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I have a working vlookup that is changing automatically and I need to stop it.
The formula is =vlookup(C3,$I:$J,2,0). It works on the first run. On the second run I insert new data to I thru J which pushes the first run data out to K thru L. The formula automatically changes to =vlookup(C3,$K:$L,2,0)
How do I get the formula to stay at I thru J?
Thanks!
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You can use the INDIRECT function for this purpose:
=VLOOKUP(C3,INDIRECT("I:J"),2,FALSE)
Answer accepted by question author
Another alternative is
=VLOOKUP(C3,OFFSET($A:$B,,8),2,0)
But if volatility of OFFSET and INDIRECT is a concern in your case, you can use following formula which is non-volatile -
=VLOOKUP(C3,INDEX($1:$1048576,,9):INDEX($1:$1048576,,10),2,0)