cell reference from hlookup

[Guest]

I am using the HLOOKUP function to find a value in a table.
I also need to confirm the cell reference. I have tried nesting my HLOOKUP
within the OFFSET function, but HLOOKUPs return variables rather than
references.

Here's my (unsuccessful) formula:

=OFFSET(HLOOKUP($A$1,$A$4:$H$13,4,0),0,1)

How can I make a 'lookup' return a cell reference?

Thanks!
Warren

 

[Arvi Laanemets]

Hi

p.e.
=OFFSET($A$4,1,MATCH($A$1,$A$4:$H$4,0)-1)
reads column heading value from cell A1, looks for this header in row 4, and
for it's position, and returns according value from row 5.

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

=INDEX($A$7:$H$7,MATCH(A1,$A$4:$H$4,0))

=CELL("Address",INDEX($A$7:$H$7,MATCH(A1,$A$4:$H$4,0)))

The first formula is equivalent to the HLOOKUP formula that you have.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Avri; just what I was looking for!

Hi

p.e.
=OFFSET($A$4,1,MATCH($A$1,$A$4:$H$4,0)-1)
reads column heading value from cell A1, looks for this header in row 4, and
for it's position, and returns according value from row 5.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Aladin - This is excellent stuff which I will use lots and lots and
lots...! )