Match Function
Hello,
I noticed that the MATCH fomula has a limitation of the length of the text. I.e, I am matching the names between two sheets. I have some long names -Mohammad Ali Hussaini, Mohammad Muttaqi. When i plug in the fomula, it always return the first one.
How can i fix this?
Answers
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=MATCH("Mohammad Ali Hussaini",{NAME},0)
Can you check your formula and make sure that you are not missing the last arguement to the MATCH function.
MATCH(search_value, range, [search_type])
- search_type—[optional] The default is 1. The manner in which to search, depending on whether the range is sorted ascending (1), not sorted (0), or sorted descending (-1).
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