Vlookup across different sheets - vba

I am trying to do a vlookup across several sheets within the same workbook:
=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A2,Regulares!J:L,3,0),ISNA(VLOOKUP('Temp Activos'!G:I,3,0),ISNA(VLOOKUP(A2,'Temp JA'!G:I,3,0),VLOOKUP(A2,'Temp Fit'!G:I,3,0)))))
But I keep getting the error that I have too many arguments???
I would also like to make a macro to add this vlookup to a cell in one of my sheets (PS), and bring the formula down to the last row (fill handle) upon pressing a button, but first need to figure out why it wont work before plugging it into a code...

The ISNA() function just needs one parameter, so your parentheses are out of sync. If you are using Excel 2007 or later, you can more easily use the IFERROR() function which has two parameter, the second being the value to return in case of error, which would be the next VLOOKUP in your case.

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VB.net copy and paste excel cell to elsewhere in the workbook

So i am currently using Visual Studio to create a application that takes info out of an excel sheet and then does some calculations on the data and then pushes back to excel.
This bit i have managed to do but the bit i am struggling on is using a 'Parameters' sheet. I want to be able to enter a formula into a cell in one sheet of the workbook and then paste that formula into another sheet but to have it updating,e.g. as the cells go down the formula changes like it would in excel. I used a manual work around by hard coding the formula and then having variable as the row number, however i want to be able to just change the formula in the excel sheet and then when the code runs it applies to the rest.
Currently i have tried saving the cell value/text into a variable and then making the new cells equal that variable, however this then applies the same identical formula to the whole of the column(All required rows).
What i am currently trying to do is paste the variable into the top row and then copy and paste that cell down to the last one,
I have tried making the variable a formula but it evaluates the formula before it is equal to the variable and therefore just sets all the new cells to the formula answer, so i changed the cell to be text instead which then meant the formula did appear in the new cell however it was the identical formula for all cells.
The copy code works as below
bjExcel.cells(rown, colval) = param1
objExcel.cells(rown, colval).copy
This is working fine
But when i use the below the paste won't work
Do Until rown = 10
objExcel.cells(rown, colval).copy
rown = rown + 1
objExcel.cells(rown, colval).paste
Paste is not a recognized with the error:
System.MissingMemberException: 'Public member 'Paste' on type
'ApplicationClass' not found.'
Could be you need to use PasteSpecial instead?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/excel.range.pastespecial
Depends on what you're using to interop with excel.
shWorkSheet.Range("C7:C7").Copy()
shWorkSheet.Range("V7:V7").PasteSpecial(Excel.XlPasteType.xlPasteAll)

Referencing a sheet by index number

I've got a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet that I use to keep track of my accounts receivable at work. Each sheet lists invoices and their status (paid, unpaid, etc) as well as info about each invoice. I'm trying to create a Summary sheet that lists certain data from each sheet. Creating the sheet manually is easy, but I'm trying to "automate" the process. I want the summary page to auto-update if I add a new sheet (or remove one) as I add and remove accounts to the file.
I know that LibreOffice assigns each sheet an index number that I could refer to in some sort of formula, but I cannot find a function that I can use to refer to that index number when getting a value from a cell within it. One would expect that a function like Sheet(2) would reference the second sheet, but, alas, that is not so!
I've tried using the indirect and address functions without success, but I'm not sure if I'm not understanding these functions or if they're not appropriate for what I'm trying to accomplish.
This has been a missing piece in Calc for a long time. The preferred solution is to write a user-defined function. Spreadsheet formulas do not access sheets by index number but Basic can.
The following function is from https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/16604/how-do-i-access-the-current-sheet-name-in-formula-to-use-in-indirect/.
Function SheetName(Optional nSheet)
If IsMissing(nSheet) Then
SheetName = ThisComponent.getCurrentController().getActiveSheet().getName()
Else
SheetName = ThisComponent.getSheets().getByIndex(nSheet-1).getName()
EndIf
End Function
Then get a relative address of the first sheet cell A1 like this.
=ADDRESS(1,1,4,,SHEETNAME(1))
A slightly different function is given at https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=49799.

