Wildcard Query Search Google Sheets

Question

I am looking to add wildcard ability. Current formula:

=query('data set',"select E where B contains '"&B37&"'",0)

The issue is that the data set may have slight variation of the referenced cell and I want to accommodate for that.

Answer 1

Try: =query('data set':A,E,"select E where LOWER(B) like '%"&LOWER(B37)&"%'",0) in a separate sheet or from row F in your 'data set' tab. B37 is where your match criteria is.

...assuming your range on the 'data set' tab is from A:E .

LOWER(B) in the query helps to make it case-insensitive. To use a wild card, instead of contains use like then add the wildcard character % inside the single quotes '%"&LOWER(B37)&"%' .

You'll need to wrap LOWER() around B37 so that the LOWER(B) in the query works as expected.