I have 2 columns that contain names in no particular order. I need to search each name in column A for a potential match in column B w/o regard to row. For example,
A
Mary
Ben
Steve
B
Bobby
Oscar
Mary Hall
The function/forumla should find Mary Hall as a potential match for Mary even though it is not an exact match.
Thanks -
Try
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH("*"&A2&"*",B:B,0)),INDEX(B:B,MATCH("*"&A2&"*",B:B,0)),"")
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I believe thats it !!!!
Thanks a lot -
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