Display adjacent cell as result...

[prspiderman]

Hello Gang:
I have two colums, Column A (Val1) and Column B (a number such as 456). If
I use the expression =max(b1:b10) I get the highest value for that column,
but what what I need is the adjacent cell name such as Val1.

Thanks for the help in advance...

 

[Niek Otten]

=INDEX(A1:A10,MATCH(MAX(B1:B10),B1:B10,0))

 

[Gary''s Student]

Use MATCH() to find in what row the maximum is located and then INDIRECT() go
get the text value from column A:


in C1 enter:
=MAX(B1:B10) your max should appear

in D1 enter:
=MATCH(C1,B1:B10) the correct row number holding max should appear

in E1 enter:
=INDIRECT("A" & D1) the text in col A for that row should appear

 

[prspiderman]

Niek and Student, I really appreciate your time and expertise.

Thanks, problem solved, situation under control