Hi,

Use the formula :-
=OFFSET($A$1,MATCH($B$1,$A$1:$A$6,1)-1,0)

Sample worksheet is also attached for your ready reference.  Let me
know if this suits your requirements.

Regards,
DILIPandey

On 10/12/11, B Sharma <sharma....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Excel Experts....
> I want to select a date which is either equals to or lesser than the
> select date.
>
> For Example
>
> in Column 1 I have different dates
>
> 01-Apr-2010
> 01-Jul-2010
> 15-Aug-2010
> 01-Oct-2010
> 15-Nov-2010
> 08-Aug-2010
>
>  (sorted and un sorted both)
>
> In Cell B2 I have entered a date, say.  15-Sep-2010
> In Cell C3 I want a formula which will return the date either equals
> to B2 or 1 time lesser than it.
> In this case the result will be 15-Aug-2010
>
>
> Please help.... its very urgent
>
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