# lookup not working

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/lookup-not-working/27610>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [May 23, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lookup-not-working/27610 "2018-05-23T22:50:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![David\_Villasmil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@David\_Villasmil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Villasmil)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lookup-not-working/27610/1 "2018-05-23T22:50:19Z")

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Hello guys, i’m trying to use a variable inside a variable.

[https://pastebin.com/QmRX3jmz](https://pastebin.com/QmRX3jmz)

lookup SHUOLD work but it doesn’t… can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lookup-not-working/27610/2 "2018-06-01T14:43:51Z")

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Those pastebins don't exist and you don't provide enough info in email.