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Asked: 2026-05-12T09:31:27+00:00

I have a test like LEFT(‘F13′,2)=’F1’ I want to change it from a left-side

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I have a test like

LEFT('F13',2)='F1'

I want to change it from a left-side match to a test that supports wildcards

'F13'='F?3'

Excel doesn’t support regex except in VBA code but i’d prefer this was done in a macro. I should point out that the actual test isn’t a simple string, but cell references (this may be important, I’m not sure):

IF(LEFT($DATA.$A$2:$A$1501,LEN($B$3))=$B$3,...

The range actually evaluates to a single cell based on where the macro is called from. $B$3 is the pattern input by the user.

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    =SEARCH(“F?3″,”F13”)=1

    In your second example, if B3 contains wildcards infused text

    =SEARCH(B3,$DATA.$A$2:$A$1501)=1

    SEARCH returns the position where it finds the first argument. The “=1” ensures the string starts with the first argument as opposed to somewhere in the middle. I’m not sure how your $DATA argument works, so I just copied it verbatim.

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