I am trying to get the no. of months in order to calculate the depreciation for no. of months it is used and the month can be get from the date the problem is that if the assets is purchased in the month of July than it is 12 months and if in January it is 6 months, so when I need at least 11 nesting to fill out the correct month is there any way to increase the loop length in if formula.

The formula is :

=if(month(O556)=7,12,if(month(O556)=8,11,if(month( O556)=9,10,if(month(O556)=10,9,if(month(O556)=11,8 ,if(month(O556)=12,7,if(month(O556)=1,6,if(month(O 556)=2,5,if(month(O556)=3,4,if(month(O556)=4,3,if( month(O556)=5,2,1)



ShaneDevenshir wrote:

Hi Mathew,Actually Excel 2003 and earlier only let you enter up to 7 levels of
18-Aug-08

Hi Mathew,

Actually Excel 2003 and earlier only let you enter up to 7 levels of
nesting, in 2007 I believe that is 64 levels. However, Excel 2003 and
earlier can calculate more than 7 level deep ifs.
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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Mathew P Bennett" wrote:

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, August 18, 2008 4:49 PM
trexce wrote:

Too many levels in the IF function?
I am trying to create an IF formula that I can later paste into data
validation. However to keep this question simple at first, I will ask it this
way.

Try this formula in a blank spread sheet, in cell B1:

=IF(A1=1,M1,IF(A1=2,N1,IF(A1=3,O1,IF(A1=4,P1,IF(A1 =5,Q1,IF(A1=6,R1,IF(A1=7,S1,IF(A1=8,T1,0))))))))

That works but if you add another "level":

=IF(A1=1,M1,IF(A1=2,N1,IF(A1=3,O1,IF(A1=4,P1,IF(A1 =5,Q1,IF(A1=6,R1,IF(A1=7,S1,IF(A1=8,T1,IF(A1=9,U1: U10,0)))))))))

....You get the following error:

The specified formula cannot be entered because it uses more levels of
nesting than are allowed in the current file format.

Can we change the file format? Is there another totally different method to
achieve this? Do you have any remedy for this at all?

Thanks for your consideration.

On Monday, August 18, 2008 5:06 PM
Roger Govier wrote:

HiIn Excel versions below XL2007, there is a maximum of 7 levels of nesting.
Hi

In Excel versions below XL2007, there is a maximum of 7 levels of nesting.

One way around
=INDIRECT(CHAR(A1+77)&"1")

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Regards
Roger Govier

On Monday, August 18, 2008 5:07 PM
Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\) wrote:

For what you posted (A1 taking on positive integer values and referencing
For what you posted (A1 taking on positive integer values and referencing
consecutive columns starting at Column M in response), you can use this
formula...

=INDEX(M1:U1,1,A1)

You can expand the ending column (Column U) to whatever column you need it
to be.

Rick


"trexcel" wrote in message
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On Monday, August 18, 2008 5:08 PM
akphidel wrote:

If that is your set up you can use the offset formula.
If that is your set up you can use the offset formula. I don't think there is
a way to get any more nested ifs regardless of file format.

With the offset function you are going to try and manipulate the columns you
want to span. So your formula would be.

=OFFSET(L1,0,A1)

This will start from L1 and pick the cell that is A1 to the right of L1. So
if you have 3 in A1, this will select O1

"trexcel" wrote:

On Monday, August 18, 2008 5:11 PM
Mathew P Bennett wrote:

Firstly in your first formula you have 8 levels of Ifs, I was under the
Firstly in your first formula you have 8 levels of Ifs, I was under the
impression that 6 was max. Use Array Formula instead using ctrl-alt-ent for
more

On Monday, August 18, 2008 5:12 PM
Don Guillett wrote:

Too many levels in the IF function?
try this idea

=INDEX(1:1,A1+12)

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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software


On Monday, August 18, 2008 5:15 PM
Roger Govier wrote:

Far more efficient than my response, Rick.
Far more efficient than my response, Rick.

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Regards
Roger Govier

"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote in

On Monday, August 18, 2008 5:29 PM
ShaneDevenshir wrote:

Hi Mathew,Actually Excel 2003 and earlier only let you enter up to 7 levels of
Hi Mathew,

Actually Excel 2003 and earlier only let you enter up to 7 levels of
nesting, in 2007 I believe that is 64 levels. However, Excel 2003 and
earlier can calculate more than 7 level deep ifs.
--
Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


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