=INDEX(A1:A5,MIN((IF(A1:A58,ROW(A1:A5)))))

which is an array formula, so commit with Ctrl-Shift-Enter

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Bob Phillips

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"stevep" wrote in message
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Is there a way to find the first occurence in a list of unsorted values
that
is greater than a specific lookup value?

The list is a column of unsorted numbers such that if A1:A5 = 7,4,10,5,9
and
the lookup value is 8 it would return 10 (or row 3).

VLOOKUP and MATCH don't work because they require the list to be sorted.

If there isn't a function that does this, how could I code this in VBA or
using a macro
Thanks!