Second to last cell

[geoff1234]

Hi Dudes,

Can anyone help with this problem:

I've got a list of data as such

34
54
23
34
blank
77
45
67
45
blank


To get the last non-blank cell value I'm using =LOOKUP(1E+40,A1:A10).

Anyone know a formula of how to look up the 2nd last value.

[Domenic]

First, define the following...

Insert > Name > Define

Name: BigNum

Refers to: =9.99999999999999E+307

Click Ok

Then, try the following formula...

=LOOKUP(BigNum,A2:INDEX(A2:A10,MATCH(BigNum,A2:A10)-1))

Hope this helps!

In article <[email protected]>,
geoff1234 <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi Dudes,
>
> Can anyone help with this problem:
>
> I've got a list of data as such
>
> 34
> 54
> 23
> 34
> blank
> 77
> 45
> 67
> 45
> blank
>
>
> To get the last non-blank cell value I'm using =LOOKUP(1E+40,A1:A10).
>
> Anyone know a formula of how to look up the 2nd last value.

[Bob Phillips]

=INDEX(A1:A10,LARGE(IF(A1:A10<>"",ROW(A1:A10)),2))

which is an array formula, it should be committed with Ctrl-Shift-Enter, not
just Enter.

--
HTH

Bob Phillips

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"geoff1234" <[email protected]> wrote
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>
> Hi Dudes,
>
> Can anyone help with this problem:
>
> I've got a list of data as such
>
> 34
> 54
> 23
> 34
> blank
> 77
> 45
> 67
> 45
> blank
>
>
> To get the last non-blank cell value I'm using =LOOKUP(1E+40,A1:A10).
>
> Anyone know a formula of how to look up the 2nd last value.
>
>
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[geoff1234]

thanks a lot for that you two, got it working now

ta