Help with Excel Lookups

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karankhosla
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Help with Excel Lookups

Post by karankhosla »

Greetings!

I would like to drive my model with data from Excel, which is not time dependant; essentially I would like to create a cross sectional lookup of GDP index vs per capita Energy use (in say 2008). However, the data I have is presented vertically in Excel (not horizontally).

1) Would I be violoting any vensim fundamentals if I do not have time dependant lookups?
2) How mayI modify the GET XLS LOOKUPS function to read down instead of across
3) What are GET XLS DATA and CONSTANT - how are they different from LOOKUPS (I didn't really understand this from the manual)

Thank you very much!

Karan
LAUJJL
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Questions about lookups

Post by LAUJJL »

Hi

It would be better to ask one question at a time and join a simplistic model with the excel file to illustrate it.
Regards.
JJ
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