Lookup result from Date Range

[Eaden]

Hi,

Anyone out there know how I get an vlookup result where the 'lookup value' is conditional whether it falls between 2 dates.


I have 3 columns of data to search upon and I want to return the resultant in column C.

• Cost From---Cost To-----Cost Period

1. 01/08/11-----28/08/11-----Y1011_P05
2. 29/08/11-----25/09/11-----Y1011_P06
3. 26/09/11-----30/10/11-----Y1011_P07

Therefore the formula looking up a value of 30/8/11 would return a result of Y1011_P06.

Much appreciated

 

[AlphaFrog]

If the Cost From dates are in chronological order, VLOOKUP will find the closest match that doesn't exceed the lookup value.

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Note the last argument (1) in the VLOOKUP Formula that indicates find closest match.

 

[Eaden]

I have been lookihng at this all morning, and the phrase "can't see the wood for the trees" springs to mind.

For some reason I thought it had to be more complicated than this...

Very embarrasing

Very much appreciated nonetheless.

Philip