Formula that selects value from list in sequence order

I have a series of text data entries in P5:P149.
I also have data in some of the cells in Column I.

In Column K, I want to select the data from Column P in sequential order, IF
there is data in Column I. If there is not data in Column I, I want it to
advance to the next time data appears in Column I, without skipping the
selection order of Column P.

Hope that makes sense? Thanks!

Try this...

K4 = formula to count how many records meet the condition:

=COUNTA(I5:I149)

Enter this array formula** in K5 and copy down until you get blanks:

=IF(ROWS(K$5:K5)=K$4,INDEX(P$5:P$149,SMALL(IF(I$5 :I$149"",ROW(P$5:P$149)),ROWS(K$5:K5))-ROW(P$5)+1),"")

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT
key then hit ENTER.

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Scott" wrote in message
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I have a series of text data entries in P5:P149.
I also have data in some of the cells in Column I.

In Column K, I want to select the data from Column P in sequential order,
IF
there is data in Column I. If there is not data in Column I, I want it to
advance to the next time data appears in Column I, without skipping the
selection order of Column P.

Hope that makes sense? Thanks!

If I understand your question, enter this in K5 and copy down as needed:

=IF(I5="","",INDEX(P$5:P$145,COUNTA($I$5:I5)))
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HTH,

RD

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"Scott" wrote in message
...
I have a series of text data entries in P5:P149.
I also have data in some of the cells in Column I.

In Column K, I want to select the data from Column P in sequential order,
IF
there is data in Column I. If there is not data in Column I, I want it to
advance to the next time data appears in Column I, without skipping the
selection order of Column P.

Hope that makes sense? Thanks!