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    How to get Referenced Cells returning blank cell instead of zero?

    Hello,

    I have similar problem discussed in following thread.

    Referenced cells returning zeros: can these be made blank or string data?

    But why I still get the value 0 instead of blank cell when I press ctrl+shift+enter?

    My formula = IF(U15="Bank", PROPER(E15),"")
    and E15 = VLOOKUP(B15,'Customer Data'!$D$6:$K$100,3,FALSE)

    Thanks.

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    Re: How to get Referenced Cells returning blank cell instead of zero?

    Are you sure these are array formulas?
    Is "U15" = "Blank" or is the cell blank?

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    Re: How to get Referenced Cells returning blank cell instead of zero?

    Try changing the E15 formula to the following

    =VLOOKUP(B15,'Customer Data'!$D$6:$K$100,3,FALSE)&""
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    Re: How to get Referenced Cells returning blank cell instead of zero?

    Hi davesexcel, thanks for your reply. Pls see my example attached, I have encountered the same problem in Column "I". Appreciate your help. Thanks.

    Hi daddylonglegs, thanks for your suggestion, but it doesn't work. Pls see Column "I" in my attachment. Thanks.
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    Re: How to get Referenced Cells returning blank cell instead of zero?

    The problem is that the cells in column D do actually contain a zero, they aren't blank. Try this version to exclude zeroes

    =IF(VLOOKUP(B2,OLd!$A$2:$D$23,4,FALSE)=0,"",PROPER(VLOOKUP(B2,OLd!$A$2:$D$23,4,FALSE)))

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    Re: How to get Referenced Cells returning blank cell instead of zero?

    Quote Originally Posted by daddylonglegs View Post
    The problem is that the cells in column D do actually contain a zero, they aren't blank. Try this version to exclude zeroes

    =IF(VLOOKUP(B2,OLd!$A$2:$D$23,4,FALSE)=0,"",PROPER(VLOOKUP(B2,OLd!$A$2:$D$23,4,FALSE)))
    Hi daddylonglegs, thanks a lot for your solution. It works perfectly.

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