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From: excel-macros@googlegroups.com [mailto:excel-macros@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anish Shrivastava Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 3:43 PM To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching Hello Experts, I am writing this mail with a great hope. Please see the attached file where I have 2 sheets with data populated column "A". I want to find the best possible match in Column "B" on 2nd Sheet From Sheet 1. Since the names are not exactly matching I need your help otherwise a simple vlookup formula would have done the task for me. Just to simplify my query and for a better understanding I would put the formula which I would have used if the naming convention on both the sheets were same. =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!$A:$A,1,FALSE) in (cell B1 - Sheet 2) It will help me in reducing the manual work and also I would learn it.. Thanks, Anish -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel