excel - Compare 2 columns using wildcards -
i have 2 columns
column 1: long hairs hai hello hairs long neck column 2: long hair
i'm using following formula, doesn't work:
=countif(a1;"*"&$p$1:$p$2&"*")
what have able select somehow cells column 1 (it has phrases in each cell) contain value range (using wildcards). cannot use somthing {"hair","long"} - need range.
please advice, have searched here lot, nothing seemed work. if relevant - i'm using cyrllic words , phrases in these columns.
the countif formula, using range criteria, return array of values. need sum results. e.g:
=sum(countif(a1,"*" & p1:p2 & "*"))
confirmed holding down ctrl+shift
while hitting enter
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or, entered normally:
=sumproduct(countif(a1,"*" & p1:p2 & "*"))
with data in column a, criteria in column c, , formula in column b, using variation:
=sumproduct(countif(a1,"*"&$c$1:$c$2&"*"))
we see following result:
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