Only list excel files from a folder that have a specified string in a cell.

SimmonsDeux

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Hello!
I've a unique (perhaps overly complicated) task I'd like to achieve. I have a list of files in this directory:

T:\QAP Coaching\

That are named all sorts of randomly generated numbers and letters. They all have names in Cell B2, though.

Now, in a separate excel file I have a data validation list (in cell A3) of all of the possible names. I would like excel to list all of the files in column F that have the name specified in the data validation cell.

Is this possible?
 

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