I press Crtl-Shift-Enter

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

On 2002-11-01 19:09, huorsa wrote:
This is the formula I am trying to use

=vlookup(A207,THREED(A207,'[expenses control.xls]sepct'!$A$8:$B$100),2,FALSE)

and I get #|value| but when I put:

=THREED('[expenses control.xls]sepct'!$A$8:$B$100)

I get zero

After I write each formula I press Crtl-Shift-Enter

Crtl-Shift-Enter is not needed.

expenses control.xls must be open.

Lookup table area must be of equal size in sep and oct sheets and consist of identical range.

BTW, you can replace FALSE with 0, which means the same thing to excel.

Now I see it: Change your formula to:

=vlookup(A207,THREED('[expenses control.xls]sepct'!$A$8:$B$100),2,0)

Aladin
This message was edited by Aladin Akyurek on 2002-11-01 19:23

 

[huorsa]

Thanks,

It is exactly what I was looking for.

Just to let you know, the formula doesn't work if you use a worksheet with two words name, it has to be one word name.
Example.
expenses control won't work but
expensescontrol will work
This message was edited by huorsa on 2002-11-01 19:54
This message was edited by huorsa on 2002-11-01 19:55