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Use ISBLANK Function with Named Range Instead of Cell Address

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    Use ISBLANK Function with Named Range Instead of Cell Address

    I have a spreadsheet that I would like to use the created cell name (in Name Manager) (not cell address) in the "ISBLANK" function in an "IF" statement to return a null instead of "0" if the cell is blank.

    The problem is I cannot figure out how to represent the cell name in the formula instead of the cell address, pulling from a list of cell names.

    The cell referred to by the name "CDS_A0.A" is located in sheet1, cell address B1 and contains the data "2012"
    The cell referred to by the name "CDS_A0.B" is located in sheet 2, cell address C3 and contains no data.

    In sheet 3, I have a list of all the cells with created names in Name Manager (600+) and would like to return the contents (if any) to ColumnB, and if the is nothing in the named cell, return a null, not a zero ("0").

    Cell_Name Cell_Content
    CDS_A0.A 2012
    CDS_A0.B
    CDS_A0.C
    CDS_A0.D
    ............

    I have tried the following but it just returns the name:

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    Thank you all in advance for your time!

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    Re: Use ISBLANK Function with Named Range Instead of Cell Address

    Hi Toner, welcome to the forum.

    Perhaps try using INDIRECT, e.g.

    =IF(ISBLANK(INDIRECT(A2)),"",INDIRECT(A2))

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    Re: Use ISBLANK Function with Named Range Instead of Cell Address

    Thank you Paul, I appreciate the note of welcome and thank you for providing a solution!

    I am very grateful...

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