Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching

2011-09-21 Thread Anish Shrivastava
Hi Haseeb, Thanks for you help on this query but recently I noticed onething, this formula works when we have to match strings from left. In this case it works fine. But when I have the below scenario, it doesnt work properly. For example, in source sheet I have Analex Corporation and in

Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching

2011-09-21 Thread jmothilal
:* $$Excel-Macros$$ 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

Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching

2011-09-21 Thread Sam Mathai Chacko
, 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

Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching

2011-07-19 Thread Anish Shrivastava
Hey Haseeb, This formula is AWESOME man... Tooo goood.. helped me big time.. A big THANK YOU :) Thanks, Anish On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Haseeb Avarakkan haseeb.avarak...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Try this Array Formula. Must hit CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, rather than ENTER.

Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching

2011-07-12 Thread Anish Shrivastava
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

Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching

2011-07-11 Thread ashish koul
try this VLOOKUP(A1*,Sheet1!$A:$A,1,0) On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Anish Shrivastava anish@gmail.comwrote: 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

Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching

2011-07-11 Thread Anish Shrivastava
Hi Ashish, This one looks great but it will only help if few of the characters at the end of the text is missing. For Example - Guitar Center, . (row # 1650) in the 2nd sheet is not able to find the value because it's Guitar Center, Inc. in sheet one. *I wanted something like which matches the