VLookup Simple but wont work

babypink2807

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I have been at this all day, and embarrased about it and so frustrated. All I want is for the Vlookup to pull through a street address on another sheet. To start with the formula was showing as text, wold not show the value. Then for whatever reason my spreadsheet kept changing from Letter Column Headings to Numbers, dont know why it just did. I then found that I could not copy and paste from the original spreadsheet to a brand new one, again dont ask me why. I closed everything down and back up again. managed to coy and paste my data in to a brand new spreadsheet. My formula still will not pull through the street address. Please can someone help me. All day I have been trying and I cant type in 2750 street addresses, its just too much

Please help :)

Book2.xlsx
ABCDEF
1Account ID NoStreetFirst NameSurnameCompany NameBuilding Name
2ACT10 #N/AAndrewVaughanW A & C M Vaughan High Dovecote
3ACT1000 #N/AJamesBlanchardBlanchard Enterprises New House Farm
4ACT1003 #N/ADavidLeighBirchwood Park Farms Birchwood Park Farm
5ACT1004 #N/ABMycockBirchwood Park Farms Birchwood Park Farm
6ACT1005 #N/AGeneFisherBest Grass Ltd Fishers Farm
7ACT1006 #N/AR & JDymondBattledown Contractors Battledown Farm
8ACT1007 #N/ACarolineBatemanBateman Rural Associates
9ACT1008 #N/ATobyBatemanBateman Rural Associates
10ACT1010 #N/ARobertBallieBallie Haylage Ivy House
11ACT1014 #N/ABrianJonesB T Jones Fields Farm
12ACT1016 #N/ARobSingletonB J Singleton (Alresford) Ranscombe Farm
13ACT1017 #N/ALawrenceRichB G & L D Rich Stud Farm
14ACT1019 #N/AMarkEdwardsB C & D J Edwards & Son Pool Farm
15ACT1020 #N/AJoeLopezB B Grounds Care Ltd Frieze Hall Farm
16ACT1021 #N/ABrianScottB & B Scott Odmoston Farm
17ACT1022 #N/ASarahBrownAvoncrook Farmers Avoncrook Cottage
18ACT1024 #N/ARichardBurroughAshbridge Countryside Services Manor Farm
19ACT1025 #N/AJohnScottArtemis Lane & Agriculture Ltd Crouchlands
20ACT1026 #N/AOwenHutchinsonArrowcruit Limited White House Farm
21ACT1027 #N/APaulAppsApps Grab Hire The Bungalow
22ACT1029 #N/AAndyBallAndy Ball Contractors Hensbury Farm
23ACT1031 #N/AAndrewBaillieAndrew Baillie & Son Blackdub Farm
24ACT10324 #N/AStewartSinclairStewart Sinclair
25ACT1035 #N/AAllenJamesAllen James Hay & Straw Wessex Farm
26ACT1036 #N/AAllanWilsonAllan W J Wilson
27ACT1039 #N/ASimonCornerAequus Land Ltd Malt House
28ACT104 #N/AWilliamStrattonStratton Contracting Siabost Tillygreig
29ACT1040 #N/AJohnAdamsAdams Farm Ltd
30ACT1042 #N/AAlunGlyn JonesActon Farming Company Meadowend Farm
31ACT1043 #N/AAndrewSmithA W Smith & Sons Home Farm
32ACT1046 #N/AADunnA T & A Dunn Newham Barton Farm
33ACT1047 #N/ABenColesA S Coles & Son Park Farm
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B33B2=VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet2!A2:S2757,2,FALSE)
 
Sheet 2 contains the column that has the stree name (in red), there are no formulas on this page

