=VLOOKUP(A5,'010425'!$A$5:$F$3368,5,FALSE) and an
exact match is not found, Excel is returning a 0 instead of the #N/A

That's not possible. If the formula returns 0 it's finding an exact match
but if column 5 contains an empty cell then the result will be 0.

If you want the #N/A when column 5 is empty:

=IF(VLOOKUP(A5,'010425'!$A$5:$F$3368,5,0)="",#N/A,VLOOKUP(A5,'010425'!$A$5:$F$3368,5,0))

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"RobertSD" wrote in message
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When using:

=VLOOKUP(A5,'010425'!$A$5:$F$3368,5,FALSE) and an exact match is not
found,
Excel is returning a 0 instead of the #N/A. This is causing me fits
because
0 is a valid value and I therefore cannot sort out the 'not founds'.

I have verified that the cells are in fact empty, and do not contain
zeros.
Why would excel be returning a 0 instead of #N/A?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Robert