return value in adjacent cell or one above if that is blank.

Hi,

I am looking for a formula to look in a cell say A1 and return that value to B1, moving down to say A2 if the that cell is blank then look in cell above A1) and return that value to B2. and so on. (See the sample attachment for the type of result I am looking for).

Any help appreciated.

B1: = a
b2: =if(a2="",b1,a2)

Something like this in cell B1, copied down, perhaps:

=INDEX(A:A,MAX(INDEX(ROW($A$1:$A$100)*($A$1:$A$100<>"")*(ROW($A$1:$A$100)<=ROW()),0)))

In cell B1 type =A1
In cell B2 type =IF(A2="",B1,A2)
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Thanks So Much! Works Great!

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