VLookup help needed

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jc352

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  1. 365
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I have several names in a list that do not exactly match information on another sheet. How would I go about changing my VLookup to accommodate these differences in the names? I have managed to make it work for most, but have a few that I can't manage to figure out a solution other than manually correcting the names.

Sheet 1


Excel 2010
AB
1Bailey, Kelly R94.36
2Bessert, Nanette R93.11
3Bradley, Susan R92.49
4Campbell, Sharlene R86.16
5Del Real, Paul83.6
6Garcia, Sally R90.91
7Jackson, Sarah H93.14
8Jarvis, Brenda J88.07
9Lindo, Mary M88.52
10Lippert, Jacqueline R92.04
11Lizarraras, Virginia R93
12Marine Dominguez, Deirdre87.86
13McClinton, Bradley W78.88
14Pollard, Pamela R96.13
15Ragland, Letitia R91.07
16Schwenk, Kathy R86.83
17Strellrecht, Lisa92.92
18Sullivan, Kathleen J.93.47
19Vail, Sharleen R95.67
20Wright, Cheryl L80.81
Sheet1


Sheet 2


Excel 2010
AB
1BAILEY, KELLY#N/A
2BESSERT, NANETTE E#N/A
3BRADLEY, SUSAN C#N/A
4CAMPBELL, SHARLENE D#N/A
5DELREAL, PAUL#N/A
6GARCIA, SALLY#N/A
7JACKSON, SARAH M#N/A
8JARVIS, BRENDA, J#N/A
9LINDO, MARIA M#N/A
10LIPPERT, JACQUELINE#N/A
11LIZARRARAS, VIRGINIA#N/A
12MARINE DOMINGUEZ, DEIRDRE, M#N/A
13MCCLINTON, BRADLEY M#N/A
14POLLARD, PAMELA A#N/A
15RAGLAND, LETITIA A#N/A
16SCHWENK, KATHY J#N/A
17STELLRECHT, LISA#N/A
18SULLIVAN, KATHLEEN J#N/A
19VAIL, SHARLEEN C#N/A
20WRIGHT, CHERYL#N/A
Sheet2
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B1=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A1,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A1,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B2=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A2,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A2,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B3=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A3,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A3," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A3,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A3,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A3," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B4=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A4,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A4," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A4,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A4,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A4," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B5=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A5,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A5," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A5,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A5,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A5," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B6=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A6,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A6," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A6,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A6,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A6," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B7=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A7,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A7," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A7,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A7,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A7," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B8=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A8,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A8," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A8,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A8,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A8," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B9=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A9,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A9," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A9,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A9,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A9," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B10=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A10,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A10," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A10,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A10,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A10," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B11=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A11,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A11," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A11,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A11,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A11," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B12=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A12,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A12," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A12,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A12,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A12," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B13=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A13,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A13," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A13,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A13,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A13," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B14=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A14,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A14," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A14,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A14,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A14," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B15=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A15,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A15," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A15,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A15,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A15," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B16=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A16,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A16," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A16,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A16,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A16," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B17=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A17,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A17," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A17,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A17,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A17," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B18=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A18,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A18," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A18,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A18,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A18," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B19=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A19,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A19," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A19,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A19,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A19," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
B20=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A20,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A20," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE)),VLOOKUP(A20,Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(TRIM(LEFT(A20,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A20," ","^",2),1)-1)),Sheet1!$A$1:$B$20,2,FALSE))
 

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Thank you, that worked perfectly. I am not all that familiar with using arrays with formulas.
 
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