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vlookup(date, range,3)
Hello Group,
I am doing a vlookup on a date, I will take the closest date, so have not used the last parameter. It returns the last date in the list always. Both the date in the Lookup and in the table are type = 1, a number. Am I missing something here or is it not possible to do this? Thanks, David |
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vlookup(date, range,3)
I will take the closest date, so have not used the last parameter.
vlookup(date, range,3) It returns the last date in the list always. When you omit the range_lookup argument the table_array *must* be sorted by the date in ascending order. The "closest" date will be the closest date that is less than or equal to the lookup date. For example: 1/1/2010...10 1/5/2010...25 1/8/2010...42 If your lookup date was 1/7/2010 the formula would "match" 1/5/2010 and the result would be 25. 1/5/2010 is the closest date that is *less than or equal to* the lookup date 1/7/2010. Is that what you had in mind? -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "David" wrote in message ... Hello Group, I am doing a vlookup on a date, I will take the closest date, so have not used the last parameter. It returns the last date in the list always. Both the date in the Lookup and in the table are type = 1, a number. Am I missing something here or is it not possible to do this? Thanks, David |
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vlookup(date, range,3)
Thanks. I changed it to "false" and it worked.
"T. Valko" wrote: I will take the closest date, so have not used the last parameter. vlookup(date, range,3) It returns the last date in the list always. When you omit the range_lookup argument the table_array *must* be sorted by the date in ascending order. The "closest" date will be the closest date that is less than or equal to the lookup date. For example: 1/1/2010...10 1/5/2010...25 1/8/2010...42 If your lookup date was 1/7/2010 the formula would "match" 1/5/2010 and the result would be 25. 1/5/2010 is the closest date that is *less than or equal to* the lookup date 1/7/2010. Is that what you had in mind? -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "David" wrote in message ... Hello Group, I am doing a vlookup on a date, I will take the closest date, so have not used the last parameter. It returns the last date in the list always. Both the date in the Lookup and in the table are type = 1, a number. Am I missing something here or is it not possible to do this? Thanks, David . |
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vlookup(date, range,3)
Good deal. Thanks for the feedback!
-- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "David" wrote in message ... Thanks. I changed it to "false" and it worked. "T. Valko" wrote: I will take the closest date, so have not used the last parameter. vlookup(date, range,3) It returns the last date in the list always. When you omit the range_lookup argument the table_array *must* be sorted by the date in ascending order. The "closest" date will be the closest date that is less than or equal to the lookup date. For example: 1/1/2010...10 1/5/2010...25 1/8/2010...42 If your lookup date was 1/7/2010 the formula would "match" 1/5/2010 and the result would be 25. 1/5/2010 is the closest date that is *less than or equal to* the lookup date 1/7/2010. Is that what you had in mind? -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "David" wrote in message ... Hello Group, I am doing a vlookup on a date, I will take the closest date, so have not used the last parameter. It returns the last date in the list always. Both the date in the Lookup and in the table are type = 1, a number. Am I missing something here or is it not possible to do this? Thanks, David . |
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