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danhill365
Jan 04, 2023Copper Contributor
Xlookup Formula return 0 but working
Hi! Me again. I have a working xlookup. L7 is text based (full name) input and works just fine. When I leave L7 blank then I get 0. How can I update the formula to return a blank cell when there...
Lorenzo
Jan 04, 2023Silver Contributor
Hi danhill365
What about?
=IF(ISBLANK(L7), ""
XLOOKUP(L7,'Emp.12.27 In'!D2:D14000,'Emp.12.27 In'!A2:A14000,"")
)
BJohnsonColo303
Mar 06, 2024Copper Contributor
Would like to know the answer to this...I've checked and rechecked the formula. I'm not able to find out why in specific cells it returns "0" when in other cells with the exact same formula I can use the "If_not_found" function. It looks like a bug to me. I've only found a variety of workarounds on the internet, it would be nice to understand why it is occurring. Thanks!
- HansVogelaarMar 06, 2024MVP
Try
=LET(r, XLOOKUP(L7,'Emp.12.27 In'!D2:D14000,'Emp.12.27 In'!A2:A14000,""), IF(r="", "", r))
- FennekMetaAug 09, 2024Copper Contributor
HansVogelaar Dank je wel Hans! Thank you Hans! Thanks to your suggestion, I have learned a very handy formula e.g. function.
- HansVogelaarAug 09, 2024MVP
Graag gedaan!
- BJohnsonColo303Mar 06, 2024Copper Contributor
Thanks HansVogelaar, I will try that. I saw other workarounds online. My main curiosity is why does it sometime create a "0" and sometimes if follows the desired value for "If_not_found"?
thanks.
- HansVogelaarMar 06, 2024MVP
VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP will return 0 if the lookup value is found in the lookup column, but the corresponding cell in the return column is blank.