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Thank you so much. &nbsp;This was perfect. &nbsp;Sorry I didn't update the question sooner. I thought I had already done so.<br />
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I appreciate your help.<br />
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Regards,<br />
Alexis
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Thank you so much.  This was perfect.  Sorry I didn't update the question sooner. I thought I had already done so.

I appreciate your help.

Regards,
Alexis

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Thanks for the great solution!
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You're Welcome Alexis! Glad I was able to help.
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You're Welcome Alexis! Glad I was able to help.

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Hi. I am trying to do something fairly simple in Excel 2010 using Vlookup but ran into the 255 character limit. &nbsp;I checked posts online and found that index/match should work to do the same functionality without the 255 character limit but I am still getting an error. &nbsp;<br />
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I have attached my test Excel file but I also attached an image showing the sheet, as well as the formula displays.<br />
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I have tried many iterations of index and match but I can't get this to work. &nbsp;Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?<br />
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Thank you!<br />
Alexis
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testing_excel_vlookup_070518.xlsm

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Hi. I am trying to do something fairly simple in Excel 2010 using Vlookup but ran into the 255 character limit.  I checked posts online and found that index/match should work to do the same functionality without the 255 character limit but I am still getting an error.  

I have attached my test Excel file but I also attached an image showing the sheet, as well as the formula displays.





I have tried many iterations of index and match but I can't get this to work.  Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?

Thank you!
Alexis

Using Index/Match or other function to do the equivalent of vlookup when more than 255 characters in string

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