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I have a problem I am trying to solve, which is hard to explain:

I have a spreadsheet that in row 1 starting in column B has the months:
Jan Feb Mar Apr ...........Dec (Columns B to M), in column N It has "Last
start selling"

The cells below the month show when the items have been sold.... in Column
N. I would like a formula in Column N (Last Start Selling) which keeps on
searching for the word Sold until the next column to the left is Blank.
The it stops and picks up the month from row 1 (this is the easy part...)


Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Last
start selling
Item1 Sold Sold
Sold Oct
Item 2 Sold Sold
Sold Dec
Item 3 Sold SoldSold Sold
Jun

I hope this makes sense....

Thanks,
mac

 
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