I would like to compare cells in column B with cells in column A. If
cell in column B is found in column A, corresponding cell in column C
will display message, else "Not Found!".

My problem lies in the fact that text in column B is not exactly equal
to text in column A.

I have read other threads on this but none tackle the text strings not
being exactly equal.

Example;
Cell A1: QWERT ASDF
Cell B1: QWERTYU ASDFG

Any help really appreciated


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What should be the result for the example you provided. Should it be no
found. If otherwise, on what parameters do you want to match the
texts?

Manges

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Suppose I have the following;


[A1] QWE RTYU [B1] QWE RT [C1] QWE RTYU
[A2] ASD FGH [B2] ASD F [C2] ASD FGH
[A3] QAZ WSX [B3] GHJ KL [C3] 'QAZ WSX' NOT FOUND

Column A will always be larger (greater # of rows) than column B.
Cells that do not match I would like to use shading to indicate. (I
think I will use conditional formatting for this purpose).

I have being using the 'VLOOKUP' function, but this is not really
suitable for my needs. Ultimately, I want the file to be user-friendly
and automated.

I have also tried using 'IF(COUNTIF(RANGE,CELL)0,"",CELL & "NOT
FOUND")'.


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Are you saying that 'any' string in column B has to match the left (variable
length) 'any' string in column A - if it does put column A string into
column C, if not then put column A string & "not found" in column C - or is
it a row by row comparison?

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Suppose I have the following;


[A1] QWE RTYU [B1] QWE RT [C1] QWE RTYU
[A2] ASD FGH [B2] ASD F [C2] ASD FGH
[A3] QAZ WSX [B3] GHJ KL [C3] 'QAZ WSX' NOT FOUND

Column A will always be larger (greater # of rows) than column B.
Cells that do not match I would like to use shading to indicate. (I
think I will use conditional formatting for this purpose).

I have being using the 'VLOOKUP' function, but this is not really
suitable for my needs. Ultimately, I want the file to be user-friendly
and automated.

I have also tried using 'IF(COUNTIF(RANGE,CELL)0,"",CELL & "NOT
FOUND")'.


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Column A & B do not match exactly, but are pretty close.
Originally, both columns had '_' & '@' included, but I added macros t
getr rid of these - easier to do comparisons (methinks!).

Here are some of my entries;

[Col A];
RD INP LKG 0V
RD INP LKG 5V25

[Col B];
RD INP LKG 5V25 nA
CS INP LKG 5V25 nA

[Col C];
RD INP LKG 5V25 - Found
CS INP LKG 5V25 nA - Not Found


{I think *Jindon* has me on the right track, but it's still not workin
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In Cell C1 enter:
=IF(ISNUMBER(FIND(B1,A1)),A1,A1&" Not Found")
and copy down.
HTH

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Column A & B do not match exactly, but are pretty close.
Originally, both columns had '_' & '@' included, but I added macros to
getr rid of these - easier to do comparisons (methinks!).

Here are some of my entries;

[Col A];
RD INP LKG 0V
RD INP LKG 5V25

[Col B];
RD INP LKG 5V25 nA
CS INP LKG 5V25 nA

[Col C];
RD INP LKG 5V25 - Found
CS INP LKG 5V25 nA - Not Found


{I think *Jindon* has me on the right track, but it's still not working
for me!}


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PLPE

added 3rd argument to determine number of words to be compared.
e.g.
=wfind(b1,a$1:a$10,3)
will compare first 3 words

Code
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Function wfind(r As Range, rng As Range, Optional cap As Integer) As String

Dim c As Range, txt1, txt2, flag As Boolean, i As Integer
txt1 = Split(r, " "): flag = False
If IsMissing(cap) Then
cap = UBound(txt1)
Else
cap = cap - 1
End If
For Each c In rng
txt2 = Split(c, " ")
For i = LBound(txt1) To cap
If Trim(txt1(i)) Like Trim(txt2(i)) & "*" Then
flag = True
Else
flag = False: Exit For
End If
If i = UBound(txt2) Then Exit For
Next
If flag = True Then
wfind = r & " Found": Exit Function
End If
Next

wfind = r & " not found"

End Function

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PLPE Wrote:
Column A & B do not match exactly, but are pretty close.
Originally, both columns had '_' & '@' included, but I added macros t
getr rid of these - easier to do comparisons (methinks!).

Here are some of my entries;

[Col A];
RD INP LKG 0V
RD INP LKG 5V25

[Col B];
RD INP LKG 5V25 nA
CS INP LKG 5V25 nA

[Col C];
RD INP LKG 5V25 - Found
CS INP LKG 5V25 nA - Not Found


{I think *Jindon* has me on the right track, but it's still not workin
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Hi,

UDF

Use like in cell
=wfind(A1,B$1:B$10)


Code
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Function wfind(r As Range, rng As Range) As String

Dim c As Range, txt1, txt2, flag As Boolean
txt1 = Split(r, " "): flag = False
For Each c In rng
txt2 = Split(c, " ")
For i = LBound(txt1) To UBound(txt1)
If Trim(txt1(i)) Like Trim(txt2(i)) & "*" Then
flag = True
Else
flag = False
End If
Next
If flag = True Then
wfind = r & " Found": Exit Function
End If
Next
wfind = r & " not found"

End Function

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jindon Wrote:


Code:
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Function wfind(r As Range, rng As Range) As String

Dim c As Range, txt1, txt2, flag As Boolean
txt1 = Split(r, " "): flag = False
For Each c In rng
txt2 = Split(c, " ")
For i = LBound(txt1) To UBound(txt1)
If Trim(txt1(i)) Like Trim(txt2(i)) & "*" Then
flag = True
Else
flag = False
End If
Next
If flag = True Then
wfind = r & " Found": Exit Function
End If
Next
wfind = r & " not found"

End Function

--------------------


I've been banging around with this code and the idea behind it for the
day. It will simply return "txt1 Found", regardless of whether txt2 is
present or not.

Any other ideas? ♦¿♦


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Your example is they are NOT the same! So what is the condition(s) that
allow a string to match?

Is it spaces embedded or at beginning or end, or parts of strings etc.....

Exact matches are easy - in-exact matches need clear conditions

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I would like to compare cells in column B with cells in column A. If
cell in column B is found in column A, corresponding cell in column C
will display message, else "Not Found!".

My problem lies in the fact that text in column B is not exactly equal
to text in column A.

I have read other threads on this but none tackle the text strings not
being exactly equal.

Example;
Cell A1: QWERT ASDF
Cell B1: QWERTYU ASDFG

Any help really appreciated


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