INDIRECT in VLOOKUP with sheet named by date (MM/DD/YYYY) - syntax error

I am having trouble using INDIRECT to pass a columns-range into VLOOKUP.


VLOOKUP(AD2, INDIRECT(AC$1 & "::" & "Table 1" & "::" & "$B:$C"), 2, exact match)


AC$1 = “12/28/2024”, manually typed and formatted as a Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

When defined using the formula bar, the range is named 12/28/2024::Table 1::$B:$C


The exact same syntax works properly for SUM or COUNT,

but when pasted into the columns-range of a (properly functioning) VLOOKUP formula, it creates a syntax error.


Am I overlooking some obvious error?


Thank you!

iPad, iOS 10

Posted on Dec 27, 2024 12:17 PM

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Posted on Dec 27, 2024 4:15 PM

Syntax error leads me to believe something did not get pasted correctly or something got pasted over (i.e, deleted) by accident or that "exact match" is text and not the stylized "exact match" in an oval. If the formula you posted was a copy/paste of the actual formula from the formula editor, replace "exact match" with a 0.

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Dec 27, 2024 4:15 PM in response to Solsticemoon

Syntax error leads me to believe something did not get pasted correctly or something got pasted over (i.e, deleted) by accident or that "exact match" is text and not the stylized "exact match" in an oval. If the formula you posted was a copy/paste of the actual formula from the formula editor, replace "exact match" with a 0.

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INDIRECT in VLOOKUP with sheet named by date (MM/DD/YYYY) - syntax error

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