Count Duplicate Text in two different columns in two sheets

[nd1611]

Hi,
I have two different excel files that I need to compare two columns of text. The text columns do not have the same number of populated cells with text and cannot be arranged so that A4 in sheet one = A4 in sheet 2. I want to be able to take the text value in column A row one from sheet one and write a condition where I search the entire range of cells, for example A1:A52 in sheet two, and if any text in that range is the same as the text in A1 from sheet one, I want a True value to show or even better, a value of one. Then A2 in sheet one would be compared to the same range on sheet two and so forth. Hopefully this makes sense. An answer would be much appreciated. Thanks
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[indiantrix]

First, an assumption: if you are searching for "Red" on the column in sheet#2, and one of those cells contains "Blue and red", this is NOT a match. If this assumption is valid, then in cell B1 write the following formula: =IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,[OtherBook.xls]Sheet2!$A$1:$A$52,1,FALSE)),"",1)
and copy down.
This should do the trick, providing the initial assumption is valid.
HTH /s/ Larry

 

[Aladin Akyurek]

=ISNUMBER(MATCH(A1,Sheet2!$A$1:$A$52,0))+0

 

[indiantrix]

Nice one, Aladin! I like.

 

[nd1611]

Thanks guys, I will try these out
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