Formula to Lookup Partial text and result from same row different column

Tianorth

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First of all can I apologise, I can read and understand formulas, but find it hard to write them.

I require a formula to return a value from a row (in a table) on another worksheet (Tab 1), where the table has partial text.
Tab 3 has full text (in cell) that I require the result to be copied.

The way I see the formula is :-
Tab3 cell U4 = Tab1 P:P (if Tab1 column C:C (partial text) is contained in Tab3 cell C4 (full text).

Hope this is clear.


Tab 3Tab 1
Full info Partial info
68974-41101 This cell to return value of 41101 Printed
68974-41103 columnF in tab 1, if tab 1 column B:B 41102 Printed
68974-41315 is contained within tab 3 column A 41103 Ready to print
68974-41102 41104 Held
68974-41416 41105 Started
68974-61116 41106 Not allocated
68974-41614 41107 Complete
68974-41108 41108 Printed
68974-41190 41109 Not allocated
68974-41117 41110 Not allocated
68974-41150 41111 Not allocated
68974-41111 41112 Held
68974-41112 41113 Held
68974-41104 41114 Started
68974-41713 41115 Complete
68974-41174 41116 Complete
68974-47115 41117 Started
<colgroup><col width="81" style="width: 61pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2962;"> <col width="64" style="width: 48pt;" span="13"> <col width="95" style="width: 71pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 3474;"> <col width="64" style="width: 48pt;" span="2"> <tbody> </tbody>


I have been searching for a formula/help for the last 3 days, before finally registering on here for help.

Thank you in advance

Tia
 

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How about
=INDEX(Sheet1!$F$2:$F$18,MATCH(--MID(A2,FIND("-",A2)+1,100),Sheet1!$B$2:$B$18,0))
 
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I'm coming back with #VALUE ! when I put it in my spreadsheet and change the ranges.


If I understand the formula :-

This gives the results =INDEX(Sheet1!$F$2:$F$18) when the search text and partial text match

This is the search text (--MID(A2,FIND("-",A2)+1,100)

and this is where the partial text is ,Sheet1!$B$2:$B$18,0))


The area it is failing is the search text as my text includes spaces, dashes or no space.

Apologies for not having that in the example (now modified - see below).

68974-41101
68974 41103
68974-41315
6897441102
68974-41416
68974-61116
68974-41614
68974-41108
68974-41190
68974-41117
68974-41150
6897441111
68974-41112
68974 41104
68974-41713
68974-41174
68974-47115
<colgroup><col width="81" style="width: 61pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2962;"> <tbody> </tbody>

Tia
 
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Apologies just seen this at bottom of thread.

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Thought my reply had not sent!

Tia
 
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Will it always be the last five characters the need to be used for the search?
 
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In this case yes but in other spreadsheets there could be another 3 or 5 numerics after (with or without spaces or dashes).

Thanks Tia
 
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In that case for this instance use
=INDEX(Sheet1!$F$2:$F$18,MATCH(--RIGHT(A2,5),Sheet1!$B$2:$B$18,0))
 
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The Right function returns a string, the -- coerces that string back into a number
 
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Thank you that has worked.

Had to do a little editing of the partial text as first number had changed to text (I think) as it had a green triangle in the top corner of the cell.


Is there a way to get it to work with any length string, whether txt or numerics?

Thanks Tia
 
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