Hi!

TEXT(date,"mmm")

A1 = 1/1/2005 as a true Excel date.

=TEXT(A1,"mmm")

Returns Jan as a text value.

Biff

-----Original Message-----
I HAVE A HLOOKUP FUNCTION THAT IS HAVING A HARD TIME DUE
TO THE DATE
CRITERIA.

THE IMPORTED FILE HAS THE DATE AS TEXT SUCH AS (JAN -
FEB - MAR, ETC).
BECAUSE OF HOW THE SPREADSHEET IS SETUP THE DATE
(lookup_value) IS IN THE
FORM OF 1/1/2005 FORMATED TO MMM-YY.

SO I AM TRYING TO CREATE AN INTERMEDIARY FORMULA THAT CAN
EXTRACT JAN OUT OF
JAN 04 (1/1/2004) SO THAT HLOOKUP WORKS. (TEXT JAN TO
TEXT JAN)

I HAVE TRIED (BUT NOT TO SAY I AM DOING SOMETHING WRONG);
1. MONTH (A1) = 1, FORMATED TO MMM = NOT RECOGNIZED OR
#NA
2. ="" & LEFT(A1,3) = 379, FORMATED TO MMM = 379
3. +LEFT(AO11,3) = 379, FORMATED TO MMM = 379
4. ETC.

ANY HELP IN EXTRACTING "JAN" IN TEXT FORM OUT OF 1/1/2004
WOULD BE TRULY
APPRECIATED.

REGARDS

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