Try this:

A20 = lookup_value

=SUM(INDEX(B1:J10,MATCH(A20,A1:A10,0),))

Biff

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I need to lookup and sum a row, eg i want to lookup a value in column
A, and add the corresponding row between the say column B and J

so i want to do a vlookup, but instead of returning one value, i want
the sum.

cheers