Generate Multiple Matches of partial match

Question

I created an array function, and my aim is to look through the elements of column H and compare them with elements of column D. If H partially matches D (ie H&"*" to D), i want the elements in column E reported for all partial matches. I use the below code, and it works fine, except i cant wrap my head around how to make H match elements of D even if H is only a partial match (with D having more characters to its right).

Thank you all for the anticipated assistance.

{=IFERROR(INDEX($E$2:$E$1526, SMALL(IF($H2=$D$2:$D$1526, ROW($E$2:$E$1526)-1,""),COLUMN()-9)),"")}

Answer 1

Try using helper cells for this

This goes into your first column of helper cells. It will provide a 1 or a 0 for each entry you have. G1 is the look up value and A2:A108 is the table/list to search against
=--ISNUMBER(IFEEROR(SEARCH($G$1,$A$2:$A$108,1),""))

In the next column put this formula =If(D2=1,COUNTIF($D$2:D2,1),"") Column D2 is the results of the first equation.

Lastly in another column put this =IFERROR(INDEX($A$2:$A$108,MATCH(ROWS($E$2:E2),$E$2:$E$108,0)),"") Where E2 to E108 is the result of the countif formula.

Here is an example of the above formulas in action.