MTS to AVI Converter: [Solved] Data Validation From Drop-Down List Fails

Monday, September 26, 2016

[Solved] Data Validation From Drop-Down List Fails

Data Validation From Drop-Down List Fails

I want to insert a numeric value in a cell, based upon the value from a drop-down list in another cell.
I created and named an array of three name values (X, Y, Z) with three corresponding numeric values (1, 2, 3).
I then created a drop-down list in a
cell based on the named values in the array.
So far, so good. Drop-down works. I then used the =LOOKUP(lookup_value, array) function in another cell to lookup the displayed value in the cell with the drop-down list and display the corresponding numeric value.

When the 'X' value is selected from the drop-down, it displays the numeric value corresponding to the 'Z' value.
When the 'Y' value is selected from the drop-down, it displays the correct corresponding value.
When the 'Z' value is selected from the drop-down, it displays the error '#N/A'

By reversing the order of the numeric values in the array, where X=3 and Z=1,

When the 'X' value is selected from the drop-down, it displays the correct corresponding value.
When the 'Y' value is selected from the drop-down, it displays the correct corresponding value.
When the 'Z' value is selected from the drop-down, it still displays the error '#N/A'

Why does the numeric displayed value get reversed from the list order and why doesn't the numeric value corresponding to the named value in the last row of the array (Z) continue to display the above error?

Thanks for any help you can provide!!

John

Anwsers to the Problem Data Validation From Drop-Down List Fails

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I'd hazard a guess that your core issue is because you are not using an exact match and your array is unsorted.
Try VLOOKUP set for an exact match, indicatively something like this:
=VLOOKUP(B2,Lookup!$B$10:$C$12,2,0)
The zero* in the VLOOKUP is the setting for an exact match
*or FALSE

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