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=SUMPRODUCT(--(ApplStaff!$A$2:$A$482=$B$5),--(ApplStaff!$B$2:$B$482="Jone*"))
=SUMPRODUCT(--(ApplStaff!$A$2:$A$482=$B$5),--(left(ApplStaff!$B$2:$B$482,4)="Jone"))--Don GuillettSalesAid "briank" wrote in ...I am trying to create a sumproduct command that allows for a wildcard inone of the criteria. In the example below I want the term Jone, Jones,Joneston, etc... to all fit the bill. Is there a way to incorporate a wildcard into this command?=SUMPRODUCT(--(ApplStaff!$A$2:$A$482=$B$5),--(ApplStaff!$B$2:$B$482="Jone*"))