vlookup from Access db PsyberFox 11/4/2008 6:42:09 PM Hey there, I reckon the subject asks it all, but to explain further: I have barcodes in Excel in a column. Next to each I need to put a sales volume, which must be "vlooked"-up from an Access db. Is this possible? E.G. in Excel BarCode Volume 123456 20.00 (formula) In Access BarCode Volume 123456 20.00 Thank you for any help!

Re: vlookup from Access db Bill Manville <Bill-Manville[ at ]msn.com> 11/5/2008 1:20:15 PM If the Access table is not large then I would use Data > External Data [Quoted Text] > New Database Query to bring the table into Excel from Access. (or equivalent; the naming has changed with different versions of Excel - it always helps us to help you if you specify) You can then do the VLOOKUP in Excel referencing the table. Alternatively, if you have a large table but only need a small number of lookups, you could make each lookup be a Query using the barcode as a parameter. Finally, if you have a very large table and quite a lot of lookups then it might be better to use a macro to navigate a recordset based on the Access table, and populate the Volume column. If you need help with your chosen route, come back Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup

Re: vlookup from Access db PsyberFox 11/5/2008 2:25:01 PM Hi Bill, thank you for your response. I have many sheets with many lookups to many access tables (all within a single db though), so I guess the last option would be best... can you possible elaborate a bit more on this? Thank you again! W "Bill Manville" wrote: [Quoted Text] > If the Access table is not large then I would use Data > External Data > > New Database Query to bring the table into Excel from Access. > (or equivalent; the naming has changed with different versions of Excel > - it always helps us to help you if you specify) > > You can then do the VLOOKUP in Excel referencing the table. > > Alternatively, if you have a large table but only need a small number > of lookups, you could make each lookup be a Query using the barcode as > a parameter. > > Finally, if you have a very large table and quite a lot of lookups then > it might be better to use a macro to navigate a recordset based on the > Access table, and populate the Volume column. > > If you need help with your chosen route, come back > > Bill Manville > MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England > No email replies please - respond to newsgroup > >

Re: vlookup from Access db Bill Manville <Bill-Manville[ at ]msn.com> 11/6/2008 3:14:30 PM Many sheets with many lookups to many tables in a database suggests to me that the design of your application may not be ideal for Excel, and I would hesitate to promote the recordset idea in this case. Try the QueryTable approach and see how you get on with it. Have you considered doing it all in Access? Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup