Comments on: Search for a text string in an excel table http://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/ Quality excel resource Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Oscarhttp://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/comment-page-1/#comment-43874 Oscar Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:09:20 +0000 http://www.get-digital-help.com/?p=1837#comment-43874 Hasan, You can find an explanation here: http://www.get-digital-help.com/2010/11/22/return-multiple-matches-with-wildcard-vlookup-in-excel/ IFERROR function removes errors. Hasan,

You can find an explanation here:
http://www.get-digital-help.com/2010/11/22/return-multiple-matches-with-wildcard-vlookup-in-excel/

IFERROR function removes errors.

]]> By: Hasanhttp://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/comment-page-1/#comment-43617 Hasan Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:15:57 +0000 http://www.get-digital-help.com/?p=1837#comment-43617 Hi Oscar, Sorry for bothering you again for this. Will you be please kind enough to define the formula in two three lines in simple words for me.. Can't really understand how these functions are working.. specially ' _xlfn.IFERROR ' :(.. Apologies for the bother but would really appreciate your help. God Bless ! Hi Oscar,

Sorry for bothering you again for this. Will you be please kind enough to define the formula in two three lines in simple words for me.. Can't really understand how these functions are working.. specially ' _xlfn.IFERROR ' :( ..

Apologies for the bother but would really appreciate your help.

God Bless !

]]> By: Hasanhttp://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/comment-page-1/#comment-43609 Hasan Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:15:18 +0000 http://www.get-digital-help.com/?p=1837#comment-43609 Hi Oscar, Many thanks for the file. Apparently it looks to be exactly what I was looking for. This is simply great :).. Having said that the code seems to be really complex. Can I please have your email address so that I can request for any clarifications if required for the code ? Once again thanks a lot. God Bless !! Hi Oscar,

Many thanks for the file. Apparently it looks to be exactly what I was looking for. This is simply great :) ..

Having said that the code seems to be really complex. Can I please have your email address so that I can request for any clarifications if required for the code ?

Once again thanks a lot.

God Bless !!

]]> By: Oscarhttp://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/comment-page-1/#comment-43580 Oscar Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:16:15 +0000 http://www.get-digital-help.com/?p=1837#comment-43580 Hasan, Check out the attached file: <a href="http://www.get-digital-help.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Hasan.xlsx" rel="nofollow">Hasan.xlsx</a> Hasan,

Check out the attached file:
Hasan.xlsx

]]> By: Hasanhttp://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/comment-page-1/#comment-43196 Hasan Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:27:46 +0000 http://www.get-digital-help.com/?p=1837#comment-43196 Hi Oscar, Request your help for a similar kind of a query. I'm in a fix and can't really figure out how to get the required output. I have two columns A & B both containing string values. The value in Column A is basically a reference number and value in Column B contains detailed text containing that number itself... For e.g. Row 1 for Column A has a value 00125465.. Now in column B I have a value like (without qoutes) "With reference to the record number 00125465, we would like to..". This value of column A might exist in multiple rows of Column B. In my actual data there are around 160,000 unique values for column A and 97,000 values for column B. I need to search for all values of column A in column B and have some kind of an identifier in say Column C to know what values for column A are present in Column B. Please note that a value for Column A might exist on row # 10 and then row # 1000 in column B. Hope you can help me with this. Cheers ! Hi Oscar,

Request your help for a similar kind of a query. I'm in a fix and can't really figure out how to get the required output.

I have two columns A & B both containing string values. The value in Column A is basically a reference number and value in Column B contains detailed text containing that number itself...

For e.g. Row 1 for Column A has a value 00125465.. Now in column B I have a value like (without qoutes) "With reference to the record number 00125465, we would like to..". This value of column A might exist in multiple rows of Column B.

In my actual data there are around 160,000 unique values for column A and 97,000 values for column B. I need to search for all values of column A in column B and have some kind of an identifier in say Column C to know what values for column A are present in Column B. Please note that a value for Column A might exist on row # 10 and then row # 1000 in column B.

Hope you can help me with this.

Cheers !

]]> By: Oscarhttp://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/comment-page-1/#comment-37857 Oscar Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:07:00 +0000 http://www.get-digital-help.com/?p=1837#comment-37857 Lourens, This post describes how to search for multiple textstrings and return a match from another table: http://www.get-digital-help.com/2010/11/22/return-multiple-matches-with-wildcard-vlookup-in-excel/ Lourens,

This post describes how to search for multiple textstrings and return a match from another table: http://www.get-digital-help.com/2010/11/22/return-multiple-matches-with-wildcard-vlookup-in-excel/

]]> By: Oscarhttp://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/comment-page-1/#comment-37783 Oscar Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:05:44 +0000 http://www.get-digital-help.com/?p=1837#comment-37783 Lourens van 't Wout, Yes, I believe it is possible. Can you describe the two tables and how they are related? Lourens van 't Wout,

Yes, I believe it is possible.

Can you describe the two tables and how they are related?

]]> By: Lourenshttp://www.get-digital-help.com/2009/07/09/search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table/comment-page-1/#comment-37702 Lourens Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:36:24 +0000 http://www.get-digital-help.com/?p=1837#comment-37702 Dear Oscar, Do you know if there is a formula (or combination) that results in a text value I want to use with "vlookup" Something like the "like" function in Access. Example: text = "Kn1263-Techstore-MrFixit-12-11-2011" I want to Find the part "Tech". Then with Vlookup I want to find a related account in an Table. such a Tech is related to "200 Repare account" So I can keep controle over my Bankaccount for example. Maybe in VBA? Thanks in advance for your reply. Kind regards, Lourens van 't Wout The Netherlands Dear Oscar,

Do you know if there is a formula (or combination) that results in a text value I want to use with "vlookup"

Something like the "like" function in Access.

Example:
text = "Kn1263-Techstore-MrFixit-12-11-2011"

I want to Find the part "Tech".

Then with Vlookup I want to find a related account in an Table.
such a Tech is related to "200 Repare account"
So I can keep controle over my Bankaccount for example.

Maybe in VBA?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Kind regards,

Lourens van 't Wout
The Netherlands

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