How do I write an IF statement for number sequencing?

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How do I write a formula that achieves Column B? When a blank cell appears in Column A, Column B must also leave the cell blank. But on the next cell if there is a filled cell in Column A, it must continue the number sequence from where it was last left in Column B.

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Would this do the job?

=IF(A2="","","xxx_"&TEXT(COUNTA(A$2:A2),"0000"))
Hi mrshl, this does work. Thanks for your reply. Just wondering how I would fix this now:

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Need column E to use Column C to skip whenever it is "Y".

So in the above example for Column E: ABC123_0001_m, ABC123_0002_m, ABC123_0003_m, SKIP (because "Y" exists in Column C), ABC123_0004_m

How do I get this to work if you have any ideas?
 
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Use this for column D (D2) and drag it down:
Excel Formula:
=IF(C2="y","",A2&TEXT(ROW()-1-COUNTA(C$2:C2),"0000"))
And for column E (E2):
Excel Formula:
=IF(C2="y","",A2&TEXT(COUNTIF($A$2:A2,A2)-COUNTA(C$2:C2)+COUNTBLANK($E$1:E1),"0000")&"_m")
 
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