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  • I have a question. what to do if I need to use substitute twice.

    here is my formula and I still get #REF!

    =INDIRECT(SUBSTITUTE(A147," ","_")) INDIRECT(SUBSTITUTE(B146," ","_"))

    Thank you,

    K

  • #REF! just means that the reference that the INDIRECT is creating is not a true reference. You need to look closely at the Excel Defined Name and see what character you are missing.

  • My ref problem is that i have more than one thing i need to substitute. I can't figure out how to substitute them both when i try it either comes up with Error or VALUE so im not quite sure what Im doing wrong.

    =INDIRECT(SUBSTITUTE(Y9,")","_­")) INDIRECT(SUBSTITUTE(Z8,"(","_"­))

    thats my formula so far but I also want to substiture "(" in Y9 to nothing and ")" in Z8 to nothing too.

    Is this possible?

  • If you explain your problem and give an example of the solution you want, you can send your workbook to:

    excelisfun at gmail

    and i will take a look.

  • @ExcelIsFun Thanks. I sent you the email .. and then one with the proper sheet... thanks again.

  • I sent a solution to you by e-mail that uses 2 SUBSITUTES!

    I'll make a video soon!

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  • This is really an awesome trick, amazing! I've read "Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling" by Wayne Winston and it really helped me much in using and combining all the functions and I thought that's it, that's all I need! But your videos showed me tricks I've never even thought they exist. Many thanks for you sir.

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  • I tried vlookup and column index number 3

  • Dear givingstars,

    Absolutely that will work!!

    This sort of two way lookup (and INDEX & MATCH similar solutions) are for situations where you have variables along two axes. In the Lookup Video Series that I have posted at YouTube there are tax table examples that show an efficient use of the two-way lookup solutuion (VLOOKUP & column 3 would be a less efficient solution).

    --ExcelIsFun

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