Replacing value with ID if matching another value

StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9545935

  •  04-12-2019
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Question

I have three columns:

      A          B        C
1    TextOne    TextOne    10
2    TextOne    TextTwo    11
3    TextTwo
4    TextTwo
5    TextOne
6    TextTwo

Applying the formula below I was expecting the result 10:

=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,$B$1:$C$2,2,FALSE)),"0",VLOOKUP(A1,$B$1:$C$2,2,FALSE))

but I am seeing NA and suspect this is connected with the format of the cells.

Where am I going wrong?

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Solution

The issue was initially caused because I was trying to replace the value in cell applying the formula in the same cell.

As @datooo points in his comments:

Once the formula is entered the value you are looking up is gone

OTHER TIPS

To ‘overwrite’ TextOne with 10 the simplest solution may be to filter ColumnA to select TextOne, enter 10 and copy down (change filter selection and repeat for TextTwo / 11 if required).

For a 'high volume' requirement (lots of replacements) use VLOOKUP (eg as in question) in a separate column and copy that column's results over the top of ColumnA with Paste Special Values.

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