Syntax error in VLOOKUP formula for another spreadsheet

VLOOKUP(A2,Obaveze :: Budget :: $A$2:$C$31,3,0)

i have got syntax error



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Original Title: Vlookup from another speedsheet

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Posted on Oct 31, 2025 11:01 AM

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Posted on Oct 31, 2025 12:49 PM

It's not clear what that data represents, but from the subject of your post it sounds like you're trying to VLOOKUP() a value from a different spreadsheet. Is that the case?


If so, know that Numbers does not support cross-document linking. It's something that Excel does, so if the original spreadsheets are coming from Excel, that may explain why they're written that way, but Numbers will only reference tables within the same document.


You can combine the various Excel documents into separate tabs within Numbers -that way you still have a degree of separation, and Numbers can reference the other tabs.

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Oct 31, 2025 12:49 PM in response to ljubisa193

It's not clear what that data represents, but from the subject of your post it sounds like you're trying to VLOOKUP() a value from a different spreadsheet. Is that the case?


If so, know that Numbers does not support cross-document linking. It's something that Excel does, so if the original spreadsheets are coming from Excel, that may explain why they're written that way, but Numbers will only reference tables within the same document.


You can combine the various Excel documents into separate tabs within Numbers -that way you still have a degree of separation, and Numbers can reference the other tabs.

Oct 31, 2025 3:52 PM in response to ljubisa193

The most likely reason is that Obaveze :: Budget :: $A$2:$C$31 is not a valid reference. Your spreadsheet needs to have a sheet named Obaveze and that sheet must contain a table named Budget. The $A$2:$C$31 part of the reference, if not correct, will give a reference error not a syntax error if the sheet and table name are valid.


Numbers has reference validation checks that make it difficult to type in a nonexistent range reference. How did this formula get created? Was it entered as text, bypassing the validation checks? Copy/pasted? Import from Excel?

Oct 31, 2025 11:02 AM in response to ljubisa193



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Nabavka

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Kliker

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Infostan bc

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Infostan po

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Yettel

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Sat

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Sbb

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Mts

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Struja po

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Oct 31, 2025 11:03 AM in response to ljubisa193



Category

Budget

Actual

Auto

8.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Taekwando

8.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Nabavka

30.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Kliker

4.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Infostan bc

12.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Infostan po

4.500,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Yettel

3.100,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Sat

800,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Optika

1.500,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Sbb

4.500,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Mts

2.200,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Struja bc

5.200,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Struja po

4.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Komunalno

780,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Moj dom

1.200,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Struja sa

4.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Voda

1.100,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Grejanje

7.500,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Rekreativna

10.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Polisa ljs

22.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Kredit

55.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Ic

14.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Zgrada

5.200,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Valensija

25.000,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Total

233.580,00 RSD

0,00 RSD

Syntax error in VLOOKUP formula for another spreadsheet

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