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    Search for partial matches in a spreadsheet

    Hi all
    I have 2 spreadsheets in a file which I attach. In the metadata spreadsheet, I need to check if the product field of items in Yellow highlight exists as a partial match (cell to contain at least one of the words in the metadata cell) in the Product field cell of the master list spreadsheet. For example. Take row 84 of the metadata table. That's the product Valio Cheese xorhgos. In Row 7872 of the master list spreadsheet there is valio cheese which contains at least one of the words in my metadata cell. So ideally we would run this as a vlookup for partial match on column M of the metadata table.
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    Re: Search for partial matches in a spreadsheet

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    Re: Search for partial matches in a spreadsheet

    Please try this formula:
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    Meanwhile, I suppose you need the Fuzzy Lookup Add-In for your Excel, or fuzzy matching function in Power Query.
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    Re: Search for partial matches in a spreadsheet

    worksheet name : Metadata-2
    Cell I2 formula , Drag down and across

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    Re: Search for partial matches in a spreadsheet

    Thanks but this one won't find partial matches. For instance Row 123 in the metadata spreadsheet should read valio.

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    Re: Search for partial matches in a spreadsheet

    Perhaps the following will help.
    I placed the following formula in cell N2, dragged over to cell Q2 and then, while N2:Q2 were still selected, down to Q2042:
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    I would think that in most cases the the cell in column N will be the match for which you are looking, however I wanted to let you see what the other possible matches were also.
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