Comparing two columns

**kolilok** · 02-13-2012, 02:32 AM

Hi please help I'm just a noob when it comes to excel. and btw I'm using excel 2007.
I want to compare 2 columns of string and return only the numbers in column c because I have 3000 list.

E.G.

Column A Column B Column C

B.FLY VLV-2"" #125 CI VALVE BFLYVLV-2 IN CL-125 CI 2 125

**kolilok** · 02-13-2012, 02:34 AM

Clear Sample:

Column A:

B.FLY VLV-2"" #125 CI

Column B:

VALVE BFLYVLV-2 IN CL-125 CI

Column C:

2 125

**zbor** · 02-13-2012, 02:36 AM

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**zbor** · 02-13-2012, 02:44 AM

Can you give several more examples?
Different of course, so we can see consistency between them.

Best would be to upload example workbook.

**kolilok** · 02-13-2012, 02:53 AM

Here is the attached sample.

Sample.xlsx

**teylyn** · 02-13-2012, 03:03 AM

Hello,

can you please explain the logic? What determines which numbers you want returned? Also, where does comparing two columns come in?

**kolilok** · 02-13-2012, 03:24 AM

Column A [Description] vs Column B [New Global Description]: I need [New Global Description] to check [Description] if it has same number content and return it to Column C.