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If I type in this formula:
=vlookup(A1,LetterTable,2,False)
With A1 set to “?” (without the quotes), and LetterTable contains this:
a a
b b
c c
... ...
- -
+ +
? ?
! !
It always gives me “a” (no quotes). Why is this?
Also, if I copy that into an array in vba and loop through it, comparing it to the spreadsheet value, it won’t find it either.
See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/vlookup-HP005209335.aspx:
If range_lookup is FALSE and lookup_value is text, then you can use the wildcard characters, question mark (?) and asterisk (*), in lookup_value. A question mark matches any single character; an asterisk matches any sequence of characters. If you want to find an actual question mark or asterisk, type a tilde (~) preceding the character.