Error 1004 when using =AND(ISERROR) formula in macro

I'm recording a macro to automate some Excel reports and have encountered the following bug whenever I try and run an iserror(search) formula:
Run-time error '1004': Application-defined or object-defined error
I have two lists. The formula iterates through the first list and compares the values with those of the second list, hiding any matching values.
The formula in Excel is like this only with a wider criteria range:
=AND(ISERROR(SEARCH($B$3212,B2)),ISERROR(SEARCH($B$3213,B2)))
It works perfectly when I insert the formula directly into the spreadsheet cell however I get an error when I record and later run the macro using the same formula.
EDIT 2
I got the formula insertion to work through the macro but now I cannot filter the data as before, even when I do it manually without the macro.
Below is a link to a picture giving an example of the type of lookup I'm trying to achieve, previously it worked perfectly and removed all the rows which contained a string from the 'to remove list' now I cannot get it to filter at all. I've tried removing the macro after saving in notepad in case the file had become corrupted but it still does not filter as before. What could be causing this?
This is how the lookup works
Cell [A13] would contain the aforementioned ISERROR formula in this example.
This formula doesn't translate well to VBA in its current form. You should use the VBA Instr function instead of the worksheet function Search.
Function FindSubstring() As Boolean
Dim rngFindText As Range
Dim rngWithinText As Range
Set rngFindText = Sheet1.Range("B3212")
Set rngWithinText = Sheet1.Range("B2")
FindSubstring = InStr(rngWithinText, rngFindText)
End Function
Sub foobar()
Debug.Print FindSubstring
End Sub
You are asking Excel a question to tell you to find the contents of $B$3212 in B2 and to find if again.
Usually the SEARCH is used to find the contents of one thing in another, by using it again the AND statement you are asking it again ... and for what?
Hence the question does not make sense.
What I think you might be asking if just once and if there is an error meaning it did not find it there in this instance for it to return 0.
=IF(ISERROR(SEARCH($B$3212,B2)),0,SEARCH($B$3212,B2))
I figured this one out, the original 1004 error was caused by vba only partially recording the formula, the solution involved simply going into the debugger to find which line hadn't been translated correctly and editing that line. I then had to edit the formula so as to be able to filter out values acording to my criteria and ended up with a formula closer to this:
=AND(ISERROR(SEARCH("Value1",B2)), ISERROR(SEARCH("Value2",B2)))

Convert Excel Formula to VBA

I have this formula that looks at various criteria across multiple columns and checks to see that if all the all the criteria match, it will paste data from one column to another. I've tried a couple ways to get it into VBA, but I can't seem to get anything to work. Thanks!
=INDEX($D$2:$D$1112,MATCH(1,($A$2:$A$1112=$U$7)*($C$2:$C$1112=$W$7)*($B$2:$B$1112=F3),0))
You are not going to be able to use that array formula to directly return a value to a cell. VBA does not process an array formula the way that the worksheet can. The best method is to use the worksheet's processing or one of the Application Evaluate methods.
Your lack of a worksheet to reference troubles me. When a formula is in a worksheet cell, it knows what worksheet it is on. When using formulas within VBA, the parent worksheet is a 'best guess' without explicit worksheet referencing.
Here are three methods to put the results from that array formula into Z2:Z4 on the active worksheet. Remember that these cell references should be modified to include the worksheet name.
With ActiveSheet
'this simply puts the formula into the worksheet then reverts the cell from the formula to the returned formula value
.Range("Z2").FormulaArray = "=INDEX($D$2:$D$1112, MATCH(1, ($A$2:$A$1112=$U$7)*($C$2:$C$1112=$W$7)*($B$2:$B$1112=F3), 0))"
.Range("Z2") = .Range("Z2").Value
'this uses the 'square bracket' method of evaluating a formula on-the-fly
'the formula being evaluated can be array or non-array
'this method is does not like building a formula string from pieces of text
.Range("Z3") = [INDEX($D$2:$D$1112, MATCH(1, ($A$2:$A$1112=$U$7)*($C$2:$C$1112=$W$7)*($B$2:$B$1112=F3), 0))]
'similar to the method directly above, Application.Evaluate does just that.
'the formula being evaluated can be array or non-array
'this method is easier to build a formula string from pieces of text
.Range("Z4") = Application.Evaluate("INDEX($D$2:$D$1112, MATCH(1, ($A$2:$A$1112=$U$7)*($C$2:$C$1112=$W$7)*($B$2:$B$1112=F3), 0))")
End With
You need 2 changes:
(1) To use a function in VBA when it is available in native Excel, you need to preface each function with Application.WorksheetFunction. ie:
x = Application.WorksheetFunction.Sum(y,z)
(2) To reference a cell within a sheet, in VBA, you need to access it specifically, in one of a few ways. The simplest for our purposes is the RANGE property, as follows:
x = Application.WorksheetFunction.Sum(Range("A1:A2"))
So to put those two changes together, your formula would look like this:
=Application.WorksheetFunction.INDEX(Range("$D$2:$D$1112",Application.WorksheetFunction.MATCH(1,(RANGE("$A$2:$A$1112"=RANGE("$U$7")*(Range("$C$2:$C$1112"=Range("$W$7")*(Range("$B$2:$B$1112"=Range("F3"),0))
Although I see now having gone through this that you seem to be using an Array Formula - not sure if any special jigging is required to get that to work.

Return blank if #VALUE is returned

I've setup a formula that combines numbers from multiple worksheets and then compares it against another number from worksheet.
I am using the INDIRECT function to reference the sheets as well as COLUMN and ROW to adjust the numbers to the corresponding coordinates when I drag it across.
However, some of the figures don't always exist in the worksheets so a #VALUE error is returned. How Can I change it so a blank cell is shown if this happens?
My Current formula: =INDIRECT("'"&$C$11&"'!R"&ROW(E29)&"C"&COLUMN(E29),FALSE)-SUM(INDIRECT("'"&$C$11&"'!R"&ROW(C29)&"C"&COLUMN(C29),FALSE),INDIRECT("'"&$C$13&"'!R"&ROW(E29)&"C"&COLUMN(E29),FALSE))
Use =IFERROR(<your original formula>, "") which will replace any error with "" but passes any other result through.
But do bear in mind the degradation in spreadsheet stability: INDIRECT makes spreadsheets brittle enough on its own: your hiding any error output could be dangerous.