Return a Blank if Error OR 0

The_T

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Hi guys,

Wondering if anybody a help with the following:

I am currently using the following formula to return blanks when an error results from 'E25' being blank:

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(E25,'WORKSHEET'!$A$1:$S$1000,19,FALSE,"")

However, when E25 is not blank but row '19' in '$A$1:$S$1000' has no results, the formula returns a '0'.

In the case of there being no result to return, I'd like there also to be a blank (and for there to only not be a blank when there is a result to return - 'YES or 'NO' being the only 2 returnable options in this case).

I have tried OR and AND formulae but with no success.

I'm tired so maybe I have missed something.

Any help would be much appreciated.
 

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=IF(VLOOKUP(E25,WORKSHEET!$A$1:$S$1000,19,FALSE)=0,"",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(E25,WORKSHEET!$A$1:$S$1000,19,FALSE),""))
 
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Hi Fluff. That would error before the iferror ever had its chance. Maybe wrap the if rather than the vlookup.

=IFERROR(IF(VLOOKUP(E25,WORKSHEET!$A$1:$S$1000,19,FALSE)=0,"",VLOOKUP(E25,WORKSHEET!$A$1:$S$1000,19,FALSE)),"")
 
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Excellent point, I obviously wasn't thinking clearly :oops:
 
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I forget to think all the time :)

You could also do this if the lookup is producing text results:

=IFERROR(""&VLOOKUP(E25,WORKSHEET!$A$1:$S$1000,19,FALSE),"")
 
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Hi guys, thanks a lot for the replies.

Will give both options a go and get back to you!
 
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Don't bother trying my suggestion from post#2, as Steve pointed out it won't always work.
 
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Thanks for your help guys.

Steve the Fish - Your solution works perfectly. You are clearly either a genius or some sort of divine entity.

Cheers!
 
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