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matching names from 1 column with another
I have a list of names from column A, and trying to see if there is a match in column B. kept trying a few formulas, but i'm doing something wrong and it's not working. Basically, if john doe i...
In B2:
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2,B:B,0)),"Match","No Match")
or
=IF(COUNTIF(B:B,A2),"Match","No Match")
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In B2:
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2,B:B,0)),"Match","No Match")
or
=IF(COUNTIF(B:B,A2),"Match","No Match")
Fill down.
- oo that worked. Also 1 more question. Turns out the reasoning why it wasn't working as well was there was a space in the name that caused them not to match.
smith,john jr[ ] smith,john jr
smith,david[ ] smith,david[ ]
There a quick way to remove the space at the end of the cell? If i try to find and replace all the [ ] then their middle name crunches together. tyFor example:
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(TRIM(A2),TRIM(B$1:B$1000),0)),"Match","No Match")
I'd avoid using the entire column here. Adjust the range B$1:B$1000 as needed.
- YAY! thank you.
i'd hug you.
