Function or formula to convert "text" month to number of month?

Is there a function to convert the text name of a month (e.g., "April") to
its corresponding number (e.g., "4")? If not, the only workaround I can
think of would be a long, nested IF function (e.g., =IF(A1="January",
"1",IF(A1="February", "2", . . . etc. . . ))))))))

TIA for any help offered,
Steve

You're welcome.
--
Kevin Vaughn


"Steve Vincent" wrote:

> Perfect! Thanks Kevin!
> Steve
>
> "Kevin Vaughn" wrote:
>
> > With April in B18, this worked for me:
> > =MONTH(DATEVALUE(B18 & " 1, 2006"))
> > --
> > Kevin Vaughn
> >
> >
> > "Steve Vincent" wrote:
> >
> > > Is there a function to convert the text name of a month (e.g., "April") to
> > > its corresponding number (e.g., "4")? If not, the only workaround I can
> > > think of would be a long, nested IF function (e.g., =IF(A1="January",
> > > "1",IF(A1="February", "2", . . . etc. . . ))))))))
> > >
> > > TIA for any help offered,
> > > Steve