try
IF(V5="","",VLOOKUP(V5,Rates!$B$2:$F$226,if(j5=12, 4,3),0))


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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Curtis" wrote in message
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I am currently using the formula

IF(V5="","",VLOOKUP(V5,Rates!$B$2:$F$226,3,FALSE))

I need to add a string that not only lookups v5 as above but I also need
to
loolooks up j5 and if equals a certain number the formula above would look
at
column 4 rather than 3

Does my question make sense?

Thanks

ce