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hi all,
help please
if the ADDRESS of a cell is produced by the formula
=ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4) . Say for example B251 , how can I return
the value of this address.
many thanks
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=INDEX(B:B,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0))

Looks like it should work.



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hi all,
help please
if the ADDRESS of a cell is produced by the formula
=ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4) . Say for example B251 , how can I return
the value of this address.
many thanks


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Hi!

Either:

=INDEX(B:B,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0))

=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4))

Biff

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hi all,
help please
if the ADDRESS of a cell is produced by the formula
=ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4) . Say for example B251 , how can I
return
the value of this address.
many thanks



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thanks Dave, works fine

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=INDEX(B:B,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0))

Looks like it should work.



excelFan wrote:

hi all,
help please
if the ADDRESS of a cell is produced by the formula
=ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4) . Say for example B251 , how can I return
the value of this address.
many thanks


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=Indirect(ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4))

or
=Offset($B$1,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0)-1,0)

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=INDEX(B:B,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0))

Looks like it should work.



excelFan wrote:

hi all,
help please
if the ADDRESS of a cell is produced by the formula
=ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4) . Say for example B251 , how can I
return
the value of this address.
many thanks


--

Dave Peterson





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thanks Biff, that's also work fine

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Hi!

Either:

=INDEX(B:B,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0))

=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4))

Biff

"excelFan" wrote in message
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hi all,
help please
if the ADDRESS of a cell is produced by the formula
=ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4) . Say for example B251 , how can I
return
the value of this address.
many thanks




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thanks Tom, this also do the job

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Some others

=Indirect(ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4))

or
=Offset($B$1,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0)-1,0)

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

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=INDEX(B:B,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0))

Looks like it should work.



excelFan wrote:

hi all,
help please
if the ADDRESS of a cell is produced by the formula
=ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4) . Say for example B251 , how can I
return
the value of this address.
many thanks


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You're welcome!

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thanks Biff, that's also work fine

"Biff" wrote:

Hi!

Either:

=INDEX(B:B,MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0))

=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4))

Biff

"excelFan" wrote in message
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hi all,
help please
if the ADDRESS of a cell is produced by the formula
=ADDRESS(MATCH(A2&"*",B:B,0),2,4) . Say for example B251 , how can I
return
the value of this address.
many thanks






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