Find the Closest Match in Excel using data from a Table - excel

Question

I am trying to write a formula in Excel that will find the closest match in one column and return that value, so that it can be used in a SUMIFS formula. I have done some investigating and found that everyone points at this specific formula:
{=INDEX(data,MATCH(MIN(ABS(data-value)),ABS(data-value),0))}
The issue I am having though is I am trying to convert this to use data from a Table and have this so far:
{=INDEX(_CCD01[[#All],[Date]],MATCH(MIN(ABS(_CCD01[[#All],[Date]]-TODAY())),ABS(_CCD01[[#All],[Date]]-TODAY()),0))}
But Excel returns a #VALUE! error.
What the formula needs to do, is find the closest date in column _CCD01[[#All],[Date]] using TODAY() as the search criteria.
The file with the table and formula can be found here:
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Any help or thoughts will be appreciated.
Dave

Answer 1

This is an array formula.
=INDEX(_CCD01[Date],MATCH(MIN(ABS(_CCD01[Date]-TODAY())),ABS(_CCD01[Date]-TODAY()),0))
To enter/confirm an array formula, hold down ctrl + shift while hitting enter. If you do this correctly, Excel will place braces {...} around the formula seen in the formula bar.
The syntax you were using _CCD01[[#All],[Date]] will also return the header row of the column. There's no need for this, and it is the cause of your #VALUE! error.
The ABS function will return a #VALUE error (as the first element) in the array it returns when applied against the column since the first entry is text.
And then MIN arguments that are error values or text that cannot be translated into numbers cause errors.