Thread: Problem Using Hlookup to Return Max Value Based On Not Blank

Hey all,

The situation:

1 row with dates (years) 2007 to 2027

1 row with varying $ amounts. some cells are empty

What I want is a formula that spits out the latest year (2007-2027) that has a corresponding $$$ amount.

So if, for instance:

A3=2007 and B3=$50
A4=2008 and B4=<blank>
A5=2009 and B5=$35
A6=2010 and B6=<blank>

the formula would spit out "2009"

Any suggestions on how to do this?

Thanks in advance.

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