Hi everybody!

I have to do a vertical lookup of an object that might or might not
exist, in case it doesnt exist normally it gives back Ref! but the
thing is that if this objet doesnt appear on the data base is because
is zero.

This Ref! is not allowing me to make a sum since this objet is part of
it.
Maybe with an example would be easier to explain.


i have to pull from a database the number of cars sold of three brands
A,B, C, In the database unless is one car of the type it will not
appear.
lets say we have 3 B cars, 5 C cars and no A cars

i will have as a result of three vlookups one in each celd ref!(since
there is not any A car), 3 and 5 the in other celd I have the the sum
of this three but since I have that ref! the result will be a ref! as
well!

I would like that when the vlookup doesnt find any match(like A cars
in the example) give back a zero as result instead of a Ref!

Thanks in advance
Carlos


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The normal error when VLOOKUP doesn't find a match is #N/A rather than Ref!
To return a result of 0 instead of the #N/A, use something like
this.........

=IF(ISNA(YourVlookupFormula),0,YourVlookupFormula)

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Chuck, CABGx3


"carlosgdlf" wrote
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Hi everybody!

I have to do a vertical lookup of an object that might or might not
exist, in case it doesnt exist normally it gives back Ref! but the
thing is that if this objet doesnt appear on the data base is because
is zero.

This Ref! is not allowing me to make a sum since this objet is part of
it.
Maybe with an example would be easier to explain.


i have to pull from a database the number of cars sold of three brands
A,B, C, In the database unless is one car of the type it will not
appear.
lets say we have 3 B cars, 5 C cars and no A cars

i will have as a result of three vlookups one in each celd ref!(since
there is not any A car), 3 and 5 the in other celd I have the the sum
of this three but since I have that ref! the result will be a ref! as
well!

I would like that when the vlookup doesnt find any match(like A cars
in the example) give back a zero as result instead of a Ref!

Thanks in advance
Carlos


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Try:

=IF(ISERROR(YourFormula,0,YourFormula)

Tim C

"carlosgdlf"
wrote:

Hi everybody!

I have to do a vertical lookup of an object that might or might not
exist, in case it doesnt exist normally it gives back Ref! but the
thing is that if this objet doesnt appear on the data base is because
is zero.

This Ref! is not allowing me to make a sum since this objet is part of
it.
Maybe with an example would be easier to explain.


i have to pull from a database the number of cars sold of three brands
A,B, C, In the database unless is one car of the type it will not
appear.
lets say we have 3 B cars, 5 C cars and no A cars

i will have as a result of three vlookups one in each celd ref!(since
there is not any A car), 3 and 5 the in other celd I have the the sum
of this three but since I have that ref! the result will be a ref! as
well!

I would like that when the vlookup doesnt find any match(like A cars
in the example) give back a zero as result instead of a Ref!

Thanks in advance
Carlos

I would like that when the vlookup doesn't find any match(like A cars
in the example) give back a zero as result instead of a Ref!

The way I do it;

IF(ISNA(vlookup(......)),0,vlookup(....))
Says "If the result of the lookup isn't found, put a zero in this cell, else return the
target of the lookup".

But;
Are you getting a "N/A" or, as you put it, a "Ref!" - They're different.
"N/A" means no value found (no "A" cars as per your question) whereas "REF!" means that
you've stipulated a return column that exceeds the range of the table.
Say your range is A1 to C3 (three columns) and your Vlookup says that on a match bring the
value located in col 4 then you'll get the REF! error.
Or you may be using a named range but have used another (non-existent) name in your
statement.
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Rob
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Hi everybody!

I have to do a vertical lookup of an object that might or might not
exist, in case it doesnt exist normally it gives back Ref! but the
thing is that if this objet doesnt appear on the data base is because
is zero.

This Ref! is not allowing me to make a sum since this objet is part of
it.
Maybe with an example would be easier to explain.


i have to pull from a database the number of cars sold of three brands
A,B, C, In the database unless is one car of the type it will not
appear.
lets say we have 3 B cars, 5 C cars and no A cars

i will have as a result of three vlookups one in each celd ref!(since
there is not any A car), 3 and 5 the in other celd I have the the sum
of this three but since I have that ref! the result will be a ref! as
well!

I would like that when the vlookup doesnt find any match(like A cars
in the example) give back a zero as result instead of a Ref!

Thanks in advance
Carlos


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