Seeking help with a lookup problem

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abberyfarm

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Hi,

I am using the following formula to look up a number in a table:

=INDEX(A2:I26,MATCH(A1,A2:A26,0),MATCH(C1,A2:I2,0))

If this returns noting (i.e. the cell in the table is empty), is there way to force it to lookup the value in the cell directly below and return it?

Many thanks

John
 

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You could do something simple like:

=if(isblank(INDEX(A2:I26,MATCH(A1,A2:A26,0),MATCH(C1,A2:I2,0))),INDEX(A2:I26,MATCH(A1,A2:A26,0)+1,MATCH(C1,A2:I2,0)),INDEX(A2:I26,MATCH(A1,A2:A26,0),MATCH(C1,A2:I2,0)))

But, what happens if there is a blank below the blank?

Also note that isblank() is different than "".
 
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Hi, thanks for your suggestion.

If there is a blank below the blank, would there be anyway to force it to check the next cell and so on?

Would vba work here?

Thank you
 
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