picking out a specific cell in a row

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Gluefoot

I need to use a cell number in a function that will update itself for each
new row it is in. For example, my function looks like this: VLOOKUP(B3, name,
2, FALSE), where "B3" is the number of the cell I need to use because I'm in
row 3. If I were in row 4 the cell number I would use is "B4". I don't want
to hard code all of these locations in so I'm wondering if someone knows a
way for excel to just update that cell number for each new row I'm in? I
tried =VLOOKUP("B"&ROW(), name, 2, FALSE) but that didn't work. I'm using
excel 2002. Can anyone help me?
 
Try this:

=VLOOKUP(INDIRECT("B"&ROW()),name,2,0)

Or a non-volatile version:

=VLOOKUP(INDEX(B:B,ROW()),name,2,0)
 
Have you tried dragging your formula down from row 3 to copy it? Excel will
adjust the formula for you - when you drag the formula to row 4, Excel will
change the B3 to B4

Tyro
 
Thank you very much. I got it to work now.

T. Valko said:
Try this:

=VLOOKUP(INDIRECT("B"&ROW()),name,2,0)

Or a non-volatile version:

=VLOOKUP(INDEX(B:B,ROW()),name,2,0)
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