Return next non-Blank Cell in a Column ?

J

Jakobshavn Isbrae

Is there a way to link to non-blank cells? For example, if A1 through A10
contained:
a1: John
a2:
a3: Mary
a4: Jane
a5:
a6:
a7: Alice
a8:
a9: Martha
a10: George
a1: John
a2:
a3: Mary
a4: Jane
a5:
a6:
a7: Alice
a8:
a9: Martha
a10: George

then the formulas in B1 through B6 would give:
John
Mary
Jane
Alice
Martha
George
 
T

T. Valko

Try this:

rng = named range = A1:A10

Enter this array formula** in B1 and copy down until you get blanks:

=IF(ROWS($1:1)<=COUNTA(rng),INDEX(rng,SMALL(IF(rng<>"",ROW(rng)-MIN(ROW(rng))+1),ROWS($1:1))),"")

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER)

Biff
 
J

Jakobshavn Isbrae

Amazing, just amazing !
Thank you
--
jake


T. Valko said:
Try this:

rng = named range = A1:A10

Enter this array formula** in B1 and copy down until you get blanks:

=IF(ROWS($1:1)<=COUNTA(rng),INDEX(rng,SMALL(IF(rng<>"",ROW(rng)-MIN(ROW(rng))+1),ROWS($1:1))),"")

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER)

Biff
 

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