Wondering how I can go about this.
Have a long list of bond names (full text string I want) and another list that is compiled with essentially the same data, just more of it and unsorted. Is there a formula that is capable of matching the 3/4 text strings I have to the full text strings I have? the 3/4's are not "closest match" they should link up exactly to a full string in other cells.
For example, A1:A2800 = full text strings (columns b, c, d have other data) E1:E500 has the 3/4 text strings that I want to reconcile with the full ones. Want to lookup the full text string, find the 3/4 string tha matches and then have the corresponding data to the 3/4 strings pulled out.
let me know if you need more clarity.
Thanks in advance.
Rob.
Have a long list of bond names (full text string I want) and another list that is compiled with essentially the same data, just more of it and unsorted. Is there a formula that is capable of matching the 3/4 text strings I have to the full text strings I have? the 3/4's are not "closest match" they should link up exactly to a full string in other cells.
For example, A1:A2800 = full text strings (columns b, c, d have other data) E1:E500 has the 3/4 text strings that I want to reconcile with the full ones. Want to lookup the full text string, find the 3/4 string tha matches and then have the corresponding data to the 3/4 strings pulled out.
let me know if you need more clarity.
Thanks in advance.
Rob.