How to convert VLOOPUP error value #NA to 0?

Trying to sum a column that was built using VLOOKUP. Several of the values
returned in the column are #NA. The column will not sum. How can we write
the VLOOKUP formula to return error values = to 0 rather than #NA?

Embed your vlookup inside an if. Instead of =vlookup(...), use
=if(isna(vlookup(...)),0,vlookup(...))

"Rex" wrote:

> Trying to sum a column that was built using VLOOKUP. Several of the values
> returned in the column are #NA. The column will not sum. How can we write
> the VLOOKUP formula to return error values = to 0 rather than #NA?

You could change the Sum() formula:

=SUMIF(A1:A20,"<>#N/A")
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HTH,

RD
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"Rex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Trying to sum a column that was built using VLOOKUP. Several of the values
returned in the column are #NA. The column will not sum. How can we write
the VLOOKUP formula to return error values = to 0 rather than #NA?

Another way - adjust your VLOOKUP formulae to the following:

=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP formula),0,VLOOKUP formula)

and copy this down.

Hope this helps.

Pete

General soln is

=IF(ISNA(Your_Formula),0,Your_Formula)

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"Rex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Trying to sum a column that was built using VLOOKUP. Several of the
> values
> returned in the column are #NA. The column will not sum. How can we
> write
> the VLOOKUP formula to return error values = to 0 rather than #NA?