Hello James-

Based on the nature of your data, it could be possible that VLOOKUP uses
logic "fuzzy" enough as it is. If the lookup values include many similar
entries, though, that may not be the case.

Forgive me if you are already aware of this, but although the fx does look
for an exact match, but it uses the preceding row once it finds an item that
is "higher" than what it is looking for. The key is that the lookup table
must be sorted in ascending order based on the first column.

FWIW |:)
"James" wrote:

Hello everyone,

does anyone know of an application or vb code that can be
used to search in two worksheets (like VLOOKUP) on
similar matches using fuzzy logic? For example, if on
one sheet I have I.B.M and the other IBM or James Smith
on one and Jim Smith on the other, is there anyway of
giving confidence codes to the match?

Thanks very much for your help,

James