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Complicated Question involving INDEX, ADDRESS, MATCH, ROW, etc.

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    Complicated Question involving INDEX, ADDRESS, MATCH, ROW, etc.

    Values are as follows:

    Cell A1 is a calculated value between 1 and 26. In this case, it equals 19
    Cell A2 is the letter "J"


    In Row 19, Columns A through Z, I have one letter of the alphabet in each cell, in sequence, BUT I'm starting with the letter "S".
    So, A19="S", B19="T" ...Y19="Q", Z19="R"

    Here's what I'm trying to accomplish:

    I want a formula to determine the intersecting column for the value in A2 in the row specified in A1.

    MATCH(A2,$A$19:$Z$19) will work; however, I need to calculate the lookup_array value.

    =CONCATENATE(ADDRESS(A1,1),":",ADDRESS(A1,26)) will produce the correct lookup array value, BUT...

    Unfortunately, when I imbed the CONCATENATE function iside the MATCH function as the 2nd parameter, the resultant equation errors out.

    Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

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    Try:

    =MATCH(A2,INDEX(A:A,A1):INDEX(Z:Z,A1))
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    Perfect! You're a genius!

    That's exactly what I wanted; thank you for replying so quickly...

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