Book2.xlsx
ABC
1ID NoStreetCompany
2ACT10W A & C M Vaughan
3ACT100Sidmouth RoadStuart Partners Ltd
4ACT1000Blanchard Enterprises
5ACT1001Blaiket Mains Dairy Company Limited
6ACT1002Bleasdale LaneB L & E A Clark & Son
7ACT1003Roston CommonBirchwood Park Farms
8ACT10033
9ACT1004Roston CommonBirchwood Park Farms
10ACT1005Old Chapel RdBest Grass Ltd
11ACT1006Battledown Contractors
12ACT10072 Webble GreenBateman Rural Associates
13ACT10082 Webble GreenBateman Rural Associates
14ACT1009Barnacre Alpacas
15ACT101Sidmouth RoadStuart Partners Ltd
16ACT1010Ballie Haylage
17ACT1011B Watt & Sons
18ACT1012B W S Verrill
19ACT1013B V & S M Johnson
20ACT1014Betchton RoadB T Jones
21ACT1015North Kyme FenB Nicholson & Son
22ACT1016Barnetts Wood LaneB J Singleton (Alresford)
23ACT1017Blaisdon LaneB G & L D Rich
24ACT1018B D & D G Andrew
25ACT1019B C & D J Edwards & Son
26ACT102Sidmouth RoadStuart Partners Ltd
27ACT1020Coxtie Green RoadB B Grounds Care Ltd
28ACT1021B & B Scott
29ACT1022Avoncrook Farmers
30ACT1023Foxdale RoadAshdene Farm Limited
31ACT1024Ashbridge Countryside Services
32ACT1025Plaistow RoadArtemis Lane & Agriculture Ltd
33ACT1026Sandy Lane WestArrowcruit Limited
34ACT1027Chithurst LaneApps Grab Hire
35ACT1028Hillside WorksAngus Heron Ltd
36ACT1029Andy Ball Contractors
37ACT103Mill LaneStuart Agricultural Contracting Ltd
38ACT1030Andrew John Galloway
39ACT1031Andrew Baillie & Son
Sheet2
 
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All I am after is the address in sheet two marked in red, pulling through to sheet 1 where the header is in red
 
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Try copying the formula in post#3 (using the copy icon to the right of the formula box) & then paste that into B2 on sheet1 & then fill down, what do you get?
 
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I have no issues getting the results from the exact same formula, so the issue probably doesn't lie there, but rather with your data or your settings, if I had to guess.
Book84
ABCDEFG
1Account ID NoStreetFirst NameSurnameCompany NameBuilding NameVillage
2ACT10 0AndrewVaughanW A & C M Vaughan High Dovecote Walton
3ACT1000 0JamesBlanchardBlanchard Enterprises New House Farm Southmoor
4ACT1003 Roston CommonDavidLeighBirchwood Park Farms Birchwood Park Farm Roston
5ACT1004 Roston CommonBMycockBirchwood Park Farms Birchwood Park Farm Roston
6ACT1005 Old Chapel RdGeneFisherBest Grass Ltd Fishers Farm Freethorpe
7ACT1006 0R & JDymondBattledown Contractors Battledown Farm Shebbear
8ACT1007 2 Webble GreenCarolineBatemanBateman Rural Associates Membury
9ACT1008 2 Webble GreenTobyBatemanBateman Rural Associates Membury
10ACT1010 0RobertBallieBallie Haylage Ivy House Kirmond Le Mire
11ACT1014 Betchton RoadBrianJonesB T Jones Fields Farm Betchton
12ACT1016 Barnetts Wood LaneRobSingletonB J Singleton (Alresford) Ranscombe Farm Bighton
13ACT1017 Blaisdon LaneLawrenceRichB G & L D Rich Stud Farm Blaisdon
14ACT1019 0MarkEdwardsB C & D J Edwards & Son Pool Farm Melverley
15ACT1020 Coxtie Green RoadJoeLopezB B Grounds Care Ltd Frieze Hall Farm South Weald
16ACT1021 0BrianScottB & B Scott Odmoston Farm
17ACT1022 0SarahBrownAvoncrook Farmers Avoncrook Cottage
18ACT1024 0RichardBurroughAshbridge Countryside Services Manor Farm Damerham
19ACT1025 Plaistow RoadJohnScottArtemis Lane & Agriculture Ltd Crouchlands Kirdford
20ACT1026 Sandy Lane WestOwenHutchinsonArrowcruit Limited White House Farm
21ACT1027 Chithurst LanePaulAppsApps Grab Hire The Bungalow Horne
22ACT1029 0AndyBallAndy Ball Contractors Hensbury Farm Bere Ferrers
23ACT1031 0AndrewBaillieAndrew Baillie & Son Blackdub Farm
24ACT10324  StewartSinclairStewart SinclairFirth
25ACT1035  AllenJamesAllen James Hay & Straw Wessex Farm Sherborne Causeway
26ACT1036  AllanWilsonAllan W J Wilson Fearn
27ACT1039  SimonCornerAequus Land Ltd Malt House Longnor
28ACT104  WilliamStrattonStratton Contracting Siabost Tillygreig Udny
29ACT1040  JohnAdamsAdams Farm Ltd Cloughmills
30ACT1042  AlunGlyn JonesActon Farming Company Meadowend Farm Acton
31ACT1043  AndrewSmithA W Smith & Sons Home Farm Withcall
32ACT1046  ADunnA T & A Dunn Newham Barton Farm Newham
33ACT1047  BenColesA S Coles & Son Park Farm Bloxham
34ACT1048  A SJacksonA S & K M Jackson Ripton House Farm Langleydale
35ACT1052  AndrewOxtobyA Oxtoby & Sons Park End Farm Bishop Burton
36ACT1057  CallumDerbyA M Davies & Co Blackpark Farm
37ACT1058  A M DaviesA M Davies & Co Blackpark Farm
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B37B2=IFNA(VLOOKUP(CLEAN(A2),Sheet2!$A$2:$S$2757,2,FALSE),"")
 
