I am attempting to use the index and match functions to find the intersection
of project names and specific dates. The project names are along the rows in
the lefthand side and the dates are in one row across several columns. I have
set my index area, been able to match the project name using quotations, but
the formula will not let me return a column for the dates, I have tried
formattion the date, using quotations, but nothing will work. Can the MATCH
function be used with dates? Is there another formula to accomplish this? The
setup is as follows and, as always any help is most appreciated

1/1/2009 2/2/2009 3/3/2009 4/4/2009
Project A
Project B
Project C

Danny,

Check out the "troubleshoot MATCH" section on this link.
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions03.html

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"dannyboy8" wrote:

I am attempting to use the index and match functions to find the intersection
of project names and specific dates. The project names are along the rows in
the lefthand side and the dates are in one row across several columns. I have
set my index area, been able to match the project name using quotations, but
the formula will not let me return a column for the dates, I have tried
formattion the date, using quotations, but nothing will work. Can the MATCH
function be used with dates? Is there another formula to accomplish this? The
setup is as follows and, as always any help is most appreciated

1/1/2009 2/2/2009 3/3/2009 4/4/2009
Project A
Project B
Project C

Scott, it looks like when I click into the formula it is returning the right
row and column, but all the values returned are zero when I clearly see there
are values in the sheet here's my formula, let me know if I need to change
this:

=INDEX(schedule,MATCH("Project A",'project
list'!$B$1:$B$75,0),MATCH(--"12/5/2008",dates,0))

"porter444" wrote:

Danny,

Check out the "troubleshoot MATCH" section on this link.
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions03.html

--
If my posting was helpful, please click the "Yes" button.

ROCK ON!,

Scott


"dannyboy8" wrote:

I am attempting to use the index and match functions to find the intersection
of project names and specific dates. The project names are along the rows in
the lefthand side and the dates are in one row across several columns. I have
set my index area, been able to match the project name using quotations, but
the formula will not let me return a column for the dates, I have tried
formattion the date, using quotations, but nothing will work. Can the MATCH
function be used with dates? Is there another formula to accomplish this? The
setup is as follows and, as always any help is most appreciated

1/1/2009 2/2/2009 3/3/2009 4/4/2009
Project A
Project B
Project C