Using VLOOKUP with Safari ODBC

October, 2006

Example Using Excel

1. Click Data 2. Import External Data 3. New Database Query

Select Data Source

Enter Password

argus.mecdc.org

Select Available Tables

Select the files and fields you wish to pull data for.

Click on Job_Position

Select Fields/Columns you want

Double click to select fields to be included

Selected fields

Use arrows to Arrange order

Click NextWhen done

Filter Data

Filter on as many fields/columns as needed

Click Next When done

Sort Order

Sort on as manyFields/columns as needed

Click nextWhen done

Finish

Click here toSave your query

Click Finish when done

Where do you want the data?

Click OK

Retrieves Data from You Files

Create Sheet 2 of Same Workbook

Click on Sheet 2 of same workbook Click Data Click Import External Data New Database Query Select USPS Database Enter Username and Password

Select Available Table

Select table you want to Use for Sheet 2

DED_ANNUITIES

Select Fields/Columns for Sheet 2

Click NextMake sure you have the same column (SSN) on

each sheet to match Data.

Filter Data

Click nextWhen doneFilter on DED_Code

And YTD_DEDUCTED

Sort Data

Click next when done

Finish

Click here toSave your query

Click Finish when done

Where do you want the data?

Click OK

Retrieves Data From Your Files

Using VLOOKUP

Select entire sheet 2of the workbookby clicking here

Using VLOOKUP

1. Click Insert2. Name 3. Define

Using VLOOKUP

Define Name forSheet, “Master”

Click OK

Using VLOOKUP

On line 2 of the next available column of sheet 1, enter your VLOOKUP command

Using VLOOKUP

1. Enter “=“Select VLOOKUP

Using VLOOKUP

Using VLOOKUP

=VLOOKUP(A2,MASTER,3,False) A2 = look in column A, row 2, of sheet 1 Master = Go to Sheet 2 “Master” and retrieve

data 3 = If match, retrieve data from column 3 of

Sheet 2 “Master” False = If no match enter false

Data Transferred

Information fromsheet 2 will be

pulled into Sheet 1.Click and drag

formula to end ofsheet.

VLOOKUP

You can transfer information from more than one column on Sheet 2 to Sheet 1.

You can create more than two Sheets and transfer information to Sheet 1.