Empty (NUll) value in cell, not empty string?

[Jan Kronsell]

I have cell (D1) with this formula:

=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(C1,Navne,2,FALSE)),"";VLOOKUP(C1,Navne,2,FALSE))

If C1 is N/A, it returns an empty string. The problem is, you cant multiply
an empty string.

So my next formula =D1*10 it gives me a VALUE error. I would like to give me
a 0 in stead. I know I can change ti formula to insert a zero instead of the
"", but is there other way you can do it? I would like to avouid the
zero-value in D1.

I know I can make conditonal formatting of D1, or suppress the showing of
zeros.

Jan

 

[Jan Kronsell]

I forgot to say, the reason I cannot use a zero in stead of the "" is,
thatzero is one of the possible return values from the VLOOKUP.

Jan

 

[Domenic]

For your second formula...

=IF(ISNUMBER(D1),D1*10,0)

Hope this helps!

 

[JE McGimpsey]

One way:

=N(D1)*10

 

[Jan Kronsell]

Thanks. Thatd id the trick.

Jan