If A1 is populated then vlookup another spreadsheet and populate, otherwise leave blank

boojooo

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Hi,

I'm hoping someone can help me with a if, and/or, and vlookup formula. My formula would exist in A2 and perform a vlookup in another spreadsheet based on the value in A1, however, if A1 is blank I want A2 to return a empty cell value. I know this is possible, but I'm driving myself nuts driving to figure out which combination of IF, vlookup, and possibly and/or to get it working.

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In A2: =IF(A1="","",VLOOKUP(A1,lkupSheet&range,lkupsheet&rangecolumnNum,0))
 
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I'm still receiving the #N/A error in A2. Here's my formula:

=IF(A1="","",VLOOKUP(A1,[BeerDatabase1.xlsx]Sheet1!$A$3:$L$27258,12))

Not sure if it matter, but the value in A1 is text and not a number.
 
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