Send me an email (remove TRUENORTH.) and I will send a sample file
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Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
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"Sky" wrote in message
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Thanks Bernard.

Yes,I got the ans.
Could the ans also input in the year.

May I also know how to use Solver?

Thanks a lot


"Bernard Liengme" wrote:

With only the month names (Jan, Feb..) in row 1 (ie not year)
In G2 I used
=$E$1&IF(E2<F2,", "&$D$1,"")&IF(E2+D2<F2,", "&$C$1,"")&IF(E2+D2+C2<F2,",
"&$B$1,"")&IF(E2+D2+C2+B2<F2,", "&$A$1,"")

Another method would be to use Solver
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Bernard V Liengme
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"Sky" wrote in message
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Is there a way or formula in the excel that could help to add the
nearest
month to get the figure for Column F.
The month added up can be greater than or equal to Column F.
Column A to E is the month.
Column F is the Qty.
Column G is the column that I wish to get the month.

Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Qty Ans
100 100 100 100 100 300 Mar,Apr and May-3
mth
to
get 300
100 100 100 100 100 250 Mar,Apr and May-3
mth
to
have 250
100 100 100 100 100 500 Jan to May-5 month
to
get
500
100 100 100 100 100 100 May-1 month to get
100
100 100 100 100 100 50 May-1 month to get
50