How to "match" or "search" multiple/partial text values out of sequential order and still work

wbstadeli

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Hi guys,

Is there any way to search a cell for text words that the words do not have to be in order? I can get this formula to work using if everything i type is in the exact order, but not if i try to switch some words around.

Formula using search: =isnumber(search(trim(C1),A1))

See example:
[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]A[/TD]
[TD]B[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]the dog runs fast[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]dog runs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

This returns a "True", however see next example:


[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]A[/TD]
[TD]B[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]the dog runs fast[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]runs dog[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


This returns "False".

Anyway to get this to be true? Im open to helper columns if needed as well. Thanks for looking!
 

Excel Facts

What does custom number format of ;;; mean?
Three semi-colons will hide the value in the cell. Although most people use white font instead.
How many words would be in C? If more than two, you may want to try VBA.

You can use the following two string functions to get "runs" and "dog".

=LEFT(C1,FIND(" ",C1)) <- for "runs"
=RIGHT(C1,LEN(C1)-FIND("dog",C1)+1) <- for "dog"

=IF(AND(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(LEFT(C1,FIND(" ",C1)),A1)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH(RIGHT(C1,LEN(C1)-FIND("dog",C1)+1),A1))),"TRUE","FALSE")
 
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How many words would be in C? If more than two, you may want to try VBA.

You can use the following two string functions to get "runs" and "dog".

=LEFT(C1,FIND(" ",C1)) <- for "runs"
=RIGHT(C1,LEN(C1)-FIND("dog",C1)+1) <- for "dog"

=IF(AND(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(LEFT(C1,FIND(" ",C1)),A1)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH(RIGHT(C1,LEN(C1)-FIND("dog",C1)+1),A1))),"TRUE","FALSE")

Thanks yky, i apologize i wasn't very clear with my post. The words/ numbers would be variable, so i cant have anything the finds the actual word (example; "dog" or "runs", rather "anyword" or "anynumber"), if that makes sense. Thanks for your reply though!
 
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You can substitute "dog" with the first formula to get the following:

=IF(AND(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(LEFT(C1,FIND(" ",C1)),A1)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH(RIGHT(C1,LEN(C1)-FIND(LEFT(C1,FIND(" ",C1)),C1)+1),A1))),"TRUE","FALSE")

As you can see, with only two words, the formula is already so long. With more than two words, you need to find other solutions such as VBA.
 
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