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Default VLOOKUP returns 0 (zero) when lookup cell is blank

When the cell that VLOOKUP looked-up is blank, it displays 0 (zero).
How can I prevent this and make it to not show anything? i.e. blank?
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Default VLOOKUP returns 0 (zero) when lookup cell is blank

=IF(VLOOKUP(parameters here),VLOOKUP(parameters here),"")


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When the cell that VLOOKUP looked-up is blank, it displays 0 (zero).
How can I prevent this and make it to not show anything? i.e. blank?
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Maki @ Canberra.AU

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Default VLOOKUP returns 0 (zero) when lookup cell is blank

Try this:

=IF(VLOOKUP(.....)="","",VLOOKUP(.....))

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When the cell that VLOOKUP looked-up is blank, it displays 0 (zero).
How can I prevent this and make it to not show anything? i.e. blank?
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Default VLOOKUP returns 0 (zero) when lookup cell is blank

Thank you both!

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Try this:

=IF(VLOOKUP(.....)="","",VLOOKUP(.....))

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When the cell that VLOOKUP looked-up is blank, it displays 0 (zero).
How can I prevent this and make it to not show anything? i.e. blank?
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Default VLOOKUP returns 0 (zero) when lookup cell is blank

You're welcome!

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Thank you both!

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"T. Valko" wrote:

Try this:

=IF(VLOOKUP(.....)="","",VLOOKUP(.....))

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When the cell that VLOOKUP looked-up is blank, it displays 0 (zero).
How can I prevent this and make it to not show anything? i.e. blank?
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Default VLOOKUP returns 0 (zero) when lookup cell is blank

Thanks for your feedback. Pl. mark the post as answered.

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You're welcome!

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Thank you both!

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"T. Valko" wrote:

Try this:

=IF(VLOOKUP(.....)="","",VLOOKUP(.....))

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When the cell that VLOOKUP looked-up is blank, it displays 0 (zero).
How can I prevent this and make it to not show anything? i.e. blank?
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