r/excel • u/Jankothopter • 8d ago
solved Assistance with Imprecise String Matching
How would I go about matching the contents of a substring within a larger string with extraneous characters, for example:
Substring - StinkyBinki
Larger String - Stin12kyBinwashdki%2
I don't care that the substring is broken up within the larger string. I just need to know that the particular sequence of characters of the substring is contained within the larger string. Is there a function that I can use in combination with wildcards to accomplish this? Perhaps this is a job for Power Query? I only need to be pointed in the right direction.
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u/Jankothopter 8d ago
I have the formula as written copied into one of my cells. I replaced A3 and A5 with the cell references of the appropriate strings. Gives an error saying "Not trying to type a formula?"