Sorry, I wasn't able to post a reply to my earlier theread, so I had to start
a new topic...
Here is my spreadsheet:

---Date Range---
Conversion Date Descr1 Begin Date End Date Descr
10/25/94 ? 02/05/96 03/03/96 FY1997P1
12/12/94 ? 03/04/96 03/31/96 FY1997P2
10/17/95 ? 04/01/96 04/28/96 FY1997P3
10/31/95 ? 04/29/96 05/26/96 FY1997P4
11/14/95 ? 05/27/96 06/23/96 FY1997P5

Assume Conversion Date is column G, Descr1 = column h, Begin Date is column
j, End Date = column k, and Descr = column l.

I need to 'lookup' the conversion date within the Begin Date and End Date
range, to return the value 'Descr' in the cell under 'Descr1'

I have search the KB and can't seem to find how the 'VLOOKUP' function can
look up a range of dates...anyone's help is greatly appreciated!~

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
A previous replay to the above mentioned using and IF statement, but I don't
know how to use that function with a range of dates to look up. Can any one
please help me?

Here's my reply to your original post:

Based on your posted sample there are *no* conversion dates that fall within
the begin date - end date.

Let's assume that your first conversion date is 4/23/1996

This array formula** will return FY1997P3:

=INDEX(L2:L6,MATCH(1,(G2=J2:J6)*(G2<=K2:K6),0))

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

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Lisa" wrote in message
...
Sorry, I wasn't able to post a reply to my earlier theread, so I had to
start
a new topic...
Here is my spreadsheet:

---Date Range---
Conversion Date Descr1 Begin Date End Date Descr
10/25/94 ? 02/05/96 03/03/96 FY1997P1
12/12/94 ? 03/04/96 03/31/96 FY1997P2
10/17/95 ? 04/01/96 04/28/96 FY1997P3
10/31/95 ? 04/29/96 05/26/96 FY1997P4
11/14/95 ? 05/27/96 06/23/96 FY1997P5

Assume Conversion Date is column G, Descr1 = column h, Begin Date is
column
j, End Date = column k, and Descr = column l.

I need to 'lookup' the conversion date within the Begin Date and End Date
range, to return the value 'Descr' in the cell under 'Descr1'

I have search the KB and can't seem to find how the 'VLOOKUP' function can
look up a range of dates...anyone's help is greatly appreciated!~

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
A previous replay to the above mentioned using and IF statement, but I
don't
know how to use that function with a range of dates to look up. Can any
one
please help me?