try this VLOOKUP(A1&"*",Sheet1!$A:$A,1,0)
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Anish Shrivastava <anish....@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello Experts, > > I am writing this mail with a great hope. > > Please see the attached file where I have 2 sheets with data populated > column "A". > > I want to find the best possible match in Column "B" on 2nd Sheet From > Sheet 1. > > Since the names are not exactly matching I need your help otherwise a > simple vlookup formula would have done the task for me. > > Just to simplify my query and for a better understanding I would put the > formula which I would have used if the naming convention on both the sheets > were same. > > =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!$A:$A,1,FALSE) in (cell B1 - Sheet 2) > > It will help me in reducing the manual work and also I would learn it.. > > Thanks, > Anish > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Some important links for excel users: > 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : > http://twitter.com/exceldailytip > 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 > 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com > 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com > 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link > http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > -- *Regards* * * *Ashish Koul* *akoul*.*blogspot*.com <http://akoul.blogspot.com/> http://akoul.posterous.com/ *akoul*.wordpress.com <http://akoul.wordpress.com/> My Linkedin Profile <http://in.linkedin.com/pub/ashish-koul/10/400/830> P Before printing, think about the environment. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel
