On one sheet I have a list of complete UPC codes. On another sheet, the UPC
codes are only partial numbers. I need to do a look up to match the partial
UPC with the full UPC.
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maryj

When using VLookups, if you leave the final field blank instead of saying
false, it will find fields that are close. See if this helps.

"maryj" wrote:

On one sheet I have a list of complete UPC codes. On another sheet, the UPC
codes are only partial numbers. I need to do a look up to match the partial
UPC with the full UPC.
--
maryj

Thanks - I tried that - it doesn't work. It does not always bring in the
correct result.
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maryj


"Iskus23" wrote:

When using VLookups, if you leave the final field blank instead of saying
false, it will find fields that are close. See if this helps.

"maryj" wrote:

On one sheet I have a list of complete UPC codes. On another sheet, the UPC
codes are only partial numbers. I need to do a look up to match the partial
UPC with the full UPC.
--
maryj

Do you have any other fields that would match exactly? Perhaps you could do
the Vlookup using one of those.

"maryj" wrote:

Thanks - I tried that - it doesn't work. It does not always bring in the
correct result.
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maryj


"Iskus23" wrote:

When using VLookups, if you leave the final field blank instead of saying
false, it will find fields that are close. See if this helps.

"maryj" wrote:

On one sheet I have a list of complete UPC codes. On another sheet, the UPC
codes are only partial numbers. I need to do a look up to match the partial
UPC with the full UPC.
--
maryj

I wish there was another field to use.
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maryj


"Iskus23" wrote:

Do you have any other fields that would match exactly? Perhaps you could do
the Vlookup using one of those.

"maryj" wrote:

Thanks - I tried that - it doesn't work. It does not always bring in the
correct result.
--
maryj


"Iskus23" wrote:

When using VLookups, if you leave the final field blank instead of saying
false, it will find fields that are close. See if this helps.

"maryj" wrote:

On one sheet I have a list of complete UPC codes. On another sheet, the UPC
codes are only partial numbers. I need to do a look up to match the partial
UPC with the full UPC.
--
maryj

Mary,

Try this.

=SUMPRODUCT((ISNUMBER(SEARCH(A1,Sheet3!$A$1:$A$4,1 )))*(Sheet3!$A$1:$A$4))

This is where A1 is your partial code and Sheet3!A1:A4 is your complete
codes. Copy this down your list of partials. This also assumes that
your partials will be unique to only one complete code.

Does that help?

Steve


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