Something like this works comparing values in A1 and A2

Sub StrComp()
Dim myString As String
Dim ans As Boolean
myString = Range("A1").Value
ans = InStr(1, myString, Range("A2"))
MsgBox ans
End Sub

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"cjsmith22" wrote
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is there any way to extract whatever string is in a particular cell in
order to then compare that string with strings in cells in other
ranges?


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