This hsould get you started. For the first formula

=INDEX(G31:G64,LOOKUP(C4,{"XGN","XIS","XMA","XNX"} ,{1,30,32,34}))

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HTH

Bob


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"JeffRI" wrote in message
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I have more than 7 conditions to check. In a different discussion there
was
a reference to a cpearson site that noted breaking down the conditions
into
manageable functions and then have a 'master' function. I've tried that
but
it only half works (I must be missing something).

What I am trying to do is to determine a value to place into a cell (the
data is concatenated with CHAR(10) for force new lines) based on the value
selected from a validation list. There are two different IF conditions
with
corresponding 'defined names'.

First condition set called
Services::=IF(ApplicationQuestionnaire!$C$4="XGN", CELL("contents",G31),IF(ApplicationQuestionnaire!$ C$4="XIS",CELL("contents",G60),IF(ApplicationQuest ionnaire!$C$4="XMA",CELL("contents",G62),IF(Applic ationQuestionnaire!$C$4="XNX",CELL("contents",G64) ))))

Second condition set called
CoreApps::=IF(ApplicationQuestionnaire!$C$4="XAM", CELL("contents",G3),IF(ApplicationQuestionnaire!$C $4="XCL",CELL("contents",G19),IF(ApplicationQuesti onnaire!$C$4="XIM",CELL("contents",G39),IF(Applica tionQuestionnaire!$C$4="XRM",CELL("contents",G66), IF(ApplicationQuestionnaire!$C$4="XST",CELL("conte nts",G69),"NoFilesReferenced")))))

Each condition has a corresponding 'results' using the
CELL("contents",G75)
to identify the contents of each condition (wasn't sure if this was really
necessary). The name of each of the results are ServicesResults and
CoreAppResults, respectively.

The 'master' formula to bring the conditions together
is::=IF(ServicesResults,ServicesResults,CoreAppRes ults). When a value is
selected for CoreApps the results of the condition display appropriately.
When I select a value from Services I get #VALUE!<<.

I would appreciate the help ... I'm lost otherwise!

Thx ... Jeff