IF/ISBLANK formula

When using this formula =IF(ISBLANK(B2,"",VLOOKUP(B2,D2:E20,2,1)) I am
getting the #N/A error or incorrect data if the value in cell B2 starts with
a 0 eg 07934.
Any suggestions as to fix this?

Thanks

Have you taken into account this remark for VLOOKUP function:

When searching number or date values, ensure that the data in the first
column of table_array is not stored as text values. In this case, VLOOKUP
might return an incorrect or unexpected value.
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"Missile" wrote in message
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When using this formula =IF(ISBLANK(B2,"",VLOOKUP(B2,D2:E20,2,1)) I am
getting the #N/A error or incorrect data if the value in cell B2 starts
with
a 0 eg 07934.
Any suggestions as to fix this?

Thanks

Try an exact match, TRIM the lookup value in B2, and fix ($) the ref table:
=IF(TRIM(B2)="","",VLOOKUP(TRIM(B2),$D$2:$E$20,2,0 ))
The above will increase the robustness of your expression, and readies it
for propagation down the column. Any joy? hit YES to celebrate it
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Max
Singapore
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"Missile" wrote:
When using this formula =IF(ISBLANK(B2,"",VLOOKUP(B2,D2:E20,2,1)) I am
getting the #N/A error or incorrect data if the value in cell B2 starts with
a 0 eg 07934.
Any suggestions as to fix this?

Thanks

... value in cell B2 starts with a 0 eg 07934.
Try adding a zero to coerce the text number in B2 to a real number for
consistent matching, viz: =VLOOKUP(B2+0, ...
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Max
Singapore
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