Lookup with a Range/Limit

DBCox

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Hello everyone,

I am working on a workbook where I need to look up a value based on a range of values. I need a formula (not a macro) to locate a parameter based on another parameter that must fall within a bracket/limit. So, I will need Excel to compare two values in a table to determine which row it should be looking at, and then return a value.

Example:

A
B
1
Beam Length
Thickness
2
12
1.5
3
7
1

<TBODY>
</TBODY>

Column B should be automatically determined with the formula by referencing the lookup table below.

D
E
F
1
MIN. LENGTH
MAX. LENGTH
THICKNESS
2
0.0
5.99
0.5
3
6
9.99
1
4
10
13.99
1.5
5
14
20
2

<TBODY>
</TBODY>


I have been able to make it work by using:
Code:
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Thanks!

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