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Indicate a partial match from a column of data

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    Indicate a partial match from a column of data

    Hi Folks

    I am trying to do the following task in Excel (2010)

    I have a column of text in column A1...

    MELTON MOWBRAY B S
    EDF ENERGY
    ROYAL SUNALLIANCE
    PLUSNET PLC
    YORKSHIRE WATER
    BRITISH RED CROSS
    BARNSLEY MBC INCME
    WWW.GIFFGAFF.COM ONLINE STORE
    TV LICENCE MB


    In cell B1 I have the text "EDF ENERGY JANUARY"

    I want cell C1 to indicate (change from 0 to 1) that there is a partial match "EDF ENERGY" from the list in column A

    What is the best way of achieving this?

    Many thanks
    Paul.

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    Re: Indicate a partial match from a column of data

    Please try any of these functions.
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    Last edited by ramananhrm; 08-08-2013 at 06:26 AM.
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    Re: Indicate a partial match from a column of data

    in C1:
    =IF(OR(NOT(ISERROR(FIND(B1,A1:A12))),NOT(ISERROR(FIND(A1:A12,B1)))),1,0)
    it's an array formula so confirm with ctrl+shift+enter

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