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  1. 10-23-2021, 06:01 AM #1
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    how do I allow a VBA search to not look for only exact matches

    hi

    I have this code,
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    Which is not working. what I am trying to achieve is;
    if all of search value is in any part of search field or vice versa then do X

    Any help?
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    Re: how do I allow a VBA search to not look for only exact matches

    hi,

    try this:
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    Re: how do I allow a VBA search to not look for only exact matches

    That returned blank values in the output cells
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    Re: how do I allow a VBA search to not look for only exact matches

    sorry i switched them around

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    try this
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    Re: how do I allow a VBA search to not look for only exact matches

    Wicked that's done it so that the search value can be in any part of the search field.
    How can I have it so that if the whole of the search field is in the search value it also dose X.

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    i think this would do that
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