Shouldn't they be strings?
=LOOKUP(A2,{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},{"#","#","#","#","#","#","#","#","#"})
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Sam Mathai Chacko
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Paul Schreiner <schreiner_p...@att.net>wrote:
> Odd...
> I seem to be suffering a temporary loss of cognitive function.
> (can't think straight)
>
> I'm trying to use Lookup() to replace numbers with "#"
>
> I THOUGHT I could enter it as an array function like:
>
> =Lookup(A2,{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},{#,#,#,#,#,#,#,#,#,#})
>
> but I cannot seem to figure out how to get it to enter as an array
> function.
>
> I'm actually trying to DISPLAY a cell that has a PIN and blank out all
> except the last (4) digits
> So:
> A2 is 123-45-6789
> the result of the lookup would be:
> B2: ###-##-6789
>
> However, the original string isn't always formatted the same.
> I need to retain the non-numeric characters.
>
> Any ideas?
> Maybe I just need an Array Formula refresher....
> Hmm...
>
> Paul S.
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