In one spreadsheet I have 3 columns with a first and last name of a person combined. In the 2nd spreadsheet, I have column a = first name and column b = last name.
I want to know which names in spreadsheet one cannot be found in spreadsheet two. I also need to verify the data to make sure that the formula was accurate on finding the correct lookup.
Do I have to combine my columns in spreadsheet 2 to make the first and last name in the same column to make this work?
Which formula would you use for either scenario?
Use this:
=ISNA(MATCH($A1&" "&$B1,Sheet2!$A:$A,FALSE)))
Where (in order):
A1 is the first name column in Sheet1
B1 is the last name column in Sheet1
Sheet2 is the sheet that has the data stored as names separately
$A:$A is the rows that have the two names together
FALSE is because it's an exact match
This will return FALSE if the element does not exist, and TRUE if it does
You can also use:
=VLOOKUP($A1&" "&$B1,Sheet2!$A:$D,3,FALSE)
If you want to retrieve data for a match.
Finally, if you need to do your lookups the other way, take a look at this thread for some ideas on how to split the string into two pieces.
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I want two write a VBA or excel formula in order to compare two columns and return to a third one.
Lets consider I have two sheets with two columns.
My first sheet(1) contains two columns like the ones below:
longname
shortname
Poduri masive 1
S1-L-CT-CFDP4-PM1
Poduri metalice 1
S1-L-CT-CFDP4-PMe1
Sheet(2) contains one column with only longname
longname
shortname
Poduri masive 1
from sheet(1)???
Poduri metalice 1
from sheet(1)???
I want to compare longname from sheet(1) with longname sheet(2) and if they are the same, write shortname in sheet(2)
Do I make sense?
I tried using vlookup in excel but it does not work. In some cases it writes shortname but not the correct one.
update:
So i have found a post by Rod (thanks) who made a sub for something similar. Bu instead of searching an compary one column it had two.
Here is the link(VBA - Compare two columns in one worksheet to two columns in another worksheet)
The code works but some cells text looks similar ( to me) but it seems it is not an exact match. Can I modify the code not to search exactly the same text, but only part of the text to be similar?
I have a list of participants in column A. A full employee list in column B. I want to get the list of non-participants in column C. Basically 'B-A' but in list form.
'January' is the participants list:
try:
=FILTER(A:A; NOT(COUNTIF(B:B; A:A)))
It is always an added challenge to write formulas when we don't have access to actual date. But based on what I can see, try this formula in the top cell of any empty column:
=ArrayFormula({"My Header"; FILTER(R2:R,ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(R2:R),TRIM(T2:T),1,FALSE)))})
You can change "My Header" to something meaningful.
The next part means "FILTER in anything in the range R2:R that cannot be found [i.e., ISERROR(VLOOKUP(...))] in T2:T."
TRIM is used just to account for any accidental/stray spaces that may occur in either list, since that would result in no match if one or the other had extra space.
If this does not do what you expect, please share a link to a sample spreadsheet.
I have some table data in which I'd like to sum all the values in a specific column of all rows where column A contains string A and/or column B contains string B. How can I achieve this?
This works for one criterium:
=SUM(FILTER(G:G,REGEXMATCH(F:F,"stringA")))
I tried this, but it didn't work:
=SUM(FILTER(G:G,OR(ISTEXT(REGEXMATCH(F:F,"stringA")),ISTEXT(REGEXMATCH(C:C,"stringB")))))
Please try:
=SUM(FILTER(G:G,REGEXMATCH(F:F,"stringA")+REGEXMATCH(C:C,"stringB")))
+ works for or logic. ISTEXT is not needed because REGEXMATCH gives true or false.
OR does not work because filter is an arrayformula, use + in array formulas.
=SUM(FILTER(G:G,REGEXMATCH(F:F&C:C,"stringA|stringB")))
OR is denoted by |
EDIT Added &C:C to denote different Columns
I want to check in a powerquery new column if a string like "This is a test string" contains any of the strings list items {"dog","string","bark"}.
I already tried Text.PositionOfAny("This is a test string",{"dog","string","bark"}), but the function only accepts single-character values
Expression.Error: The value isn't a single-character string.
Any solution for this?
This is a case where you'll want to combine a few M library functions together.
You'll want to use Text.Contains many times against a list, which is a good case for List.Transform. List.AnyTrue will tell you if any string matched.
List.AnyTrue(List.Transform({"dog","string","bark"}, (substring) => Text.Contains("This is a test string", substring)))
If you wished that there was a Text.ContainsAny function, you can write it!
let
Text.ContainsAny = (string as text, list as list) as logical =>
List.AnyTrue(List.Transform(list, (substring) => Text.Contains(string, substring))),
Invoked = Text.ContainsAny("This is a test string", {"dog","string","bark"})
in
Invoked
Another simple solution is this:
List.ContainsAny(Text.SplitAny("This is a test string", " "), {"dog","string","bark"})
It transforms the text into a list because there we find a function that does what you need.
If it's a specific (static) list of matches, you'll want to add a custom column with an if then else statement in PQ. Then use a filter on that column to keep or remove the columns. AFAIK PQ doesn't support regex so Alexey's solution won't work.
If you need the lookup to be dynamic, it gets more complicated... but doable you essentially need to
have an ID column for the original row.
duplicate the query so you have two queries, then in the newly created query
split the text field into separate columns, usually by space
unpivot the newly created columns.
get the list of intended names
use list.generate method to generate a list that shows 1 if there's a match and 0 if there isn't.
sum the values of the list
if sum > 0 then mark that row as a match, usually I use the value 1 in a new column. Then you can filter the table to keep only rows with value 1 in the new column. Then group this table on ID - this is the list of ID that contain the match. Now use the merge feature to merge in the first table ensuring you keep only rows that match the IDs. That should get you to where you want to be.
Thanks for giving me the lead. In my own case I needed to ensure two items exist in a string hence I replaced formula as:
List.AllTrue(List.Transform({"/","2017"},(substring) => Text.Contains("4/6/2017 13",substring)))
it returned true perfectly.
You can use regex here with logical OR - | expression :
/dog|string|bark/.test("This is a test string") // retruns true
i have two sheets. first column of both sheets has userids, but there is only some overlap of ids between the two sheets. i want to keep the userids in the first sheet, but in the second sheet, the second column has a point of data that i want. for those userids in the first sheet that are also in the second sheet, i want to get this data.
so, for say the first row's userid in the first sheet, how could i use vlookup to find that same userid in the second sheet (if it exists), get the value of the second column of that match, and bring it back to the second column of the first sheet?
thanks
Modify and put this formula into the first cell of the second column on the first worksheet. Then copy and paste it down the column:
=VLOOKUP(A1, Sheet2!A$1:B$100, 2, FALSE)
Let's look at the parameters for this function:
A1: This value, on this worksheet, is what we're searching for in the range given in the next parameter. When you copy and paste the entire formula down the column, it increments the row # with each row. In row 2, it will be modified to A2, and so on.
Sheet2!A$1:B$100 : This is the range that we are interested in, on the second worksheet. It is the top left to bottom right cell. The $ symbol tells Excel not to change the row #'s when you copy and paste the formula down the column. Modify B$100 to fit the range of data you are interested in... something like B$30 if you only have 30 rows of id's on the 2nd sheet.
2: This is the column you are interested in retrieving the value, relative to the above parameter. In this case, the 2 corresponds with column B.
False: This instructs Excel to find the exact match.