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Default If, vlookup, data validation & dependent list

Formula is OK

=IF(A3<"",VLOOKUP(A3,Sheet1!$A$2:$B$141,2,FALSE), VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet1!$A$2:$B$141,2,FALSE))

Is A3 test this: A3<"" OR this A3<" "; the latter will give #N/A as it
will search on A3 not A2.

Check A2 data and Sheet1 Column A have no extra blanks in them.

"Karen" wrote:

I have a data validation selection in A2 and a dependent list in A3. There
are instances where there's no dependent list after making a selection in A2;
so there's no entry made in A3.

I want to a formula in A4. The formula will say if A3 is not blank, vlookup
A3 in a lookup table. However, if A3 is blank, vlookup A2 in the same lookup
table. My formula currently reads like this: =IF(A3<"
",VLOOKUP(A3,Sheet1!$A$2:$B$141,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(A 2,Sheet1!$A$2:$B$141,2,FALSE)).

The trouble is when A3 is blank I get a #N/A result even though I know that
A2 is in the table. Please advise as to how to modify this formula to get
the correct result. All help is prematurely appreciated.
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Thanks, Karen