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Match multiple criteria with wildcards without making it an Array function
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Bunmi Sanusi
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January 12, 2021 - 8:43 am
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Hello, Please I need help with the index-match function in the attached. I do not want to use CSE so it can be updated by anyone despite their proficiency in Excel. I inserted the wildcard (*) because the categories have different descriptions. Please assist.

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It will only find the first occurrence but this might help

=INDEX(E2:E8,MATCH(H3&"*"&H4&"*",C2:C8&D2:D8,0))

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You could use:

=LOOKUP(2,1/SEARCH(H4,$D$3:$D$8)/SEARCH(H3,C3:C8),E3:E8)

which doesn't require wildcards to be entered for a partial match.

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