Not sure I've understood your question but the formula below returns the
value from column A from a match to the value in C1 found in column B

=INDEX(A:A,MATCH(C1,B:B,0))

"CAPTGNVR" wrote:

DEAR ALL
I have say about 12 columns and the col-A is in ascending order.
Using vlookup no problems to find out other values with ref to col-A
values.

What I require is to check from col-B which is in desending order and
get value in the left of col-b that is col-A.. I

Match and Index does not come handy bcos the numbers in col-B does not
decrease proportionately so that I can a reference by row number. I
have been managing by putting extra colum with the contents of the col-
B sorted out in asending order and reverse the col-A in to another
column say 13th column or so. Any better way addressing this pls adv.