Put the vlookup inside a test for NA; instead of =vlookup(...), use
=if(isna(vlookup(...)),"",vlookup(...))

"Todd F." wrote:

How does one best do away with the #n/a symbol when that is what the vlookup
returns

Is there a way to tell it to return "blank" or a designated value when the
voolkup does not come up with an exact match

note always use "false" - exact match.

Hey I appreciate your time