Help, Vlookup not working correctly

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EmmaN

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Hi all, I'm having problems with a vlookup formula, I am trying to return a grade in column J using the value in column J. My formula keeps returning the last line from my lookup table (H20 = z), it should be pulling an F as the value is 31.

I have tried a Vlookup and an IF function. Both return the same incorrect value from the last line of my lookup table (z). Any suggestions greatfully recieved.

An example of the data i have is as follows:

[TABLE="width: 630"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]A
[/TD]
[TD]B
[/TD]
[TD]C
[/TD]
[TD]D
[/TD]
[TD]E
[/TD]
[TD]F
[/TD]
[TD]G
[/TD]
[TD]H
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]I
[/TD]
[TD]J
[/TD]
[TD]K
[/TD]
[TD]L
[/TD]
[TD]M
[/TD]
[TD]N
[/TD]
[TD]O
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]IGCSE English Lit 2016-18
[/TD]
[TD]Gender
[/TD]
[TD]Set
[/TD]
[TD]Teacher
[/TD]
[TD]Poetry Coursework
[/TD]
[TD]Poetry Weighted
[/TD]
[TD]Drama
[/TD]
[TD]Prose
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Mock Total
[/TD]
[TD]Literature Total
[/TD]
[TD]Grade
[/TD]
[TD]OCT REPORT OTF
[/TD]
[TD]Lit target
[/TD]
[TD]MPGRADE
[/TD]
[TD]MTGRADE
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]3
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Candidate A
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]F
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]JL
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2, align: center"]0
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]z
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A*
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]4
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Candidate B
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]F
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]JL
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2, align: center"]0
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]z
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A*
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Candidate C
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]F
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]JL
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2, align: center"]0
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]z
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A*
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]6
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Candidate D
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]F
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]JL
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2, align: center"]0
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]z
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A*
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Lookup table. 'Data' Sheet
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]F
[/TD]
[TD]G
[/TD]
[TD]H
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 3"]Lit
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 5"]=IF(J3=0,"",VLOOKUP(J3,Data!$F$3:$H$20,3,TRUE))
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]U
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 5"]=VLOOKUP(J3,Data!$F$3:$H$20,3,TRUE))
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD]0.17
[/TD]
[TD]17
[/TD]
[TD]U
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]0.18
[/TD]
[TD]18
[/TD]
[TD]G
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6
[/TD]
[TD]0.24
[/TD]
[TD]24
[/TD]
[TD]G
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7
[/TD]
[TD]0.25
[/TD]
[TD]25
[/TD]
[TD]F
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8
[/TD]
[TD]0.32
[/TD]
[TD]32
[/TD]
[TD]F
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9
[/TD]
[TD]0.33
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[TD]E
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]0.4
[/TD]
[TD]40
[/TD]
[TD]E
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11
[/TD]
[TD]0.41
[/TD]
[TD]41
[/TD]
[TD]D
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]0.48
[/TD]
[TD]48
[/TD]
[TD]D
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[TD]0.49
[/TD]
[TD]49
[/TD]
[TD]C
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14
[/TD]
[TD]0.57
[/TD]
[TD]57
[/TD]
[TD]C
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]0.58
[/TD]
[TD]58
[/TD]
[TD]B
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16
[/TD]
[TD]0.67
[/TD]
[TD]67
[/TD]
[TD]B
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17
[/TD]
[TD]0.68
[/TD]
[TD]68
[/TD]
[TD]A
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18
[/TD]
[TD]0.77
[/TD]
[TD]77
[/TD]
[TD]A
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19
[/TD]
[TD]0.78
[/TD]
[TD]78
[/TD]
[TD]z
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]100
[/TD]
[TD]z
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Thank you. Emma
 

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Code: 
[COLOR=#333333]=VLOOKUP(J3,Data!$G$3:$H$20,2,TRUE))[/COLOR]

This will look for the Column J value in Column G (notice I changed the look table array to start with $G$3) and then retrieve the Letter Grade in column H (I also changed the third parameter to 2).
 
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Asman_Kei said:
Try
Code: 
[COLOR=#333333]=VLOOKUP(J3,Data!$G$3:$H$20,2,TRUE))[/COLOR]

This will look for the Column J value in Column G (notice I changed the look table array to start with $G$3) and then retrieve the Letter Grade in column H (I also changed the third parameter to 2).
Click to expand...


THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This was driving me round the bend. Emma
 
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