[Dropped] =VLOOKUP(A36,#REF!,1,0) ERROR

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[Dropped] =VLOOKUP(A36,#REF!,1,0) ERROR

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Can't figure out what this column was intended for?!
data.XLSX>pizzas spreadsheet>column E
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Re: =VLOOKUP(A36,#REF!,1,0) ERROR

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There is no obvious use for that formula. Besides the broken reference, it is set to return the first column in the reference table, which would just be the value of column A.
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Re: =VLOOKUP(A36,#REF!,1,0) ERROR

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Use semicolons instead of commas to separate parameters.
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Re: =VLOOKUP(A36,#REF!,1,0) ERROR

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Typical causes of that #REF! error within a formula:
  • You have copied a formula with a relative reference from an other spreadsheet cell, and when you paste it, that relative reference would point to an invalid cell coordinate (left of column A or above row 1)
  • The lookup range columns (or in some cases, the rows) have been deleted.
Without the spreadsheet file and with no indication of the purpose of the broken formula, your issue is not likely to receive any more explicit advice.
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