I'm having an issue very similar to this thread - except that I tried the (ingenious) code solution mentioned and find that the two text strings I am seeking to match have the exact same code but still return false using the =C2=D2 method. You'll note that in this example (matching species names) that the two names appear to match exactly, but excel is not recognizing the match. Help, please?
Your formula is wrong in D3 which is why you are not seeing the true difference in the strings.
=CODE(MID($D$2,$B3,1))
It's a non-breaking space and space issue.
It is something to do with the SPACE character used - if you go through and replace the spaces between the words, then you will get a match. Maybe a find and replace on your data will resolve the issue?
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*Facepalm* Of course - thanks!! That's what I get for staring at this for an hour.Originally Posted by Andy Pope
To find and replace:
In the find box, type ALT+0160.
In the replace box, type SPACE (space bar once).
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