Vlookup that does not generate #N/A
Hi all,
Vlookup code I'm using:
Column A has abbreviated names.=VLOOKUP(a2,[MappingTables.xlsx]names!A:B,2,)
Mapping table has abbreviated names and full names.
If name does not exist, vlookup writes "#N/A."
I would like it to just copy the abbreviated name instead if name is not found.
On a tight deadline, please help?
Thank you!
Last edited by contra76; 10-21-2010 at 11:19 PM.
Try using IFERROR function, i.e.
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,[MappingTables.xlsx]names!A:B,2,0),A2)
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Do the abreviated names have parts of the real name? IE looking up edinburgh in a2, =VLOOKUP(a2,[MappingTables.xlsx]names!A:B,2,)Originally Posted by contra76
where A2 contains "*Edin*" and that works. but you would get a problem if there was partial names that were duplicated, edinburgh and edinside....
you guys amaze me time and time again. Thank you both for the reply. This works like a charm!
I don't know why but this worked the other day and now it's populating "0s" instead of a blank. Remedy?
Do you mean if A2 is blank, you want a blank instead of a 0?
If so,
=IF(A2="","",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,[MappingTables.xlsx]names!A:B,2,0),A2))
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