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trying to match text in 2 worksheets
Hi,
I have text data on sheet1 (UserSort) in columns A and B - random order cannot be changed column B does not have text data in every cell, some are blank. sheet two (Temp-A) column A has the same data as sheet1 column A. i need to populate sheet2 column B with the data sheet1 sheet2 A B A B Hodge pc-hodge ralph ? (need to populate pc-hodge here) ralph pc-ralph lacy (should be blank or #na if not data in sheet1 column B) jones jones lacy smith smith pc-lacy hodge I have searched and adjusted these but with no luck: IF(A9="",,"This is true",INDEX(sheet1!$A$1:$A$1000,MATCH(TRUE,ISNUMBE R(SEARCH(A9,$B$1:$B$1000)),0))) =INDEX(UserSort!$A$2:$A$1000,MATCH('Temp-A'!A1,$B$1:$B$1000,1)) =VLOOKUP(B4,UserSort!$B$2:$B$1000,1,TRUE) Thanks for the help. |
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trying to match text in 2 worksheets
Ok, Let me make sure I have the 'rules' right:
Matching column is A on both sheets, it is column B on the second sheet (Temp-A) that you need to populate with related information from the first sheet (UserSort). I'll start at row 2 on the Temp-A sheet. This formula in column B (i.e., first entry at B2) should work for you: =VLOOKUP(A2,UserSort!$A$2:$B$1000,2,FALSE) To explain; You are trying to match the data in column A, so A2, passes the information in column A on the current row on the current sheet as the search/to-match information. UserSort!$A$2:B$!1000, says to compare our A2 value to all values in column A from row 2 to row 1000 on UserSort sheet and then return the value from the second column ( ,2, ) of the table we've identified from the first match made. Finally, the ,FALSE portion says that the information on UserSort sheet may not be in order. The VLOOKUP compares the search/to-match information to that in the 1st column of the lookup table referenced, so it's always going to look in column A in this setup. Hope this helps. "simpsonehh" wrote: Hi, I have text data on sheet1 (UserSort) in columns A and B - random order cannot be changed column B does not have text data in every cell, some are blank. sheet two (Temp-A) column A has the same data as sheet1 column A. i need to populate sheet2 column B with the data sheet1 sheet2 A B A B Hodge pc-hodge ralph ? (need to populate pc-hodge here) ralph pc-ralph lacy (should be blank or #na if not data in sheet1 column B) jones jones lacy smith smith pc-lacy hodge I have searched and adjusted these but with no luck: IF(A9="",,"This is true",INDEX(sheet1!$A$1:$A$1000,MATCH(TRUE,ISNUMBE R(SEARCH(A9,$B$1:$B$1000)),0))) =INDEX(UserSort!$A$2:$A$1000,MATCH('Temp-A'!A1,$B$1:$B$1000,1)) =VLOOKUP(B4,UserSort!$B$2:$B$1000,1,TRUE) Thanks for the help. |
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