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    Ignore Blank Cells in an array formula

    I have created an array and from which I wish to select all instances of a string (entered in $A$304 in that array.

    I need help in adjusting the following array formula to ignore any blank cells it finds in the array

    {=INDEX($B$1:$AU$302,SMALL(IF($B$1:$AU$302=$A$304*($B$1:$AU$302<>""),ROW($B$1:$AU$302)-ROW(INDEX($B$1:$AU$302,1,1))+1),1))}

    Are you able to guide me in the right direction please?

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    Re: Ignore Blank Cells in an array formula

    Hi Bryce. Welcome to the forum. If you make this small adjustment I believe your formula already does that.

    =INDEX($B$1:$AU$302,SMALL(IF(($B$1:$AU$302=$A$304)*($B$1:$AU$302<>""),ROW($B$1:$AU$302)-ROW(INDEX($B$1:$AU$302,1,1))+1),1))

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    Re: Ignore Blank Cells in an array formula

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