Losing Lookup references when refreshing datatable

[Jat999]

Hi All

I am having troubles in trying to maintain references to a SQL datatable.

I have a sheet where the user enters an order number, there is some VBA codes that runs an SQL script to an external database to bring back information to a datatable.
All this works fine.
However there is then, on the user sheet, some vlookups that refer to various fields on the datatable.
My problem is that whenever the SQL database refreshes the datatable, some of the lookups fail with a #REF !.
I have tried creating absolute cell references but this does not work.


Any ideas please - this has been bugging me all evening - tired and needing sleep....

Thanks in advance
John

 

[Jat999]

Apologies - in my post above I refer to vlookups. I actually mean I am referencing cells directly on the data table and getting the errors.

i did mention I was tired....

 

[Fazza]

hello, John

Try giving the datatable a simple defined name, and have the lookups reference/use that name (instead of what I assume is currently a range reference like 'Sheet1'!A1:Z999)

HTH. regards, Fazza

 

[Jat999]

Re: Losing Lookup references when refreshing datatable - Solved

Solved

Using Index function.