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Need formula to return blank instead of #N/A when source cell is blank, using VLOOKUP

  1. 01-03-2013, 05:46 PM #1
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    Need formula to return blank instead of #N/A when source cell is blank, using VLOOKUP

    The document is an expense report template and I want users to fill in a cell with the account number, then the formula fills in the account description. However, when someone hasn't filled in an account number, I want the cell to wind up blank. Here's my formula:

    =VLOOKUP([@[Acct Number]],Sheet1!$A$3:$B$13,2,FALSE).

    The formula connects to a separate sheet which has a list of account numbers and their account descriptions, in order to look up their account descriptions. I've tried several of the options listed in other posts on this site, but couldn't make any of them work.

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    Re: Need formula to return blank instead of #N/A when source cell is blank, using VLOOKUP

    wrap it in iserror()

    =iserror(VLOOKUP([@[Acct Number]],Sheet1!$A$3:$B$13,2,FALSE),""
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    Re: Need formula to return blank instead of #N/A when source cell is blank, using VLOOKUP

    =IFERROR(Your formula,"")
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    Re: Need formula to return blank instead of #N/A when source cell is blank, using VLOOKUP

    Perfect! Thank you Teethless mama
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    Re: Need formula to return blank instead of #N/A when source cell is blank, using VLOOKUP

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