*Dear friend, =VLOOKUP("*"&A1&"*",Sheet1!A:A,1,0)
please help me after vlookup "*",&a1&"*" Thanks with Mothilal * On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Anish Shrivastava <anish....@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Ankur, Rajan, Haseeb and Ashish for helping me.. :) > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Rajan_Verma <rajanverma1...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> *=VLOOKUP("*"&A1&"*",Sheet1!A:A,1,0)* >> >> *Use this* >> >> * * >> >> *From:* excel-macros@googlegroups.com [mailto: >> excel-macros@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Anish Shrivastava >> *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2011 3:43 PM >> *To:* excel-macros@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help on String Matching**** >> >> ** ** >> >> 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**** >> >> -- >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- J.Mohilal Universal Computer Systems # 16, Brindavan Complex Otteri, Vellore-2 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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