IFERROR returns value

drayl0

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My IFERROR formula:
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,'[Look-up Table.xlsx]Sheet2'!$A$2:$G$50,7,FALSE),"")
When I use this, I thought "" should return a cell with nothing in it. However, after I copy/paste values, when I try to CTRL + (down arrow), it doesn't stop on the first blank cell, but goes all the way down as if it does see some value in the blank cells. Is there a way to return an actual empty cell? What am I missing?
 

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How are you copy/pasting? Is it manually or with VBA?
 
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Unfortunately, the empty string "" is not the same as an empty cell.
It will not recognize a cell that has "" returned to it as blank.
 
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Solution
Is there any simple way around that? Whether an adjustment to the formula or my copy/paste method?
 
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You could use VBA to do the copy/paste. Would that be ok?
 
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I'm not overly VBA literate at this point and don't have time right now to educate myself. I'll just deal. Thanks for your help!
 
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