Using "Fuzzy Lookup" to compare 2 columns and return cell contents of adjacent cell to matched record... on Office on OS X

carlcryptocurrency

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[FONT=&quot]I know there are great plug-ins for Fuzzy Lookups on Windows machines but I work in a Mac office. I have 3 cols of data:[/FONT]

  • Col A = My accounts
  • Col B = Each account's point of contact
  • Col C = Attendee list
[FONT=&quot]I want to know if an account I own in col A is in the attendee list in col C but there will be spelling inconsistencies between the 2 lists (e.g. - Coca Cola -vs- The Coca Cola Bottling Company). How can I fuzzy compare these lists against each other where:[/FONT]

  • Col A = My accounts
  • Col B = Each account's point of contact
  • Col C = Attendee list
  • Col D = returns "Each account's point of contact" if the adjacent attendee in col (C) is a fuzzy match to any of my accounts in col (A).
[FONT=&quot]Is there a magical/fuzzy function or is considering a formula that can compare "any 8-char string" found in a record in (A) is also found in (C)?[/FONT]
 

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If Excel says you have links but you can't find them, go to Formulas, Name Manager. Look for old links to dead workbooks & delete.
You may use regular VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP functions and modify your lookup value by adding Asteris ("*").

For example You have "Cocacola" in B1,

=VLOOKUP("*"&B1&"*",D1:K15,3,0) This will find "The Cocacola Company".
 
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Man... this was much simpler than anything I was imagining. Sometimes fresh eyes (from an expert) really clarifies the approach I should've taken. Thanks, Flashbond!
 
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