# \[Solved\] A better strategy for a fast VLOOKUP

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-a-better-strategy-for-a-fast-vlookup/2651442>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [October 18, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-a-better-strategy-for-a-fast-vlookup/2651442 "2023-10-18T17:44:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![tthompson41231](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tthompson41231/32/161401_2.png) [@tthompson41231](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tthompson41231)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-a-better-strategy-for-a-fast-vlookup/2651442/2 "2023-10-18T19:00:09Z")

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Try this. Set the columns to app variables when the screen starts then find your value with the list blocks as shown. Let me know if that speeds it up.

 ![Example 2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/a/4a7be885114e8547b279c5bb87ed190998a9475d.png)

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