FIND/SEARCH FORMULA IN MS EXCEL (For range of data)

[ZAKIR]

HI,

I am looking for find /search formula in Ms Excel, in which i can find range of data from a cell.

for example Syntax are:

=find(find_text,within_text,start number)

=search(find_text,within_text,start number)


In syntax "find_text" should be range of data instead of single cell/or criteria.

 

[ParamRay]

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You could use an array formula.

For example, if the cell you want to search in is A1 then you could enter this array formula into cells B1 and C1 (by Ctrl + Shift + Enter):

{=SEARCH({"apple","banana"},A1)}

 

[ZAKIR]

Thanks gpeacock!

{=SEARCH({"apple","banana"},A1)}

But i need to put Range of Data (A2:A180) instead of "apple","banana", because i have more than 150 text values to be search from 1 cell.

 

[vds1]

You Can try

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A180=A1),ROW(A2:A180))

where A1 is your data to be searched. If found returns 0 else returns row number.