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How to make LOOKUP give zero if it can't find the lookup_value?



 
 
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Old October 12th, 2005, 02:54 PM
Dmitry Kopnichev
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Default How to make LOOKUP give zero if it can't find the lookup_value?

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How to make LOOKUP give zero if it can't find the lookup_value?


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Old October 12th, 2005, 03:07 PM
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I usually use something like this:

=if(ISNA(vlookup(A,B,C),0,vlookup(A,B,C))

Where A,B,C are the arguments of the vlookup. I usually use "" (open
quote, close quote) in place of the 0, to give me a blank response.

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Old October 12th, 2005, 03:15 PM
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Instead of =vlookup(...), use =if(isna(vlookup(...)),0,vlookup(...))


"Dmitry Kopnichev" wrote:

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How to make LOOKUP give zero if it can't find the lookup_value?



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Old October 12th, 2005, 09:47 PM
Aladin Akyurek
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Care to post your LOOKUP formula?

Dmitry Kopnichev wrote:
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How to make LOOKUP give zero if it can't find the lookup_value?


 




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