=SUM(OFFSET(Indirect("A"&match("EVA",$A$1:$A:$3,0) ),15,15,28,1))

or much simpler

=SUM(OFFSET(A1,match("EVA",$A$1:$A:$3,0)+14,15,28, 1))



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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Rock" wrote in message
...
I'm sorry I still don't understand should the match go where I put
"location
Cell"
Vlookup( EVA,A1:C3,location Cell) would like result to be A3 here

and can I incoporate it in the following function

=SUM(OFFSET(Vlookup( EVA,A1:C3,match(EVA,???? )),15,15,28,1))
{------------- result A3------------------}


Thanks
Roch

"JulieD" wrote:

see your previous post for two answers

"Rock" wrote in message
...
I would like to run a vlookup for a name and have it return the
location of
the cell where it finds it so I can use it in a sum(offset())
function.

column A
row 1 Sam
row 2 Bill
row 3 Eva


Vlookup( EVA,A1:C3,location Cell) would like result to be A3

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Thanks

Roch