Do you want to return the value from the left column that corresponds to the
MAX value in the right column?

=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(MAX(B1:B10),B1:B10,0))

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Parks" wrote in message
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I have a table with the 1st column in ascending order but the column I wish
to find the maximum value in is not in ascending order. When I use
vlookup
it just returns the last number in the first column not the number that
corresponds to the max number. If I could attach the spreadsheet to be
more
specific I would. Thanks in advance..
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Duncan