» Finding a substring within a string
CATEGORY - Excel Formula and Function
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
Problem:Determining whether the strings in column C contain the corresponding substrings in column D.
Solution 1:
Using the COUNTIF function in the following IF statement:
=IF(COUNTIF(A2,""*""&B2&""*"")>0,""Found"",""Not Found"")
Solution 2:
Using the ISNUMBER and FIND functions, as follows:
=IF(ISNUMBER(FIND(B2,A2)),""Found"",""Not Found"")
Example:
String_____Substring to Find____Result
abc________abc__________________Found
abcdef_____cde__________________Found
abde_______bc___________________Not Found
abcdefgh___fgh__________________Found

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