Hi all, really need your help

I have a series of values and blanks randomly distributed in one column and I want to set up a formula in the next column which looks at the first column and says, if there is a value in first column then take that value, otherwise if there is a blank then use the last cell in which a number occurred.

But where it gets a bit complicated is - I want the formula to update the value which it uses from the first column every time a new number occurs in that column, meaning that as the first column encounters a new value after a series of blanks, the formula will discard the old or previous value and take the new one

To give an idea of what I mean, column B's formula must display the last value from column A even when it encounters blanks in column A until it encounters a new value in column A at which point it must update its output to that new encountered value from column A


Not sure if this is even possible but I will be really grateful if some kind person could help me with this, please

Thank you