'if col 5 is text then you can try
=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP($A7,bb!$A$1:$S$5000,5,FALSE)), "",T(VLOOKUP($A7,bb!$A$1:$S$5000,5,FALSE)))

'or other wise
=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP($A7,bb!$A$1:$S$5000,5,FALSE)), "",IF(VLOOKUP($A7,bb!$A$1:$S$5000,5,FALSE)="","",V LOOKUP($A7,bb!$A$1:$S$5000,5,FALSE)))


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"Debbie" wrote:

Hi!

The problem I am having is in the lookup table, sometimes row 5 is
empty. When it is, it puts a zero in my cell. I want it to be blank.
Can I do this? I have pasted my formula.

=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP($A7,BB!$A$1:$S$5000,5,FALSE)), "",VLOOKUP($A7,BB!$A
$1:$S$5000,5,FALSE))