Try this array formula**:

=INDEX(C$2:C$5,MATCH(1,(A$2:A$5=E2)*(ABS(B$2:B$5-D2)=MIN(IF(A$2:A$5=E2,ABS(B$2:B$5-D2)))),0))

Copy down as needed

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER)

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Mona" wrote in message
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example data:
a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1
S-213A 10/19/2006 60. 10/20/2006 S-213A
S-213A 11/3/2006 66. 1/2/2007 S-200A
S-200A 11/4/2006 50. .
S-200A 12/3/2006 69. .

I need help with formula in f2 that would:
Find S-213A in columnA, then match CLOSEST date from D2 with ColumnB,
then
return value in column C. So in this case f2=60 and f3=69.
THANKS!