Vlookup Formula – Eliminating Errors

My Account

Check out

Shopping Cart

JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
and receive for joining:
	Free eBook Learn More!
	Free Excel ADD-IN
	Free Weekly Excel Tip








F1 eBook (Spanish)

» Vlookup Formula – Eliminating Errors

CATEGORY: Lookup Formulas

VERSIONS: All Microsoft Excel Versions

To eliminate errors that occur when using the Vlookup Formula:

In the screenshot below are four Vlookup Formulas. In this example, we asume that the index number 1346 is not included in the index list in the leftmost column of the data table, the index number 1353 is included and the defined Name for the data table is Data:

Cell C2: The fourth argument of the Vlookup Formula is empty, therefore, the formula returns a result according to a number equal to or less than the lookup number from the index list.

Cell C4: In the fourth argument of the Vlookup Formula = FALSE, therefore, the formula returns errors when the lookup value is not included in the index list, which is the leftmost column of the data table.

Cell C6: The ISERROR formula, nested in the IF formula, returns TRUE when Vlookup Formula returns an error, and therefore, the final result is 0.

Cell C8: The ISERROR formula nested in the IF formula returns FALSE and the Vlookup formula returns the appropriate result number.

Screenshot // Vlookup Formula – Eliminating Errors

Rate this tip



1	2	3	4	5

RATING: 2.72
VIEWS: 51755

Email Tip

Print Tip

Add to My Tips

READER COMMENTS (view all comments)

No comments have been submitted.

Excel 2002 For DummiesÂ®

Keys to Reading an Annual Report (Barron's Business Keys)

Guide to Financial Reporting and Analysis

Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner

Essentials of Accounting and Post Test Booklet 8, Eighth Edition

Accounting the Easy Way

RELATED MICROSOFT EXCEL TIPS

• Excel VBA books
• Accounting books
• Business Plans
• MS Office books
• Taxes books

VIEW ALL BOOKS

	Advertise With Us
Tips	Add-In in VBA \| Applications - Word, Outlook in VBA \| Array Formulas \| Cells, Ranges, Rows, and Columns in VBA \| Counting \| Custom Functions \| Custom Functions in VBA \| Database Formulas \| Database in VBA \| Date & Time Formulas \| Date & Time in VBA \| Events in VBA \| Excel 2003 \| Excel Chart \| Excel Consolidating \| Excel Counting \| Excel Custom Functions using VBA \| Excel Customizing \| Excel Data \| Excel Dates \| Excel Editing \| Excel Files \| Excel Filter \| Excel Format \| Excel Formula \| Excel General \| Excel Grouping and Outlining \| Excel Importing Text Files \| Excel Information \| Excel Keyboard Shortcuts \| Excel Loan Formulas \| Excel Macros - VBA \| Excel Pivot Tables \| Excel Printing \| Excel Range Name \| Excel Security - Protection \| Excel Sorting \| Excel Style \| Excel Subtotals \| Excel Summing \| Excel Text \| Excel Time \| Excel Tools \| Excel Worksheet, Workbook \| Files, Workbook, and Worksheets in VBA \| Financial Formulas \| Formating in VBA \| General Topics in VBA \| Import and Export in VBA \| Information Formulas \| Keyboard & Other Shortcuts in VBA \| Keyboard Formula Shortcuts \| Links between Worksheet and Workbooks \| Links in VBA \| Logical Formulas \| Lookup Formulas \| Mail - Send and Receive in VBA \| Menus, Toolbars, Status bar in VBA \| Modules, Class Modules in VBA \| Other Q&A Formulas \| Printing in VBA \| Protecting in VBA \| Summing \| Text Formulas \| User Forms, Input boxes in VBA \| Using Loops \| Working with Formulas \|
Tips by Version	Microsoft Excel 97 \| Microsoft Excel 2000 \| Microsoft Excel 2002 \| All Microsoft Excel Versions \| New in Excel 2002 \| New in Excel 2003 - Office 11
Website	Home \| Tip of Hour \| Recommended Tips \| Most Viewed Tips \| Tips by Version \| Submit a Tip \| My Tips Microsoft Excel Tutorials \| Excel Links \| Write for Us \| About Us \| Search Results \| Tip Archives \| Excel Forum \| Excel Forum Archives
Excel Book	Excel 97 Book \| Excel 2000 Book \| Excel 2002 Book \| Excel XP Book \| Book Store

Terms and Conditions of use
The applications/code on this site are distributed as is and without warranties or liability. In no event shall the owner of the copyrights, or the authors of the applications/code be liable for any loss of profit, any problems or any damage resulting from the use or evaluation of the applications/code.