I think certain functions in Excel should be enhanced. Top of mind are
vlookup, hlookup, and getpivotdata. As it is, if I don't want #N/A to
appear, I have to enter my forumla as:
if(isna(formula),0,formula)

This strikes me as ugly and inefficient. Could the formula parameters be
extended to allow the user to define what would be returned on error.
Vlookup would become:
vlookup(value, table, col, true/false, error return value)

I could enter "" (blank), 0, etc as the error return value. If I left it
blank, #N/A would be the default. I suppose the result could even flag the
cell if the error value is returned via the error checking indicator or some
sort of conditional format.


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