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How to make VLOOKUP return multiple error values

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Hi all

 

Not sure if this is possible, but what I am trying to do is a regular VLOOKUP with the caveat that:

 

  • Where the lookup value is an empty cell, instead of N/A, the formula returns "Unknown"
  • Where the lookup value is missing from the table array, but is NOT an empty cell, the formula returns N/A (as usual.)

So far I have only been able to use an IFERROR to pull back "Unknown" for all missing values in the table array. 

 

Is this even possible?

 

Many thanks :)

 

 

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best response confirmed by LL1991 (Copper Contributor)
Solution

@LL1991 

Let's say you have

 

=VLOOKUP(A2, $F$2:$G$100, 2, FALSE)

 

Change this to

 

=IF(A2="", "Unknown", VLOOKUP(A2, $F$2:$G$100, 2, FALSE))

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best response confirmed by LL1991 (Copper Contributor)
Solution

@LL1991 

Let's say you have

 

=VLOOKUP(A2, $F$2:$G$100, 2, FALSE)

 

Change this to

 

=IF(A2="", "Unknown", VLOOKUP(A2, $F$2:$G$100, 2, FALSE))

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