Show a blank result in a cell when there is no value in the "Lookup" cell

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Michael Slater - 05 Aug 2007 18:45 GMT

I apologize if this question has been asked, but I have been unable to find
an answer searching the topics.

I'm using the following formula in cell C3:

=INDEX(LastName,MATCH(A3,EmpID,0))

When I type in an employee ID in A3, his/her last name shows in C3.
However, when there is no value in A3, C3 shows error "#N/A".

Is there a way to show a blank cell in C3 until a value is entered into A3?

Thanks in advance!

Mike

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joeu2004 - 05 Aug 2007 19:17 GMT

> I'm using the following formula in cell C3:
> =INDEX(LastName,MATCH(A3,EmpID,0))
>
> When I type in an employee ID in A3, his/her last name shows in C3.
> However, when there is no value in A3, C3 shows error "#N/A".
> Is there a way to show a blank cell in C3 until a value is entered into A3?

Try:

=IF(A3="", "", INDEX(LastName,MATCH(A3,EmpID,0))

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Michael Slater - 05 Aug 2007 20:08 GMT

Thank you,

That worked great!!

Mike

>> I'm using the following formula in cell C3:
>> =INDEX(LastName,MATCH(A3,EmpID,0))
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>
> =IF(A3="", "", INDEX(LastName,MATCH(A3,EmpID,0))

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