With the category in S3:

=INDEX(INDIRECT(S3&"!H2:H13"),MATCH(S2,INDIRECT(S3 &"!G2:G13"),-1))

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

"NavyPianoMan" wrote in message
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| That worked, thanks! Here's the next question...(the $100million question)...
| That formula worked for an individual case--now I want to globalize it.
| I want the PROGRAM to determine the appropriate worksheet from which to
| generate the result (so I don't have to enter the worksheet names for each
| age category myself).
| In the case below, 'M4' referenced the worksheet that has the run scores for
| MALES in age category 4 (30-34 years).
| In the data that follows, M4 comes from merging the values in columns "M/F"
| (Male/Female--which is a manual input, "M") and "Age Cat." [Age
| Category--which is derived from the formula
| =LOOKUP(G2,{17,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65},{"1" ,"2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","11"}),
| "4"], having already computed the person's age (difference betw. current date
| and their birthdate).
| M/F Age Age Cat. CAT.
| M 31 4 M4
| Thanks for the help!
| --NavyPianoMan
|
|
| "Niek Otten" wrote:
|
| Sort your data descending (on column G) and use this formula:
|
| =INDEX('M4'!H2:H13,MATCH(S2,'M4'!G2:G13,-1))
|
| --
| Kind regards,
|
| Niek Otten
| Microsoft MVP - Excel
|
| "NavyPianoMan" wrote in message
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| | In the following example, the time "13:15" generates the points "65". I want
| | it to generate the points "60". The formula seems to be connecting the
| | lookup-value S2 (13:15) with the 65 row. I need it to chose the 60 row,
| | because the time 13:15 is not fast enough to belong to the "13:00" group, but
| | fits within the range of "13:01 to 13:45".
| | How can I change the formula so I get the result of "60" points?
| |
| | My formula: =VLOOKUP(S2,'M4'!G2:H13,2)
| | "S2"=13:15 (formatted as [mm]:ss)
| | 'M4'!=the worksheet with the following relevant columns:
| | Col'G' Col'H'
| | Run Points
| | 09:20 100
| | 09:45 95
| | 10:00 90
| | 10:30 85
| | 11:00 80
| | 11:15 75
| | 12:00 70
| | 13:00 65
| | 13:45 60
| | 14:00 55
| | 14:15 50
| | 14:30 45
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