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SEARCH for a cell value within the string of a list of cells

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    SEARCH for a cell value within the string of a list of cells

    I have values in column A and similar values in column B. I want to be able to find if the string in A1 is found anywhere within any of the cells in column B. This may not be the SEARCH function, but I thought it could be.

    For example:

    Column A contains values such as {cat, dog, bird}
    Column B contains values such as {eee, ddd, bbb, acat}

    I would get a return of TRUE for cat as it appears within a string in column B.


    Thanks in advance
    Last edited by burlywood66; 12-26-2012 at 03:42 PM.

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    Re: SEARCH for a cell value within the string of a list of cells

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    Re: SEARCH for a cell value within the string of a list of cells

    Thanks a lot! Works great.

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