Matching text between two column

[amitvnarendra]

Hi All,

I am looking to search if text column A is preset in column B. How do I go about doing that?

Please see the example below

Column A Column B

Flight to Zante Get cheap tickets
Flights to London Plan your trip to the UK
Flights to Glasgow Get flights to zante
Cheap flights to Flight to London

 

[alansidman]

In your example, do the items need to be in the same row? If the match is found, then what do you wish to happen? Does the match need to be the whole phrase or just a word. More information as to what you are trying to do is needed. Your requirement is not specific enough to provide a viable solution.

 

[Indystick]

	A	B	C
1	D	B	0
2	D	C	0
3	E	F	4
4	D	E	0
5	B	Q	1

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I have substituted letters for the phrases you have.

In column C I have the following formula which returns the position of any match between column A and Column B. Any non-zero value in C is a duplicate.

{ =IFNA(MATCH(B2:B6,C2:C6,0),0) }

Note: This only returns the first duplicate (e.g., if you have more than one match in in column 2 the number returned will always be the first. I am sure there is a way to add to the formula to address this, but I don't have time right now to figure it out.

 

[amitvnarendra]

In your example, do the items need to be in the same row? If the match is found, then what do you wish to happen? Does the match need to be the whole phrase or just a word. More information as to what you are trying to do is needed. Your requirement is not specific enough to provide a viable solution.

Thank for asking for more clarification. The items do not need to be in the same row. If the match is found the I just want it to say yes. it has to be the whole phrase. Let me know if you need any further clarification.

 

[Indystick]

If all you need is a "Yes" for any duplicate, then this modification to the formula I posted above will work:

{ =IFNA(IF(MATCH(B2:B6,C2:C6,0),"Yes"),0) }