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Look up text in a cell and replace with pre-defined text from a database.

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    Look up text in a cell and replace with pre-defined text from a database.

    Greetings All

    I realy urgently need excel formula help here please...I am sure it can be done.

    1] I extract batches of information which is copied to cell "A1:A1000" by example in "A1":
    "INET IMMEDIATE PMT ABSA BANK KOBA IT SOLUTIONS 1600D807B2"

    2] I have a excell database with various predefined name entries i.e.
    KOBA IT SOLUTIONS
    MUSTEK SA
    NORBAIN SOLUTIONS

    3] I need a formula to look-up or find in the whole description mentioned in cell "A1" or to find something mentioned with "Koba" and copy it to cell "B1" with the pre-defined database description "KOBA IT SOLUTIONS".

    If anybody can help me, it will be grately appreciated and if you could mail me the solution to : [email protected]

    Appreciated and regards
    Anton

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    Re: Look up text in a cell and replace with pre-defined text from a database.

    hi Anton, welcome to the forum. see if the attachment in this link can help you:
    http://www.excelforum.com/excel-form...73#post2920073

    it's something similar i helped someone with. do paste your data inside the file because the Named Range has been set.

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    Re: Look up text in a cell and replace with pre-defined text from a database.

    Hi, Benishiryo

    Thank you very much for the quick response...worked on it this morning and it is exactly what I needed.

    Regards
    Anton

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