formula was tested and works as described. It doesn't go to Eva - 1,
because offset is zero based. So it goes to the Eva row.


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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Rock" wrote in message
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=sum(offset($A$1,match("Eva",$A$1:$A$3,0)-1,1,1,10))

This does not seem to work as it is suppose to.It makes sense when I look
at
it but
it does not seem to go to $a$1then down to Eva -1 and when I change the
name
it does not seem to move as it should. The ="A"&match one does give me the
right cell number but cannot be put into the sum offset formula????

Thanks

Roch




"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

="A"&match("Eva",A1:A3,0)

but that wouldn't be useful for the offset function

maybe something like
=sum(offset($A$1,match("Eva",$A$1:$A$3,0)-1,1,1,10))

would sum B3:K3

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Rock" wrote in message
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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