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Default Alternative for Vlookup output of #N/A if data not found?

Thanks! This did the trick...

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

=if(isna(k2),"it's an n/a error","it's not an n/a error")

But you can do the same kind of thing in your =vlookup() formula:

=if(isna(vlookup(...)),"it's an error",vlookup(...))

And if you're using xl2007, you can look at =iferror() in excel's help.

mcmilja wrote:

Hello,

Is there an alternative for the Vlookup function output of #N/A when data is
not found? The reason I ask is because I need to use an If function based on
the Vlookup output if the data is not found such as =IF(K2="#N/A","SPARE",)
but the function does not recognize #N/A.

Thanks!
Jaret


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