I have a scenario to match two column values.

col1 col2
abc-1 abc
def xyz
xyz-1 def
tnt-1 mno
mno-1 tnt

so i would like match the column values partially(eliminate '-1' and match the remaining part).

please advise.

Cheers,
PY

Re Shakira and Alice's question above - a simple workaround is just to use TRUNC of LEFT formula to truncate the first list. You could shorten it to 8 characters to limit the first list to LOGITECH or even less to cover shorter company names too...

Would be very helpful if there was a answer to Shakira's question. I have the same issue

Hi all,
Could you reply to Shakiras comments please. I have the same issue here and I cannot seem to find a feasible solution unless I create a real complex formula which involves creating unnecessary columns.
Thank you!

Hello.

I was wondering if there's a way to perform the VLOOKUP in the other way around, given that the lookup value may contain more characters than the return value. For example, in your example above, say you have Jacky as the lookup value and Jack in the list, and you want to return all similar names to Jacky. I have a list in which this case is present many times. My lookup value in the first list is a company called logitech europe s.a. and the name on the second list is simply logitech.

Thanks in advance!

I can't thank you enough, the =INDEX($E$2:$E$14,MATCH($K$1&"*",E2:E14,0)) is a real lifesaver

I wish you would show us where to find it in Kutools. Great tool when you can find what you need