So, does this mean you want the cell address for the first instance of this
number?

with additional information on either side of this number

I assume that means this info is in different cells on either side of the
number.

A1 = number

=ADDRESS(MATCH(A1,F:F,0),COLUMNS(A1:F1),4)

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"beginner here" wrote in message
...
In col F cell 2, I have a number that is ten characters long, and this
number
could remain the same for up to 20 or 30 rows with additional information
on
either side of this number, but then this number will change to a
different
number (number will always be ten characters long) for up to the same 20
or
30 rows, this format will continue for about another 200 rows or so.

So what I am needing is a formula that will locate the first occurence of
this number, so that I can then access the remaining portion of this
information.

Steve