Need help with advanced filter
I am using advanced filter in Ex2002 to filter a list of strings based on a
string criteria. The problem is that Excel does not match strings exactly, it also returns longer strings where the criteria is a sub-string. I.e., if the list is "AAA" "AA" "A" and the criteria is "A", it will return all 3 entries instead of one. Is there any way to force excel to filter by exact match? Thanks! RADO |
Need help with advanced filter
In the criteria area, enter the column heading, and in the cell below,
enter the following formula: ="=A" There's an example he http://www.contextures.com/xladvfilter01.html#Criteria This isn't case sensitive. If you need an exact match, you can use an EXACT formula in the criteria range. RADO wrote: I am using advanced filter in Ex2002 to filter a list of strings based on a string criteria. The problem is that Excel does not match strings exactly, it also returns longer strings where the criteria is a sub-string. I.e., if the list is "AAA" "AA" "A" and the criteria is "A", it will return all 3 entries instead of one. Is there any way to force excel to filter by exact match? Thanks! RADO -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
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