Vlookup with part match

[Rob]

Hi,

I'm looking up the contents of cell A1 against a list in D1:F50, however,
cell A1 contains for example Z1234 whereas the list in D1:F50 has Z1234 - Mr
R J Smith. I could insert an intermediate column and use =LEFT(D1,5) to
extract the data to find a match on but this then effects other worksheets
that link in.

Is there a way to modify the belwo formula to achive my requirement.

=VLOOKUP(A1,$D$1:$F$50,2,0)

Thanks, Rob

 

[T. Valko]

Try it like this:

=VLOOKUP("*"&A1&"*",$D$1:$F$50,2,0)

 

[Rob]

Brillant, works a treat. Thanks very much. Rob

Try it like this:

=VLOOKUP("*"&A1&"*",$D$1:$F$50,2,0)

 

[ryguy7272]

Here's one more for ya!
=VLOOKUP(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","*"),$A1:$B3,2,FALSE)

HTH,
Ryan--

 

[Rob]

Thanks Ryan, not quite what I wanted but a good example of using Substitute
to replace a space with *.

Regards, Rob

 

[T. Valko]

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!