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Try copying the formula in post#3 (using the copy icon to the right of the formula box) & then paste that into B2 on sheet1 & then fill down, what do you get?
Its blank, nothing at all

Book1
ABCDEFG
1Account ID NoStreetFirst NameSurnameCompany NameBuilding NameVillage
2ACT10  AndrewVaughanW A & C M Vaughan High Dovecote Walton
3ACT1000  JamesBlanchardBlanchard Enterprises New House Farm Southmoor
4ACT1003  DavidLeighBirchwood Park Farms Birchwood Park Farm Roston
5ACT1004  BMycockBirchwood Park Farms Birchwood Park Farm Roston
6ACT1005  GeneFisherBest Grass Ltd Fishers Farm Freethorpe
7ACT1006  R & JDymondBattledown Contractors Battledown Farm Shebbear
8ACT1007  CarolineBatemanBateman Rural Associates Membury
9ACT1008  TobyBatemanBateman Rural Associates Membury
10ACT1010  RobertBallieBallie Haylage Ivy House Kirmond Le Mire
11ACT1014  BrianJonesB T Jones Fields Farm Betchton
12ACT1016  RobSingletonB J Singleton (Alresford) Ranscombe Farm Bighton
13ACT1017  LawrenceRichB G & L D Rich Stud Farm Blaisdon
14ACT1019  MarkEdwardsB C & D J Edwards & Son Pool Farm Melverley
15ACT1020  JoeLopezB B Grounds Care Ltd Frieze Hall Farm South Weald
16ACT1021  BrianScottB & B Scott Odmoston Farm
17ACT1022  SarahBrownAvoncrook Farmers Avoncrook Cottage
18ACT1024  RichardBurroughAshbridge Countryside Services Manor Farm Damerham
19ACT1025  JohnScottArtemis Lane & Agriculture Ltd Crouchlands Kirdford
20ACT1026  OwenHutchinsonArrowcruit Limited White House Farm
21ACT1027  PaulAppsApps Grab Hire The Bungalow Horne
22ACT1029  AndyBallAndy Ball Contractors Hensbury Farm Bere Ferrers
23ACT1031  AndrewBaillieAndrew Baillie & Son Blackdub Farm
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B23B2=IFNA(VLOOKUP(CLEAN(A2),Sheet2!$A$2:$S$2757,2,FALSE),"")
 
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I have done it, I added an extra column and did a filter down of just numbers only 1 to 2700, did the same in the other sheet, and low and behold it worked. It must be the ACT100 format that Excel didnt like. Hoenstly I cannot tel you how long it has taken me to do this, 9hrs! Thank you all so much. I just cant understand how the ACT IR Ref worked for you but not me
 
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Glad you sorted it & thanks for letting us know.
I can only think there are other hidden characters in your data that didn't get copied by XL2BB
 
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